generate_units: Generate and set base units.

In trackeR: Infrastructure for Running, Cycling and Swimming Data from GPS-Enabled Tracking Devices

Generate and set base units.

Description

Generate and set base units.

Usage

generate_units(variable, unit, sport, ...)

generateBaseUnits(variable, unit, sport, ...)

Arguments

variable	A vector of variables with user-specified units.
unit	A vector with the user-specified units, corresponding to variable (see details).
sport	A vector of sports (amongst 'cycling', 'running', 'swimming') with each element corresponding to variable and unit.
...	Currently not used.

Details

The available units are

• variables latitude and longitude with unit degree (default)

• variables altitude, distance with unit m (default), km, mi or ft

• variable heart_rate with unit bpm (default)

• variable speed with unit m_per_s (default), km_per_h, ft_per_min, ft_per_s or mi_per_h

• variable cadence_running with unit steps_per_min (default; running only)

• variable cadence_cycling with unit rev_per_min (default; cycling only)

• variable power with unit W (Watt; default) or kW (cycling only)

• variable temperature with unit C (Celsius; default) or F

Note that generate_units checks if the supplied combinations of variable and sport are valid. generate_units will not check if any of the supplied units are correct for the corresponding combination of variable and sport.

trackeR documentation built on Aug. 29, 2025, 5:19 p.m.