diff --git a/src/imports/location/location.cpp b/src/imports/location/location.cpp
index 049d52c095151550545f1854a4ced57e1753b632..5d1b6e23264c44b9dca61084264dcb46d618d261 100644
--- a/src/imports/location/location.cpp
+++ b/src/imports/location/location.cpp
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ public:
 
             // Register the 5.11 types
             minor = 11;
+            qmlRegisterType<QGeoMapObject>();
             qmlRegisterType<QDeclarativeGeoManeuver, 11>(uri, major, minor, "RouteManeuver");
             qmlRegisterType<QDeclarativeGeoMap, 11>(uri, major, minor, "Map");
             qmlRegisterUncreatableType<QDeclarativeGeoMapItemBase, 11>(uri, major, minor, "GeoMapItemBase",
diff --git a/src/imports/locationlabs/locationlabs.cpp b/src/imports/locationlabs/locationlabs.cpp
index c90993eb15266ebdf3d8e2f0e45b5d1d437c0e4e..09fba2846658adefe901a39d08ceb1c32f369d1a 100644
--- a/src/imports/locationlabs/locationlabs.cpp
+++ b/src/imports/locationlabs/locationlabs.cpp
@@ -43,13 +43,20 @@
 #include <QtLocation/private/qdeclarativenavigator_p.h>
 #include <QtLocation/private/qdeclarativenavigator_p_p.h>
 #include <QtLocation/private/qnavigationmanagerengine_p.h>
-
 #include <QtQml/qqmlextensionplugin.h>
 #include <QtQml/qqml.h>
 #include <QtCore/QDebug>
+#include "locationlabssingleton_p.h"
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
+static QObject *singleton_type_factory(QQmlEngine *engine, QJSEngine *jsEngine)
+{
+    Q_UNUSED(engine);
+    Q_UNUSED(jsEngine);
+
+    return new LocationLabsSingleton;
+}
 
 class QtLocationLabsDeclarativeModule: public QQmlExtensionPlugin
 {
@@ -78,6 +85,7 @@ public:
             qmlRegisterType<QDeclarativeNavigationBasicDirections>();
             qmlRegisterType<QDeclarativeNavigator>(uri, major, minor, "Navigator");
             qmlRegisterType<QAbstractNavigator>();
+            qmlRegisterSingletonType<LocationLabsSingleton>(uri, major, minor, "QtLocationLabs", singleton_type_factory);
         } else {
             qDebug() << "Unsupported URI given to load location QML plugin: " << QLatin1String(uri);
         }
diff --git a/src/imports/locationlabs/locationlabs.pro b/src/imports/locationlabs/locationlabs.pro
index 2fcc1adc426623d221b0411dd63e0e45cdf1bd7d..c55b09b88efdf0d51d45cdb9fcd4e84c83b7c41c 100644
--- a/src/imports/locationlabs/locationlabs.pro
+++ b/src/imports/locationlabs/locationlabs.pro
@@ -5,8 +5,12 @@ CXX_MODULE = $$TARGET
 TARGETPATH = Qt/labs/location
 IMPORT_VERSION = 1.0
 
+HEADERS += \
+           locationlabssingleton_p.h
+
 SOURCES += \
-           locationlabs.cpp
+           locationlabs.cpp \
+           locationlabssingleton.cpp
 
