hi, maps.google.com and my geo coder converts to lat, long of address given at its own whim,
i have an address which was geo coded many times by same app orchid center, 2nd floor, golf course road, sector-53, Gurgaon, Haryana zip code of place 122002 now it does not do that. interestingly maps.google.com shows it. i am very confused why it geo coded previously and now it dont. i did not change anything in my code, you can try this out at http://torontopulse.com/yellowpages/addlisting.aspx following is short list of address also not coding even at maps.google,com jnu complex, aruna asaf ali marg, new delhi A4 ground floor,sec-4,noida,Uttar Pradesh. - zip code is 201301 i have a wish oh my god save me from this madness. regards to google team. andy On Feb 9, 4:21 pm, Marcelo <[email protected]> wrote: > On Feb 8, 11:25 am, JKurtock <[email protected]> wrote: > > > 6378137 meters. > > > For this very precise answer to make some sense, I have to refine > > Andy's question somewhat: "How does Google Maps convert a pair of > > LatLngs into a distance in meters?" > > That's not what the OP asked. > > > > > Note that, despite what you learned in the Third Grade, the Earth is > > NOT round. > > Are you taking the piss? > > > The > >result is equal (confirming that Google is using a sphere) and > >converts to a radius of 6378137 meters. > > 6378137 meters ... and how much did I say? > > > > > Marcelo: SRID 4326 is not a sphere, but a spheroid. > > Really? well, thank you for enlightening me! It's amazing what you can > learn after programming for 15 years. > > > > > Using a sphere to approximate the shape of the Earth instead of one of > > the oblate spheroids can produce errors of 100s of meters over long > > distances. But if you're trying to determine the distance from > > Whiteman Air Force Base to Baghdad using Google Maps, you're using the > > wrong tool. > > I'm not trying to determine any distance. The OP asked for a radius > and I gave him one. > > -- > Marcelo -http://maps.forum.nu > -- > > > > > > > > > > > - Jeff > > > On Feb 7, 10:33 pm, Marcelo <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > In PostgreSQL I use SRID 4326, and that has an Earth radius of 6378137 > > > meters. > > > > -- > > > Marcelo -http://maps.forum.nu > > > -- > > > > On Feb 7, 9:12 am, andy <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > hi, > > > > > need help for correct google earth radius. > > > > > i am getting + 7 km approx mismatch on results. > > > > > i am passing 3961 miles as earth radius. > > > > > andy -- 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.
