You need to use decimal degrees rather than (as in your example degrees and minutes)
http://www.google.com/search?q=degrees+decimal+minutes+to+decimal+degrees On 5 May 2011 12:20, Web Wally <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > I'm trying to construct URLs which use the Google maps API to plot a > route along a known set of latitude/longitude points. Take, for > example, a short segment with the following beginning and end points: > > 52 10.3225N,0 16.8076E > 52 10.2647N,0 16.8826E > > These points can each be pasted into http://maps.google.com. Each > point shows a green arrow. Hovering over the green arrow displays the > latitude/longitude. Note that, for each point, the green arrow in the > center of a white road. > > Next I try to place markers at exactly the same points using the API: > > http://maps.google.com/maps/api/staticmap?size=800x800&sensor=true&markers=color:red%7Clabel:Y%7C52%2010.3225N,0%2016.8076E > > http://maps.google.com/maps/api/staticmap?size=800x800&sensor=true&markers=color:red%7Clabel:Z%7C52%2010.2647N,0%2016.8826E > > The first link displays a "Y" marker but note that this is not > displayed at the same location as when the lat/long was simply pasted > into Google maps. The second link displays a "Z" marker but, again, > it's not displayed at the same location as when the equivalent lat/ > long was pasted into Google maps. > > Next I want to connect these two points with a route: > > http://maps.google.com/maps/api/staticmap?size=800x800&sensor=true&path=color:0x0000ff80%7C52%2010.3225N,0%2016.8076E%7C52%2010.2647N,0%2016.8826E > > This link should display a blue route along the white road. What I > see, however, is a blue route which is NOT along the white road. > > So my question is: how do I use exact latitude/longitude co-ordinates > to display an accurate route on a static map using the API? > > Thanks for your help folks. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Google Maps API V2" 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. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Maps API V2" 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.
