[OSM-newbies] projection question in Hawaii

[David Groom]

> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Randy George" <rkgeorge at cadmaps.com>
> To: <newbies at openstreetmap.org>
> Sent: Thursday, April 02, 2009 3:49 PM
> Subject: Re: [OSM-newbies] projection question in Hawaii
>
>
>
> Hi,
>
> Perhaps the island is offset. This test case lets me show OSM over
> VE: http://www.web-demographics.com:8087/ The offset appears consistent
> around the Island. Yahoo and VE align. Also the intersection locations 
> align
> on Google Earth
>
> The cyan tracks in this test are from GPS:
> http://www.web-demographics.com/Exacter/test.html and you can use the 
> infor
> check map click to get the GPS record behind any of the points.
>
> The offset seems consistent around the coast.
> dx= -0.002608
> dy = 0.003020
>
> randy
>