Hi Linda, The distance will be in the units you are using; so in this case yes 1 is 1 degree.
It sounds like you are using the Offsetter correctly so the problem might a loss of precision when the data is written. What format are you writing to? You could confirm this by attaching a Visualizer to your Offsetter transformer (right-click it and choose Connect Visualizers). When you run this the data will be output from the Offsetter to the FME Viewer. If it looks OK here then the problem isn't the Offsetter. If you are viewing the data in the FME Viewer then make sure you have the full precision being displayed (View->Options->Display Full Precision). If you don't then querying the coords of a feature might mislead you into thinking it is not correct. Hope this helps, Regards, Mark Mark Ireland, Product Support Engineer Safe Software Inc. Surrey, BC, CANADA [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.safe.com Solutions for Spatial Data Translation, Distribution and Access --- In [email protected], "dimmie1102" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Ok. I get the concept of the transformer, but my result doesn't make > any sense. I am offsetting some points to some distant to the upper > right. For the x and y offset, I input 1. 1 what? I don't know. Since > my data is in decimal degrees, I'm assuming 1 is one degree north and > to the east. Am I correct? So then, if I change that number to .01, > then the offset is 0.01 degree to the north and east. Well, the result > is the exact distance as 1. I've tried 5, 10, 1e-5 and the resulting > offset distance is the same. What am I missing????? > > Linda > Get the maximum benefit from your FME, FME Objects, or SpatialDirect via our Professional Services team. Visit www.safe.com/services for details. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fme/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
