I’ve been fascinated by the way Google Earth provides near accurate measurement of distances of two locations plotted on the application. I said near accurate because of the way hi-resolution images is overlayed here in the Philippines. The case may be different well in the US where almost 90% of it’s maps and high resolution images are accurate. If you happen to hover around some of the available hi-resolution images here in the Philippines, you may find some images that are mis-aligned. Particular locations I found was the area were Splash Island in Binan, Laguna is located. As you can see below, the road is shifted and the continuation of it is located meters above the original.

Same as the other locations I’ve found were images that are put together like a giant jigsaw puzzle. I also found out two images, one taken on daylight and the other during the late afternoon (I think around 6 pm) merged and combined into one.
That left me wondering if those anomalies can affect the measurement of distances of 2 or more locations. What do you think?

I happen to plot today the total distance in kilometers from our house to Batangas seaport. Well as requested by my dad who goes there 3 to 4 times a month due to our deliveries. It took me 10 minutes to minutely plot every curves and straight lines that resembles the road we usually take to go there. There are many path locations to choose and plot from. But since we are already accustomed to our normally taken route, I plot a path from our house all the way to the port. I found out the total distance in kilometers, the result is 80.19 kilometers. I suppose it is an estimate because I went through clouds that covered the road while plotting the path. Anyways, this distance can help my dad plan on his gasoline expenses when the time comes for another delivery.

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