On Sep 4, 3:57 pm, knighty76 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> Firstly apologies if this isn't the place.. this looks like quite a
> technical forum.

I wish! We've been getting questions about cookie baking recently. :-)


> I was playing a round of golf with a mate last Saturday and for a
> laugh I turned Google Maps on with my mobile, hoping to get a better
> look at the course and what hazards awaited me.

What if your oponent left the cellphone in the SUV, or if he/she has a
cell without GPS? That would give you an unfair advantage, wouldn't
it? :-)


> So my suggestion is for a Google Golf plugin for Google Maps!! This
> could earn you a fortune, of which I would request only a very small
> percentage!!! ;-) If the map could display a grid, scaled correctly
> (based on the zoom level.. surely this is possible?) then yardage
> calculations would be possible.

It's already done:
http://www.bdcc.co.uk/Gmaps/BdccGmapBits.htm
See the drop down menu in the second map from the top.


> I'd buy that for a dollar!!

Save your dollar. You can get Bill's Graticule for free. :-)


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