That sounds like a question about the W3C Geolocation API, I'm not aware of the influence of maximumAge or the time it takes to obtain the location in the decimal precision for the returned location (assuming that's what you mean with 8 vs. 14 floating point numbers).
W3C Geolocation API Specification http://dev.w3.org/geo/api/spec-source.html Considering that coordinates with 8 digits after the decimal dot represent a precision of 1.11 mm (and with 14 digits a precision of 1.11 nm) I wouldn't worry about anything beyond 6 digits (1.11 m) or maybe 7 (1.11 cm). On Tue, Jun 8, 2010 at 23:05, Tobe <[email protected]> wrote: > ohhh sure, sounds simple :) Now, it works a lot better, but there is > one thing I discovered. When I open the web-application or waited a > "long" time since the last localization it just returns a latitude and > longitude with 8 floating point numbers. The next times, it always > returns 14 floating point numbers. I set the maximumAge to 1000. Is > there a logical reason for it or is it just because of the accuracy of > the localization? > > On Jun 8, 12:31 pm, Miguel Angel Vilela <[email protected]> wrote: > > Rather than call the geolocation synchronously, you can calculate > distances > > in the callback function, so that it's done only when the geolocation > result > > arrives. > > > > > > > > On Tue, Jun 8, 2010 at 12:12, Tobe <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Hi, > > > i want to use geolocation and calculate distances from this position > > > to a list of places. Can I call the geolocation synchronously to first > > > get the position and after that calculate the distances? > > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > > > "Google Maps JavaScript API v3" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to > > > [email protected]. > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > [email protected]<google-maps-js-api-v3%[email protected]><google-maps-js-api-v3%2B > [email protected]> > > > . > > > For more options, visit this group at > > >http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-js-api-v3?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Google Maps JavaScript API v3" group. > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<google-maps-js-api-v3%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-js-api-v3?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Maps JavaScript API v3" 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-js-api-v3?hl=en.
