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Geography: Map: Google: Latitude: Longitude: How to change to the exact location using the URL?

Apr 2nd, 2007 08:31
Knud van Eeden,

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--- Knud van Eeden --- 29 April 2021 - 06:38 pm ----------------------
Geography: Map: Google: Latitude: Longitude: How to change to the 
exact location using the URL?
Method: Search for the address + zip code of the location in Google 
maps, and click link 'Link to this page'
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Steps: Overview:
 1. -Goto URL
      http://maps.google.com
 2. -Type the address you are searching for (possibly using double
     quotes to indicate fixed parts)
     1. -E.g.
          25 "West street" 10006 "New York"
 3. -When finished, click the link (or right click, and choose 'Copy 
shortcut')
      'Link to this page'
 4. -That will copy the direct URL to this location to the Windows 
clipboard.
 5. -Pasting this URL shows e.g. latitude and longitude of that 
location
     http://www.google.com/maps?
q=25+West+St,+New+York,+New+York+10006,+USA&ie=UTF8&om=1&z=16&ll=40.707
954,-74.015579&spn=0.008084,0.021179&iwloc=addr
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Method: Manually change the URL
Steps: Overview:
 1. -Given the latitude and longitude of the location
      latitude = 43.69
      longitude = 7.26
 2. -That corresponds to the URL
      http://maps.google.com/maps?
q=43.69,7.26&ll=43.69,7.26&spn=0.350,0.350&t=h&hl=en
 3. -Choose the zoom maximally, so that you see it visually the best 
(as nearest)
     1. -Change the 'spn' value in the URL
         1. -E.g.
              spn=0.001
     2. -That gives the URL
           http://maps.google.com/maps?
q=43.69,7.26&ll=43.69,7.26&spn=0.001,0.001&t=h&hl=en
 4. -Now possibly add digits (e.g. 3 zeros) to the given
     latitude/longitude location to be able to move very precisely
     (e.g. meters/feet instead of kilometers/miles)
     1. -E.g.
          latitude = 43.69000
          longitude = 7.26000
     2. -That corresponds to the URL
          http://maps.google.com/maps?
q=43.69000,7.26000&ll=43.69000,7.26000&spn=0.001,0.001&t=h&hl=en
 5. -Repeat the following steps, until you see visually that you are 
on the correct location
     1. -Now stepwise adjust the latitude/longitude numbers directly 
in the URL
         until you find the exact location of the object
         (you should know already the exact location, e.g. because
          you have e.g. visited it).
          You will have to change it in 2 locations in your URL
          (because the data occur twice)
         1. -E.g. given
              latitude = 43.69000
              longitude = 7.26000
             1. -To go up, change the latitude: increase it
                  e.g. increase with 500
                   43.69500
             2. -To go down, change the latitude: decrease it
                  e.g. decrease with 500
                   43.68500
             3. -To go to the left, change the longitude: increase it
                  e.g. increase with 500
                    7.26500
             4. -To go to the right, change the longitude: decrease it
                  e.g. decrease with 500
                    7.25500
         2. -Click 'go' in your Microsoft Internet Explorer to go to 
this
             new location
             1. -E.g. goto the right
                   http://maps.google.com/maps?
q=43.69500,7.26000&ll=43.69500,7.26000&spn=0.001,0.001&t=h&hl=en
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Tested successfully on
Microsoft Windows XP Professional (service pack 2),
running
Microsoft Internet Explorer v6.x
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Internet: see also:
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Geography: Map: Link: Overview: Can you give an overview of links?
http://www.faqts.com/knowledge_base/view.phtml/aid/37187/fid/957
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