Table of Contents
- 1 What are the squiggly lines on Google Maps?
- 2 What does the leaf mean on Google Maps?
- 3 Why is Arctic not on Google Maps?
- 4 What do the different symbols mean on Google Maps?
- 5 What are the up and down arrows on Google Maps?
- 6 Where does the 180 meridian cross land?
- 7 Why are people not allowed to go to Antarctica?
What are the squiggly lines on Google Maps?
1 Answer. That is the International Date Line. It’s roughly on the 180 meridian.
Why is there no North Pole on Google Earth?
If you are talking about Google Maps rather than Google Earth, Google Maps uses the Mercator projection. The mathematics of the Mercator projection make it impossible to show the North Pole or the South Pole.
What does the leaf mean on Google Maps?
The Green Leaf indicates the most efficient route. It will appear by default next to preferable transport modes such as cycling and walking. It also appears on car journeys. This indicates when fuel efficiency is better with a particular route. This would often by the shortest route – but not always.
What does the arrow mean on Google Maps?
The blue dot and direction arrow in Google Maps represent where you are and what direction your device is pointing in. Google calls it a “flashlight guiding your travels” and it grows wider and narrower to reflect accuracy.
Why is Arctic not on Google Maps?
Google Maps shows neither the north pole nor the south pole. Google Maps (along with other online map sites) use something called the Web Mercator projection, which is somewhat similar to the familiar Mercator projection, but which falls apart at the poles.
What do the markers mean on Google Maps?
A marker identifies a location on a map. By default, a marker uses a standard image. Markers can display custom images, in which case they are usually referred to as “icons.” Markers and icons are objects of type Marker .
What do the different symbols mean on Google Maps?
Google Maps uses symbols to indicate businesses and organizations according to what they are; these symbols appear when you have a location zoomed in to an area a few miles wide or smaller. Outdoor locations are marked in green; government and community centers are in brown.
What are the different icons on Google Maps?
Google Maps displays several different kinds of roads, including neighborhood streets, major roads and interstate highways. Streets are white, major arteries are yellow and interstates are orange. Highways and interstates are marked with the route number, and exit numbers are shown in small green boxes.
What are the up and down arrows on Google Maps?
By superimposing a massive arrow on the screen to tell you so. It’s called Live View and it’s here to help you get to your destination. The Live View feature presents the area around you as viewed through your phone’s camera, using AR to place huge arrows that tell you exactly when to turn left or right.
Why does Google Earth show the North Pole as a circle?
This is because they are connected to meridians, which are tapering to a single point at the pole. Google Earth does this so that it can maintain something like a Transverse Mercator (TM) projection for the bulk of the Earth. TM runs into problems as you get near to the poles, because it sits between meridians. So the imagery ends up as minute sl
Where does the 180 meridian cross land?
The 180 meridian crosses land in just three places: very far north, very far south, and the island of Taveuniin Fiji. (My blog entryincludes pictures of the sign on the meridian.)
Why are there no Reticulan countries on the globe map?
The fourth reason is because Antarctica is the closest land mass to the The Reticulan Empire dominated, warm water continent to the south, obviously omitted from the globe map. Note the land mass on the far right. If we were ever officially invaded from Reticulan/Zetan aliens, it will come from the direction of Antarctica.
Why are people not allowed to go to Antarctica?
NOT TO BE SHARED FOR MONETARY GAIN WITHOUT EXPLICIT PERMISSION FROM THE AUTHOR. The first reason why people are not allowed to do in-depth, independent research and exploration in Antarctica is because it is the actual location of the lost civilization of Atlantis, formerly called Atala.