[MLB-WIRELESS] Obtaining longitude and latitude from Melway m aps (instructions)

[Hedley Finger]

All:

>  > I have posted instructions to the Wiki on how to obtain
>>  decimal geographic
>>  coordinates (longitude and latitude) from Melway street directories.
>
>Good idea.  Does it also compensate for the different datums that are in
>use?  If not, there can be an up to 200m error when using a Melway map. :)

No, an independent check showed that this method works to reasonable 
accuracy, to ten metres, say. Remember that we are talking about the 
RED AMG grid on the Melway maps, not their blue grid.  Someone else 
pointed out that there is a coordinate finder on locfinder but the 
Automatic and Manual links didn't work in my browser, Opera 6.05, 
hence the instructions on the Wiki.

However, they DID work with a different browser so are probably 
unnecessary.  I will add instructions for converting from longitude 
and latitude to the AMG grid on Melway maps so people can plot the 
locations of the nearest nodes.

Regards,
Hedley
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