tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12158290.post112153727054512183..comments2024-03-29T03:58:02.090-05:00Comments on Maps Mania: Google Map interface now includes a scale!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12158290.post-59900921049580885762013-07-14T23:55:42.302-05:002013-07-14T23:55:42.302-05:00I don't have a scale w updated mapsI don't have a scale w updated mapsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12158290.post-49057851197377870952011-05-22T21:02:25.762-05:002011-05-22T21:02:25.762-05:00Scale? What scale? I don't see no stnkin sca...Scale? What scale? I don't see no stnkin scale!!!Nothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08418001357272954276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12158290.post-28765575560521794182009-01-21T11:23:00.000-05:002009-01-21T11:23:00.000-05:00Tobin: Not quite because of the curvature of the E...Tobin: Not quite because of the curvature of the Earth (though that's indirectly why). It's because they're using a Mercator projection that distorts distances to infinity as you approach the poles. You can pan all the way to the pole (or close to it) and watch the scale bar measure 1 foot when zoomed all the way out.<BR/><BR/>As far as moving the map around to measure stuff with the scale bar,mdmarkus66https://www.blogger.com/profile/04600452947517920818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12158290.post-1121545646177470472005-07-16T15:27:00.000-05:002005-07-16T15:27:00.000-05:00It's just too bad that you can't drag it around on...It's just too bad that you can't drag it around on the map to measure stuff.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08308320835931582511noreply@blogger.com