Talk:Decimal degrees

Latest comment: 8 years ago by Mwtoews in topic Minus longitude

Google Maps

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It appears, from testing, that Google Maps' UI does not support decimal degrees, if the API does, this should be clearer. HasanDiwan (talk) 16:38, 6 January 2012 (UTC)Reply

This page uses the term accuracy, where I believe precision would be better. There relationship between a decimal degree and and actual distance it represents is a question of precision.Wsmckenz (talk) 14:28, 25 October 2012 (UTC)Reply

Fixed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.243.68.237 (talk) 19:33, 24 March 2014 (UTC)Reply

Minus longitude

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The example doesn't explain how the longitude of the Capitol became minus. James Galloway (talk) 13:50, 23 November 2015 (UTC)Reply

From the lead "negative longitudes are west of the Prime Meridian". +mt 20:13, 23 November 2015 (UTC)Reply
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I remember a documentary where a link was made between both. Anybody remembers or know the link between both? I assume on a certain latitude the sun travel in 1 minute the distance of 1 nautical mile or so?

1 nautical mile is by definition 1 second on a great circle eg equator 360 degree = 60 x 360 minutes = 21600 nm