Check the things listed on this page (especially binary behaviors) http://maps.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=21849&topic=10789
On Aug 31, 1:37 pm, HappyBiker <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi - question for bratliff - Could this 5 vs 6 digits of accuracy > affect the map to where it shows a single point off by 2 miles? > wondering... > > I think it's a weird browser thing - at least - David on Firefox > worked fine, I've tested it on Chrome & that works. IE 8 works > correctly. Apparently it's just IE 7 (the one I nearly always use) > that is failing. > > So I guess the question changes to - what could I do with IE 7 to make > this work? or is it just 'my' IE 7 that's crazy? > thanks to all! > Alice > > On Aug 31, 12:29 pm, David Cato <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Looks OK to me with Firefox 3.0.11 on Linux (I don't have access to > > any other systems at the moment) -- the route displayed on both the > > greg-koppel.site88.net andwww.alicefrank.comsitesis identical, > > following the same roads/trails. > > > On Aug 31, 6:52 am, HappyBiker <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > ah - sorry. > > > go towww.alicefrank.com > > > & click on 'View ride history' > > > > thanks > > > > On Aug 31, 9:31 am, Barry Hunter <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > No a link to your webpage! (that KML link was in your original post) > > > > > If it works elsewhere then there must be something in your page - > > > > which we currently have no chance of even guessing what that is... > > > > > 2009/8/31 HappyBiker <[email protected]>: > > > > > > The map I'm working with is > > > > >http://www.alicefrank.com/kmlfiles/2009_06_02.kml > > > > > > It works from GrokLobster's site (above) but when I put that code on > > > > > my site, it comes up incorrectly. > > > > > > On Aug 31, 9:16 am, Barry Hunter <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > >> If you include a link to your map, then we have a greater chance of > > > > >> seeing what you see (and hence help diagnose) > > > > > >> 2009/8/31 HappyBiker <[email protected]>: > > > > > >> > Hi - my route worked perfectly when I accessed it from your page. > > > > >> > I > > > > >> > then took your code (thank you for the sample!) and put it on my > > > > >> > web > > > > >> > page, substituting only my key. > > > > >> > When I accessed my route from your page on my site, it failed in > > > > >> > the > > > > >> > same way - the zoom level is wrong somehow. > > > > > >> > Is it possible there's a problem from my hosting site (goDaddy) or > > > > >> > something like that? > > > > > >> > On Aug 31, 1:57 am, Grok Lobster <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > >> >> It looks the same to me on Google Maps and the API. > > > > >> >> Try this pagehttp://greg-koppel.site88.net/maps/kml_test.html > > > > > >> >> On Aug 30, 7:02 pm, HappyBiker <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > >> >> > I have opened my kml files in GoogleEarth and the online Google > > > > >> >> > Maps - > > > > >> >> > in both cases they are pretty close to exactly correct. > > > > >> >> > I'm trying to use the Google Maps API - > > > > >> >> > map = new GMap2(document.getElementById("mapCanvas")); > > > > >> >> > map.addControl(new GLargeMapControl()); > > > > >> >> > map.addControl(new GMapTypeControl()); > > > > >> >> > map.setMapType(G_HYBRID_MAP); > > > > >> >> > map.setCenter(new GLatLng(42.71,-71.50)); > > > > >> >> > geoXml = new > > > > >> >> > GGeoXml("http://www.alicefrank.com/kmlfiles/ > > > > >> >> > 2009_06_02.kml"); map.addOverlay(geoXml); > > > > >> >> > geoXml.gotoDefaultViewport(map); > > > > > >> >> > This shows a VERY inaccurate route - with the shape of the track > > > > >> >> > relatively correct, but too small for the zoom of the > > > > >> >> > background. > > > > >> >> > i.e. the east-most point is 3 miles too far west, and the > > > > >> >> > south-most > > > > >> >> > point is about 1-1/2 miles too far north, the north-most point > > > > >> >> > is > > > > >> >> > about 1 mile too far south. i.e. if you stretched the track, > > > > >> >> > it might > > > > >> >> > fit. > > > > > >> >> > Any idea what I am doing wrong, or how this can be fixed? > > > > >> >> > thanks! > > > > >> >> > Alice > > > > > >> -- > > > > >> Barry > > > > > >> -www.nearby.org.uk-www.geograph.org.uk- > > > > > -- > > > > Barry > > > > > -www.nearby.org.uk-www.geograph.org.uk-- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
