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Malkinius -> RE: Does anyone understand the "distance" feature on the other side? (9/25/2010 5:53:18 PM)
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Greetings all....
From what I have observed and tested it is based on the center point of the zip code in your personal information. I think that means the location of the post office in that zip code. It has nothing to do with the city in your profile. The easy way to test this is to take a person, random or not, look at their distance, then change your zip code to one about half way between where they say they are and where you are. You should see the distance change. If you want to have a better idea of where someone really is, two data points with distance and find a program that will draw a circle around the center zip code points at that distance. Where they overlap is the location. To be very certain, use three zip codes. That is just simple triangulation.
Be well.....
Malkinius
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