[OSM-dev] 0.6 - older trackpoints /was: Re: 0.6

[Dave Stubbs]

On Wed, May 7, 2008 at 8:17 AM, bvh <bvh-osm at irule.be> wrote:
> On Wed, May 07, 2008 at 08:47:29AM +0200, Stefan Baebler wrote:
>  > I propose to introduce the ability to limit the age of trackpoints
>  > downloaded into the client by introducing an extra parameter "age",
>  > eg:
>  >
>  > GET /api/0.6/trackpoints?bbox=left,bottom,right,top&age=ageInDays&page=pageNumber
>
>  +1! Although it might be easier on the database if the age is
>  replaced by a cutoffdate instead?
>


Given that the database/rails knows the current date, I'd say it made
virtually no difference.