[gps-talkusers] Re: 300 feet off 33 okay

  • From: Chris Grabowski <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2007 22:26:42 -0400

Hi JD,
the distance to intersections is mesured from the center of the
intersection.
So if you are on the corner of the intersection and gps says you are 180
ft from it, that's the distance to the center of the intersection. of
course put a margin in for gps errors.
Hope this helps.
Chris



On Wed, 14 Mar 2007 22:14:49 -0500
JD Townsend <1587@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hello:
> 
> Many thanks for the responses.  But I am still confused.  I am 
> not near a military base.  The problem is not limited to street 
> addresses, but to intersections as well.
> It is just odd that I can be  an intersection, standing a few 
> steps from the corner and the GPS tells me that I am 180 feet 
> from the corner.  THE same time the GPS tells me that I have good 
> reception.
> Thank you again.
> 
> JD
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