IE8 => http://code.google.com/p/gmaps-api-issues/issues/detail?id=1055
Regards Helio schrieb: > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
