Hi guys, thanks for your answers.
@Larry : you're right, I'm using IE8. I have tried with Firefox, with exactly the same zoom level and the result seems much much better to me => thank you :) @Ross : thanks for the usefull tips. Yet, the error I'm describing is not just about decimal digits. If you want to give it a try, try for instance the place Grenoble in south France (45° 11′ 16″ N 5° 43′ 37″ E ) with Internet Explorer 8, you'll find 61 for latitude (zoom level: display whole Europe), and if you zoom out once again, 75. With Firefox, the results are much much better. Thanks for your help guys. Guilhem. On 15 avr, 22:34, Rossko <[email protected]> wrote: > > The closer I am, the better the result seems to be. > > Well, yes. The mouse pointer position can only be determined within > one pixel of the displayed map. As you zoom in, one pixel comes to > represent a smaller and smaller area. > > The maps ARE different between zoom levels too. Map-making is an > artform, not an exact representation of the earth's surface. For > example, a red dot represent a city may measure tens of km across when > zoomed out and rather smaller as you zoom in. > > Plus you are measuring your lat/longs to a ridiculous precision. 5 or > 6 decimal places represents an accuracy of about 10m - you can throw > all the lesser digits away because the base maps certainly aren't that > accurate. > > cheers, Ross K --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Maps API" 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?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
