[ gpsdrive ] Using google maps with gpsdrive

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The problem is probably using a standard scale for each zoom level.

Have a read of:

http://cfis.savagexi.com/articles/2006/05/03/google-maps-deconstructed 

http://cfis.savagexi.com/articles/2006/06/30/mouse-coordinates-to-lat-long 

and 

http://www.4x4falcon.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=6

As the scale of google maps changes with latitude the entry in map_koord.txt 
needs to be different for the relevant latitude.

Regards
Ross


Quoting Thomas Schönhütl <pilleus.pulcher at arcor.de>:

> I can confirm this little offset. Driving in my car the shown position 
> is about 90 meters North-East of my real position all the time.
> 
> Thomas Schönhütl.
> > Nice, but here in Munich it looks like the maps have a little offset. Maybe
> 
> > the have the wrong projection.
> > I added your patch to svn. It would be great, if you could have a look at
> this 
> > little offset.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Joerg
> >
> >
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