I think our modems are 'supposed' to be accurate to 5 meters. He must have been in the passing lane when that particular reading was taken.
Is there a way to generate a polyline other than using a GDirections object? On Apr 23, 10:02 am, William <[email protected]> wrote: > On Apr 23, 9:13 pm, Jeff <[email protected]> wrote: > > > The waypoints are generated by a gps modem in a vehicle. I have no way > > of changing or correcting them. > > It's not very practical but it's possible to use Google Maps API to > calculate adjustments so the points are on the correct side of the > divided highway. > > The data has precision of 4 decimal places (about 10 metres), so its > worth moving each point 0.00005 degrees to the North, South, East and > West, to see if that reduces the distance to the next waypoint. > > The following map shows how it might work, illustrating the points > which are the wrong side of the freeway: > > http://www.william-map.com/20100423/1/map.htm > > ... > > -- > 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 > athttp://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-api?hl=en. -- 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.
