The radius of the Earth is different from pole to pole. Also the Earth is not round. It is spherical.
Using radius and geometry you can get the arc distance instead of a straight distance between two points. As for the Mercator Projection, it is only a flat map representation with global co-ordinates. You would need to show me the formula and demonstrate where or how you are getting the radius for the particular geolocation. Cheers On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 12:46 AM, Jon Bowles <[email protected]> wrote: > @Inter FX > > Is that the same as the (opt_radius?:number), or is the formula that is > used to enter in for the (opt_radius?)? I am just wondering because the > reference says that it, "Returns the length (in meters) of the polyline > along the surface of a spherical Earth." > > From that statement, I would assume that this is already calculated, and > the (opt_radius?) is used when the standard Mercator Projection is not the > intended calculation. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Google Maps API For Flash" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/google-maps-api-for-flash/-/W5TLJmryRxYJ. > > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-api-for-flash?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Maps API For Flash" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-api-for-flash?hl=en.
