Richard Mallett
Tue, 10 Aug 2010 11:19:49 -0700
On 10/08/2010 04:22, Brad Lufkin wrote:
I've incorporated Google Maps into an Oughtred dial. As you know, the Oughtred dial can be drawn on any azimuthal map projection (Oughtred himself chose the Stereographic). Since the dial is drawn on a map, it's possible to drawn Earth features such as countries as part of the dial. What I've done (and I'm pretty sure this is new) is incorporate the ability to download and use Google Maps in the dial. The technique works with geographic dials as well. I tried to send an example to the SML but the image is 90KB+ so will not pass the size filter. I'd be happy to send the diagram to whomever is interested.Yes, I would be interested. I hope that this is within the terms of use of Google Maps and the map providers, such as Tele Atlas. Te terms are very restrictive. For example, you are not allowed to use Google Maps in a printed document, etc.Brad --------------------------------------------------- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial
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