Why stationary drift should not become distance

Define the outcome

Choose the profile before starting and confirm the units. The recorder accepts usable location fixes, filters implausible movement and avoids inventing a distance across an unusable gap. Keep Waymark in the foreground during recording. If you leave the app or stop location access, a complete background travel log should not be expected from this release.

A Waymark trip is a recording session with a start and end, accumulated distance, moving and stopped time, a maximum speed and a vehicle profile. It is not a stored line of route points. Trip distance is the main instrument reading; speed remains available beside it. An unfinished session and a saved trip are different states, so the final save is an important part of the workflow.

Three checks to complete

A fluctuating location fix is not itself a deliberate journey.

• Choose the intended profile
• Observe the stationary state
• Review the recorded context before assuming movement

Final review

A phone stays on a table during a recording check. This is an illustrative scenario, not measured field-test evidence.

When you stop, save the session and open its trip detail before exporting or deleting anything. Check the date, duration, vehicle and label. A saved summary helps you remember an outing, but it is not proof that every metre was observed. Keep your own context for interruptions, and use an appropriate independent record when a measurement has formal consequences.

Quick reference

At a glance

1. 01 →Choose the intended profile
2. 02 →Observe the stationary state
3. 03 ✓Review the recorded context before assuming movement