Convert Speed

Description

This operation converts values between different units of speed.

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Data types

These are the input/output expected data types for this operation:

Input data

- Values whose unit of speed you want to transform. They must be strings representing numbers.

Output data

- Resulting values after transforming them to the selected unit of speed.

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Parameters

These are the parameters you need to configure to use this operation (mandatory parameters are marked with a *):

Input units*

Enter the unit of speed of your input data. You must indicate one of the following:

Metric

• Metres per second (m/s)

• Kilometres per hour (km/h)

Imperial

• Miles per hour (mph)

• Knots (kn)

Comparisons

• Human hair growth rate

• Bamboo growth rate

• World's fastest snail

• Usain Bolt's top speed

• Jet airliner cruising speed

• Concorde

• SR-71 Blackbird

• Space Shuttle

• International Space Station

Scientific

• Sound in standard atmosphere

• Sound in water

• Lunar escape velocity

• Earth escape velocity

• Earth's solar orbit

• Solar system's Milky Way orbit

• Milky Way relative to the cosmic microwave background

• Solar escape velocity

• Neutron star escape velocity (0.3c)

• Light in a diamond (0.4136c)

• Signal in an optical fibre (0.667c)

• Light (c)

Output units*

Enter the required unit of speed of your output data. You must indicate one of the following:

Metric

• Metres per second (m/s)

• Kilometres per hour (km/h)

Imperial

• Miles per hour (mph)

• Knots (kn)

Comparisons

• Human hair growth rate

• Bamboo growth rate

• World's fastest snail

• Usain Bolt's top speed

• Jet airliner cruising speed

• Concorde

• SR-71 Blackbird

• Space Shuttle

• International Space Station

Scientific

• Sound in standard atmosphere

• Sound in water

• Lunar escape velocity

• Earth escape velocity

• Earth's solar orbit

• Solar system's Milky Way orbit

• Milky Way relative to the cosmic microwave background

• Solar escape velocity

• Neutron star escape velocity (0.3c)

• Light in a diamond (0.4136c)

• Signal in an optical fibre (0.667c)

• Light (c)

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Example

Suppose you want to convert a series of events from kilometers per hour into miles per hour:

1. In your Pipeline, open the required Action configuration and select the input Field.

2. In the Operation field, choose Convert speed.

3. Set Input units to Kilometres per hour (km/h).

4. Set Output units to Miles per hour (mph).

5. Give your Output field a name and click Save. The unit of speed of the values in your input field will be transformed. For example:

200 Kilometres per hour (km/h) -> 124.2841804 Miles per hour (mph)

You can try out operations with specific values using the Input field above the operation. You can enter the value in the example above and check the result in the Output field.