Thanks. Can’t think of a better place to be locked in! I’m sure Google thinks of what3words as a competitor, but also I suspect w3w keeps their mapping very close to their chest as a proprietary asset.
Alex . Sent from my iPad > On 7 Apr 2020, at 16:58, Ben Rubinstein via use-livecode > <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > What a beautiful view you have! Interesting that Google Maps doesn't accept > what3words yet - possibly viewed as a competitor. > >> On 04/04/2020 01:49, Alex Tweedly via use-livecode wrote: >> And I'm at plump.magpie.tightest (sorry, no calculated height available, not >> even in annoying feet - but I'd guess somewhere around 2 or 3 metres). >> Alex. >>> On 03/04/2020 23:07, Graham Samuel via use-livecode wrote: >>> A long way from me at 43°16′43″N 2°09′36″E >>> <https://tools.wmflabs.org/geohack/geohack.php?pagename=Raissac-sur-Lampy¶ms=43.2786_N_2.16_E_type:city(456)_region:FR-OCC> >>> - and much higher (I’m about 130m). Sorry not to be quite so accurate! >>> >>> Thanks >>> >>> Graham >>>> On 3 Apr 2020, at 22:28, Devin Asay via use-livecode >>>> <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> Graham, >>>> >>>> You get back lat and long in degrees and fractions of degrees, as a >>>> decimal numeral. For instance, I get latitude: 40.248676 and longitude: >>>> -111.651062, and for good measure altitude in meters at 1398.380493. Wow, >>>> now you all know exactly where I am! >>>> >>>> Devin >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> On Apr 3, 2020, at 1:49 PM, Graham Samuel via use-livecode >>>>> <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> This is cheeky but I can’t run up my mobile simulation today - can >>>>> someone tell me the format of the geographical coordinates produced by >>>>> mobileSensorReading et al. I mean, is say latitude just one integer >>>>> showing seconds, or is it deg, min, sec - and are fractional seconds >>>>> returned (so, floating point)? I shall find out for myself eventually but >>>>> it would help a little to know now. AFAIKS there’s nothing in the LC >>>>> documentation about it. >>>>> >>>>> Graham > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
