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From: Steve Firth on 17 Apr 2008 18:54
baggy1963 <stephenb91(a)hotmail.com> wrote:

> Firth said, falsely accusing me of lying,
>
> "No it didn't, not to 14 decimal places."
>
> Where did I get the co-ordinates from then?

I have no idea, but you didn't get them from Google Earth.

Would you like to explain how you got coordinates accurate to 14 decimal
places from Google Earth? Explain exactly how you did it step by step so
that someone else can reproduce it.
From: baggy1963 on 18 Apr 2008 04:32
Place a pointer on a spot, right click and select "directions to" this
gives 14 decimal places.

Try these co-ordinates for the sign

53 degrees 40' 10.61" North

1 degree 49' 54.16" West

From: Adrian on 18 Apr 2008 04:45
baggy1963 (baggy1963 <stephenb91(a)hotmail.com>) gurgled happily, sounding
much like they were saying:

> Place a pointer on a spot, right click and select "directions to" this
> gives 14 decimal places.
>
> Try these co-ordinates for the sign
>
> 53 degrees 40' 10.61" North
>
> 1 degree 49' 54.16" West

I think you may be missing the point.

One degree of latitude, at 50deg N, is about 110km.

So, to quote latitude in the UK to 3 decimal places of accuracy would be
to the nearest kilometre.
To quote to 6 decimal places would be to the nearest metre.
To quote to 9 decimal places to the nearest centimetre.
To quote to 10 decimal places, to the nearest millimetre.

To quote to 14dp, as you have done, is to quote to 1/10th of a micron.
That's about 1/50th of the width of a single strand of spider's web.

Do you really think that kind of accuracy (ha!) to give the position of a
roadsign is useful?
From: Steve Firth on 18 Apr 2008 08:40
baggy1963 <stephenb91(a)hotmail.com> wrote:

> Place a pointer on a spot, right click and select "directions to" this
> gives 14 decimal places.

No it doesn't. It gives a position to 10 decimal places.

> Try these co-ordinates for the sign
>
> 53 degrees 40' 10.61" North
>
> 1 degree 49' 54.16" West

Why? We've already established that you are either blind or dishonest as
well as stupid.
From: Man at B&Q on 18 Apr 2008 09:57
On Apr 18, 9:32 am, baggy1963 <stephen...(a)hotmail.com> wrote:
> Place a pointer on a spot, right click and select "directions to" this
> gives 14 decimal places.

Right click in *Google Earth* brings up the control for rotating and
zooming. There is no "directions to" to click.

Try again.

MBQ


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