[mapserver-users] degree X meters

[Dan Barron]

Hi,

I found this useful as I was looking around for information like 
this.  Look at the source of this page 
http://www.fas.org/news/reference/calc/degree.html and it will spell out 
the calculation for you, or you can just use the calculator.

Dan


At 04:42 PM 3/1/2002 -0300, you wrote:


>         hello all,
>
>         What is the relation between decimal degrees and meters ?
>
>
>         thanks a lot ,
>
>--
>[]'s
>Michel M. dos Santos