[Cialug] Lazy programmer question

[Don Ellis]

Try this link:

http://freegeographytools.com/2007/drawing-lines-between-points-in-google-maps-straight-and-great-circle

I kind of glanced at it, but sounds like what you want (for straight lines).

Haven't checked for plotting a bunch of paths, but might be close to here.

--Don Ellis


On Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 2:08 PM, <j.bengtson at mchsi.com> wrote:

> I tried substituting GPS coordinates for street addresses...it worked, but
> Google Maps still followed street and highways.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Dave Weis
> To: 'Central Iowa Linux Users Group'
> Sent: Fri, 20 Aug 2010 13:42:21 -0500 (CDT)
> Subject: Re: [Cialug] Lazy programmer question
>
>
> > On Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 1:28 PM, Dave Weis
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > I might have been unclear the first time, I do want all the
> > lines on one map.
> > >
> > > I have a spreadsheet with the start and end of fiber optic
> > lines but want a view of it because its a pain to create a
> > route with cells.
> >
> > Are the lines simple straight lines or routed lines between addresses?
> >  In other words, do you translate address A into lat/long
> > then address B into lat/long then draw a straight line between them?
>
> I'm not picky, straight lines are perfectly fine.
>
>
>
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