Method, apparatus and computer program product for determining vehicle engine revolutions per minute and gear position information using location information

An apparatus comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following:
• evaluate first location information identifying one or more positions of at least one vehicle at respective times to determine a speed of the vehicle;
• compare the determined speed to a first range of speeds that correspond to one or more respective gears of the vehicle;
• and
• determine a current gear that the vehicle is operating in based at least in part on the determined speed corresponding to a speed in the first range of speeds associated with one of the gears.

A computer program product comprising at least one computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions stored therein, the computer-readable program code portions comprising:

• program code instructions for evaluating first location information identifying one or more positions of at least one vehicle at respective times to determine a speed of the vehicle;
• program code instructions for comparing the determined speed to a first range of speeds that correspond to one or more respective gears of the vehicle;
• and
• program code instructions for determining a current gear that the vehicle is operating in based at least in part on the determined speed corresponding to a speed in the first range of speeds associated with one of the gears.