[aprssig] Default find.cgi scale

[Steve Dimse]

On 11/15/04 at 11:37 AM Robert Bruninga <bruninga at usna.edu> sent:

>It would be nice if the zoom scale was compatible with
>the APRS range scale standard.  The purpose of the
>APRS standard Range-Scale was to make things like
>this more user friendly and consistent across all platforms
>and applications..    Users have a good feel for what say
>a "16 mile range scale" will get them, but something like
>"0.04" doesnt give much of a feel...
>
The number represents roughly the degrees longitude covered by the map. However
it is a continuous variable unlike the arithmatic progression you use for map
scales. I do not see a reason to limit my users to a handful of map scales when
the system is capable of much more.

As to matching the units to yours, this is not something people will be
communicating to each other, a user will find the number that produces the map
he likes, and create a link using that value, so there is no benefit to changing
it.

Steve K4HG