Re: An interesting problem: distance estimating

["markw-4" <user=5@nabble.blu.org>]

 > On Thu, Jan 03, 2008 at 10:16:09AM -0500, [hidden email] wrote: 
>> > [hidden email] wrote: 
>> >> I've been thinking about an issue: 
>> >> So, what do you think would be a practical algorithm for estimating 
>> >> distance? 
>> > 
>> > Use google maps' web services api ;-) 
>> 
>> That would be "easier" in a sense, but not the best solution for a high 
>> volume web site. 
> 
> So adjust to suit your intuition: 
> 
> - for x > 250 miles, return x 
> - for 100 < x < 250 miles, return 1.05 * x 
> - for 10 < x < 100 miles, return 1.1 * x 
> - for x < 10 miles, return 1.3 * x