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Bob wrote in message <3774772F.78A9F9FC@aol.com>...
>Uh, say Mark, I think you are letting on about how you like the
Southern Hemisphere
>here; so much so that you sent in a latitude of 142 degrees and 40
minutes. That would
>Martin Crisp wrote:
>>
>> Anyone further south than me?
>>
>> 42deg 40min S, 147deg 20min E
Umm, is that me sitting off the West coast of Tasmania? (Should be in
the SE corner - point would be centred slightly more than 1 marker
diameter further south, and slightly right of the marker that's in
Melbourne...)
What did I submit for longditude (given I submitted a different latitude
to what I typed above...)?
Just had a look at a higher resolution map...1:25,000 (rather than the
Readers Digest World Map) :-)
42deg 50min (about 30sec) S
147deg 17min (about 5sec) E
Or am I now being picky? (Don't get me wrong, looks great!)
Have Fun
Martin
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Bob <inv### [at] aolcom> wrote in message news:3772E7C3.74469EE9@aol.com...
> http://members.aol.com/wrld0rigin/povwrldjpg.htm
>
I think you ought to check on the alignment of the image map you're
using.
At first I thought I'd been missed, checked you list, and sure enough,
I'm on there.
But where ? Let me tell you none of the spots on the UK are over
Cambridge (where I am).
Then I noticed those two spots that seem to be floating in the sea.
Could it be that you're image map is shifted a couple of degrees to the
east ? (or that the spots are shifted a couple of degrees west). That would
explain the spots off the west coasts of Wales & Ireland and correcting it
would put one of the spots roughly over Cambridge !
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You will have email from me soon. But yes, I've noticed aligment
troubles from the beginning, it comes down to the image_map used mostly,
along with possible inaccuracies of lat/lon coordinate submissions. Some
are just city or town names, the East West or South North
positive/negative is most important when sent in. Luckily everyone
states their placename as well, usually.
http://members.aol.com/wrld0rigin/uk.htm
Have a look at this latest one please, anyone who is there in the UK and
surrounding region (a few minutes from time of this message post).
Bob
Scott Hill wrote:
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> Bob <inv### [at] aolcom> wrote in message news:3772E7C3.74469EE9@aol.com...
> > http://members.aol.com/wrld0rigin/povwrldjpg.htm
> >
>
> I think you ought to check on the alignment of the image map you're
> using.
>
> At first I thought I'd been missed, checked you list, and sure enough,
> I'm on there.
> But where ? Let me tell you none of the spots on the UK are over
> Cambridge (where I am).
> Then I noticed those two spots that seem to be floating in the sea.
>
> Could it be that you're image map is shifted a couple of degrees to the
> east ? (or that the spots are shifted a couple of degrees west). That would
> explain the spots off the west coasts of Wales & Ireland and correcting it
> would put one of the spots roughly over Cambridge !
>
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> Author of Pandora's Box : Watch this space.
> Work homepage : http://www.cyberlife.co.uk
>
> "We will decide what the news is. The news is what we tell you it is." - The
> Fox TV network.
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On Wed, 21 Jul 1999 06:18:18 -0500, Bob Hughes <inv### [at] aolcom>
wrote:
[snip]
> http://members.aol.com/wrld0rigin/uk.htm
>
>Have a look at this latest one please, anyone who is there in the UK and
>surrounding region (a few minutes from time of this message post).
>
Looking good - there's the anticipated cluster around London
(apparently not much actually IN London though - Odd).
Cheers,
Cliff Bowman
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There are two "in" London overlapping, one is without lat/lon so only
placed with the other London position. I think I might offset it
slightly now that the closeup shows it better.
> Looking good - there's the anticipated cluster around London
> (apparently not much actually IN London though - Odd).
>
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Therein lies one of the biggest problems with The Earth IMHO - it's
bigger than it often seems.
>There are two "in" London overlapping, one is without lat/lon so only
>placed with the other London position. I think I might offset it
>slightly now that the closeup shows it better.
>
>> Looking good - there's the anticipated cluster around London
>> (apparently not much actually IN London though - Odd).
>>
>
Cheers,
Cliff Bowman
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On Wed, 21 Jul 1999 06:18:18 -0500, Bob Hughes <inv### [at] aolcom> wrote:
>Have a look at this latest one please, anyone who is there in the UK and
>surrounding region (a few minutes from time of this message post).
OK, now the spots in Finland are too far north, and the odd bloke from
halfway between Tallinn and Helsinki has decided to live in the latter :-)
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At least everybody's dry now...
Margus
Antti Arola wrote:
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> On Wed, 21 Jul 1999 06:18:18 -0500, Bob Hughes <inv### [at] aolcom> wrote:
> >Have a look at this latest one please, anyone who is there in the UK and
> >surrounding region (a few minutes from time of this message post).
>
> OK, now the spots in Finland are too far north, and the odd bloke from
> halfway between Tallinn and Helsinki has decided to live in the latter :-)
>
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> ICQ: 18685389
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Yeah, it's not perfect to be sure. At least I don't think so. Like we're
all the ones messed up instead or something? No, I'd have to say these
images never map exactly right. Whether it be POV-Ray at fault or the
image used isn't correct is anyones guess. The previous image I had used
was definately off, I had to actually add in a slice of longitude
(couple degrees or more) and maybe even a bit to the North or South pole
but I don't remember. The problem comes when trying to adjust for all
points on the globe you see. Were it a simple singular direction (scale)
it wouldn't be so tough; but if even a rescaling, or resizing rather, of
both latitude and longitude fails it's just never going to be right.
Well, never say never.
Anyhow so far it looks as if were I to move anything one way a lot of
points shift badly the other, and likewise for the other directions.
Could be a mapping type of problem but I don't see it that way yet.
Thanks for speaking up regardless, Antti A.
Antti Arola wrote:
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> On Wed, 21 Jul 1999 06:18:18 -0500, Bob Hughes <inv### [at] aolcom> wrote:
> >Have a look at this latest one please, anyone who is there in the UK and
> >surrounding region (a few minutes from time of this message post).
>
> OK, now the spots in Finland are too far north, and the odd bloke from
> halfway between Tallinn and Helsinki has decided to live in the latter :-)
>
> --
> Antti Arola
> aar### [at] lutfi
> ICQ: 18685389
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Agreed, MK should go into Room 101, I worked there for six weeks
and when I left vowed never to return.
Matthew Bennett wrote:
>
> Cliff Bowman <who### [at] spamcitycom> wrote in message
> news:37766ca4.7134056@news.povray.org...
> > On Sun, 27 Jun 1999 01:03:25 -0500, Bob <inv### [at] aolcom> wrote:
> >
> > [snip]
> > > Anyhow, all else appears to be aligning fairly well,
> > >but England? It's like a terrible earthquake has shifted it toward the
> continent. I
> > >haven't a good fix for this yet, I hate to think the coordinate numbers
> need a
> > >subtraction by more than a degree and even worse the prospect of cut &
> pasting Great
> > >Britain. Not a thing I like to do, playing god.
> >
> >
> > If you do have to resort to moving the UK - could you move us somewhat
> > south? I know the weather's pretty good here at the moment, but we
> > could do with a warmer average <g>
>
> Yeah, and airbrush out any clouds.
> In fact, you could airbrush out Milton Keynes while you're at it :P
>
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