> I don't even know how properly to describe what I'm seeing, but when > drawing a simple great circle that is part of a flight path, at the > point that seems closest to the highest latitutde, it heads off to the > east, goes all the way around the globe, then heads back down. It's > not a very efficient flight path. It would waste tons of gas and time. > Not bad for accruing air miles, but not practical for anything else.
Mercator projection can't cope with transpolar routes - infinite numbers and all that. Google sidesteps the problem by not allowing latitudes greater than 85 degrees. http://groups.google.com/group/Google-Maps-API/browse_thread/thread/d3c43fc85111be2/9906e1892aff73c1?lnk=gst&q=latitudes+polar#9906e1892aff73c1 I'm not sure if that's where your polyline cuts off Someone cleverer than I may be along in a while to offer a workaround, but I doubt its simple. 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
