Text 14730, 58 rader
Skriven 2008-04-29 08:30:46 av Roy Witt (1:397/22)
  Kommentar till text 14704 av Björn Forsström (2:203/614.61)
Ärende: Google Earth
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29 Apr 08 07:34, Björn Forsström wrote to Roy Witt:


 BF>>> And there is something really fishy with GE. I have manually found
 BF>>> the co-ordinates, they appear down in the left corner, that I want
 BF>>> to share with others but when I type those in that window GE
 BF>>> doesn't takes me there but to another spot AND in the middle of the
 BF>>> screen it says the right co-ordinated but down in the left corner
 BF>>> it says another.

 RW>> Keep in mind that those numbers are where your mouse cursor is.

 BF> Why is it then 2 sets of coordinates, one in the middle of the screen
 BF> and one set down in the left corner? And they are not the same.

Ahhh. You've got the 'grid' turned on...turn it off and you can then
see where your mouse cursor is taking you. You can find it under 'View' in
the toolbar or just use CTRL-L to turn it on and off at your descretion.

 BF>>> The manually found spot is on land and GE takes me out in the
 BF>>> water, far away from where it should be but it says that this is
 BF>>> the right spot. Type in 12.530531, 100.525050 and see where you end
 BF>>> up. Then try to manually find that spot and you will see that those
 BF>>> two places aren't the same.

 RW>> That's because your coordinates -are- in the middle of Bangkok Bay,
 RW>> Thailand.

 BF> Not when I do a manual search. Then they are where we use to stay.

Yes, but your mouse cursor isn't. You left it in the middle of the bay.

 RW>> See if this works; these are the coordinates where the DC3 in
 RW>> the Bangkok Museum is supposedly located. 13.71958055 100.5811139

 BF> No DC3 but roofs and a place for basketball or handball somewhere in
 BF> Bangkok.

Place your mouse cursor on 13 degrees 43' 13.15" N x 100 degrees 34'
39.18" E or O in your case. There should be a little yellow dot that will
say 'DC3 at science museum and planetarium in Bangkok' when you do that.

 RW>> They're slightly north of where your coordinates take you. In fact,
 RW>> if I enter your coordinates and change to 13 degrees, GE goes to the
 RW>> middle of a rice paddy. Never mind.

 BF> You should come to Jomtien Beach in south Pattaya Thailand not far
 BF> from Welcome Jomtien Beach Hotel.

I don't think I would enjoy being there. I don't like crowds, Chinese or
Thai food or the smell of overcooked rice.

                R\%/itt



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