[time-nuts] GPS coordinate differences between APRS.FI and Google Maps

[Azelio Boriani]

aprs.fi uses google maps... have you taken a look to your raw packets?

On Sat, Apr 21, 2018 at 12:34 AM, Scott McGrath <scmcgrath at gmail.com> wrote:
> DATUM perhaps?
>
> Content by Scott
> Typos by Siri
>
> On Apr 20, 2018, at 5:20 PM, Russ Ramirez <russ.ramirez at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> This has probably been mentioned before, but there is a significant
> discrepancy between APRS.FI locations for DMR hotspots for example, and
> what my Trimble receiver and Google Maps says when I use my address to
> lookup the coordinates.
>
> On APRS.FI my location has to be 45.15 N, -93.39 W for the icon to be in
> the right location on the map.
>
> On regular Google Maps, my QTH is correct and matches what my Trimble says
> via Lady Heather within a few seconds. 45.2586 N, -93.6554 W.
>
> Do any of you know what causes this, and did I do anything wrong possibly?
> TIA
>
> Russ
> K0WFS
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