User:Sourcerer/KML tool
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Revision as of 22:56, 17 January 2016 by imported>Sourcerer (→Tests)
This calculator creates a KML file.
If Google Earth or another application that understands this file format is installed, it should launch and display the hashpoints for your specified date and graticule.
Contents
Bugs and requests
Please put bugs and requests on the discussion tab.
Usage
http://nbest.co.uk/kmlGeohash/index.php?date=2008-05-21&lat=52&lon=0&skins=2
- date - formatted yyyy-mm-dd - the default is today's date.
- lat - your graticule latitude - the default is 51 (Grenwich London).
- lon - your graticule longitude - the default is 0 (Grenwich London).
- skins - like an onion, the number of layers of points surrounding the home point - the default is 1 giving 9 hashpoints - the limits are 0 to 6.
Tests
- Test equator - Looks OK.
- Test round the back - Partial failure but Google Earth does not display the faulty pins.
- Australia - Australia looks OK.
- Atlanta - Atlanta looks OK.
- North pole - Partial failure but Google Earth does not display the faulty pins.
- South pole - Partial failure but Google Earth does not display the faulty pins.
- -50, -30 - South Georgia and Zavodovski islands look OK either side of 30W.
