Article: 51924 of sci.geo.satellite-nav X-Trace-PostClient-IP: 24.68.70.108 Newsgroups: sci.geo.satellite-nav Subject: Re: http://gps.algebra.com/ From: dpatton@remove-for-nospam.confluence.org (Dave Patton) References: <3DDE35B8.25D8114B@mchsi.com> <3DDE6F9E.6B5A@telus.net> Organization: Degree Confluence Project Message-ID: User-Agent: Xnews/4.01.30 Lines: 32 Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2002 18:46:35 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 24.71.223.147 X-Complaints-To: abuse@shaw.ca X-Trace: news2.calgary.shaw.ca 1037990795 24.71.223.147 (Fri, 22 Nov 2002 11:46:35 MST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2002 11:46:35 MST Path: news.meer.net!sea-read.news.verio.net!dfw-artgen!iad-peer.news.verio.net!news.verio.net!newsfeed.wirehub.nl!news.stealth.net!news.stealth.net!prodigy.com!pd2nf1so.cg.shawcable.net!residential.shaw.ca!news2.calgary.shaw.ca.POSTED!not-for-mail Xref: archive.mv.meer.net sci.geo.satellite-nav:51924 Ted Edwards wrote in <3DDE6F9E.6B5A@telus.net>: >Sam Wormley wrote: >> >> http://gps.algebra.com/ > >Don't know how well it works for you but it given my home address it >gives me coordinates that are over 200 miles from here. > >Ted > For my address in Vancouver, BC, it gives virtually the same lat/lon as in my signature. I did notice that it's easy to "confuse it", and get the wrong results. For example, using "vancouver bc", and the following for the street address: "2072 w third" - correct location "2072 w 3rd" - correct location "2072 w 3" - wrong "2072 w 3 avenue" - wrong "2072 w third avenue" - correct location "2072 w third street" - wrong, finds 100-block of West 3rd Avenue "2072 w 3rd street" - wrong, finds East 3rd Avenue -- Dave Patton Canadian Coordinator the Degree Confluence Project http://www.confluence.org 49°16'07"N 123°09'07"W