I recognized (not for the first time) a pattern in the position of places in Germany. They all seem horizontally and vertically aligned. Is this due to rounded imported lat/lng data?
Yes, this is due to rounding to the minute degree in one of the most important data sources from the US army. They have now improved their IT systems and added more precision, but thanks to the historic changes in Europe in recent history they no longer care about Germany ...
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