### Eclipse Workspace Patch 1.0
#P mkgmap
Index: src/uk/me/parabola/mkgmap/reader/osm/xml/Osm5XmlHandler.java
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--- src/uk/me/parabola/mkgmap/reader/osm/xml/Osm5XmlHandler.java	(revision 1506)
+++ src/uk/me/parabola/mkgmap/reader/osm/xml/Osm5XmlHandler.java	(working copy)
@@ -1507,6 +1507,8 @@
 		int maxLong = a.getMaxLong();
 
 		log.info(String.format("getNextEdgeHit: (%d %d) (%d %d %d %d)", lat, lon, minLat, minLong, maxLat, maxLong));
+		// correction for latitude to real distance (1 at equator, 0 at north or south pole)
+		double corFactor = Math.cos(lat);
 		// shortest distance to border (init with distance to southern border) 
 		int min = lat - minLat;
 		// number of edge as used in getEdgeHit. 
@@ -1518,7 +1520,7 @@
 		// normalized position at border (0..1)
 		double l = ((double)(lon - minLong))/(maxLong-minLong);
 		// now compare distance to eastern border with already known distance
-		if (maxLong - lon < min) {
+		if (((maxLong - lon) * corFactor) < min) {
 			// update data if distance is shorter
 			min = maxLong - lon;
 			i = 1;
@@ -1531,7 +1533,7 @@
 			l = ((double)(maxLong - lon))/(maxLong-minLong);
 		}
 		// same for western border
-		if (lon - minLong < min) {
+		if (((lon - minLong) * corFactor) < min) {
 			i = 3;
 			l = ((double)(maxLat - lat))/(maxLat-minLat);
 		}