 #CONFIG += no_cxx_module
 load(qml_plugin)
diff --git a/src/imports/locationlabs/locationlabssingleton.cpp b/src/imports/locationlabs/locationlabssingleton.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..c053da9e04ab60f08770e10c85c70b32d12a2ac0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/imports/locationlabs/locationlabssingleton.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+/****************************************************************************
+**
+** Copyright (C) 2019 The Qt Company Ltd.
+** Contact: https://www.qt.io/licensing/
+**
+** This file is part of the QtPositioning module of the Qt Toolkit.
+**
+** $QT_BEGIN_LICENSE:LGPL$
+** Commercial License Usage
+** Licensees holding valid commercial Qt licenses may use this file in
+** accordance with the commercial license agreement provided with the
+** Software or, alternatively, in accordance with the terms contained in
+** a written agreement between you and The Qt Company. For licensing terms
+** and conditions see https://www.qt.io/terms-conditions. For further
+** information use the contact form at https://www.qt.io/contact-us.
+**
+** GNU Lesser General Public License Usage
+** Alternatively, this file may be used under the terms of the GNU Lesser
+** General Public License version 3 as published by the Free Software
+** Foundation and appearing in the file LICENSE.LGPL3 included in the
+** packaging of this file. Please review the following information to
+** ensure the GNU Lesser General Public License version 3 requirements
+** will be met: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-3.0.html.
+**
+** GNU General Public License Usage
+** Alternatively, this file may be used under the terms of the GNU
+** General Public License version 2.0 or (at your option) the GNU General
+** Public license version 3 or any later version approved by the KDE Free
+** Qt Foundation. The licenses are as published by the Free Software
+** Foundation and appearing in the file LICENSE.GPL2 and LICENSE.GPL3
+** included in the packaging of this file. Please review the following
+** information to ensure the GNU General Public License requirements will
+** be met: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html and
+** https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html.
+**
+** $QT_END_LICENSE$
+**
+****************************************************************************/
+
+#include "locationlabssingleton_p.h"
+
+/*!
+    \qmltype QtLocationLabs
+    \instantiates LocationLabsSingleton
+    \inqmlmodule Qt.labs.location
+    \since 5.13
+
+    \brief The QtLocationLabs global object provides experimental, tech-preview functions for working with
+           location-based types in QML.
+
+    \qml
+    import Qt.labs.location 1.0
+
+    Map {
+        id: map
+        MouseArea {
+            anchors.fill: parent
+            onClicked: {
+                var mapObjects = QtLocationLabs.mapObjectsAt(map.toCoordinate(Qt.point(mouseX,mouseY)), map)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    \endqml
+*/
+
+LocationLabsSingleton::LocationLabsSingleton(QObject *parent)
+:   QObject(parent)
+{
+}
+
+/*!
+    \qmlmethod coordinate ::QtLocationLabs::mapObjectsAt(coordinate, map)
+
+    Returns the map objects in \a map covering \a coordinate.
+*/
+QList<QObject *> LocationLabsSingleton::mapObjectsAt(const QGeoCoordinate &coordinate, QDeclarativeGeoMap *map) const
+{
+    if (!map)
+        return QList<QObject *>();
+    return map->map()->mapObjectsAt(coordinate);
+}
diff --git a/src/imports/locationlabs/locationlabssingleton_p.h b/src/imports/locationlabs/locationlabssingleton_p.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..42f4a21c8a1ed1b7ef5d3aaae92fde21e950f780
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/imports/locationlabs/locationlabssingleton_p.h
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+/****************************************************************************
+**
+** Copyright (C) 2019 The Qt Company Ltd.
+** Contact: https://www.qt.io/licensing/
+**
+** This file is part of the QtPositioning module of the Qt Toolkit.
+**
+** $QT_BEGIN_LICENSE:LGPL$
+** Commercial License Usage
+** Licensees holding valid commercial Qt licenses may use this file in
+** accordance with the commercial license agreement provided with the
+** Software or, alternatively, in accordance with the terms contained in
+** a written agreement between you and The Qt Company. For licensing terms
+** and conditions see https://www.qt.io/terms-conditions. For further
+** information use the contact form at https://www.qt.io/contact-us.
+**
+** GNU Lesser General Public License Usage
+** Alternatively, this file may be used under the terms of the GNU Lesser
+** General Public License version 3 as published by the Free Software
+** Foundation and appearing in the file LICENSE.LGPL3 included in the
+** packaging of this file. Please review the following information to
+** ensure the GNU Lesser General Public License version 3 requirements
+** will be met: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-3.0.html.
+**
+** GNU General Public License Usage
+** Alternatively, this file may be used under the terms of the GNU
+** General Public License version 2.0 or (at your option) the GNU General
+** Public license version 3 or any later version approved by the KDE Free
+** Qt Foundation. The licenses are as published by the Free Software
+** Foundation and appearing in the file LICENSE.GPL2 and LICENSE.GPL3
+** included in the packaging of this file. Please review the following
+** information to ensure the GNU General Public License requirements will
+** be met: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html and
+** https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html.
+**
+** $QT_END_LICENSE$
+**
+****************************************************************************/
+
+#ifndef LOCATIONLABSSINGLETON_P_H
+#define LOCATIONLABSSINGLETON_P_H
+
+//
+//  W A R N I N G
+//  -------------
+//
+// This file is not part of the Qt API.  It exists purely as an
+// implementation detail.  This header file may change from version to
+// version without notice, or even be removed.
+//
+// We mean it.
+//
+
+#include <QtCore/QObject>
+#include <QtPositioning/QGeoCoordinate>
+#include <QtLocation/private/qdeclarativegeomap_p.h>
+
+class LocationLabsSingleton : public QObject
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+
+public:
+    explicit LocationLabsSingleton(QObject *parent = 0);
+
+    Q_INVOKABLE QList<QObject *> mapObjectsAt(const QGeoCoordinate &coordinate, QDeclarativeGeoMap *map) const;
+};
+
+#endif // LOCATIONLABSSINGLETON_P_H
diff --git a/src/imports/positioning/locationsingleton.h b/src/imports/positioning/locationsingleton.h
index 9372b8f1a1ae21941253781b72038eed11d763de..16d838e67c465e38fb2184e56dfb42be035d2491 100644
--- a/src/imports/positioning/locationsingleton.h
+++ b/src/imports/positioning/locationsingleton.h
@@ -40,6 +40,17 @@
 #ifndef LOCATIONSINGLETON_H
 #define LOCATIONSINGLETON_H
 
+//
+//  W A R N I N G
+//  -------------
+//
+// This file is not part of the Qt API.  It exists purely as an
+// implementation detail.  This header file may change from version to
+// version without notice, or even be removed.
+//
+// We mean it.
+//
+
 #include <QtCore/QObject>
 #include <QtCore/qnumeric.h>
 #include <QtPositioning/QGeoCoordinate>
diff --git a/src/location/declarativemaps/qgeomapobject_p.h b/src/location/declarativemaps/qgeomapobject_p.h
index bc63e0a6c5465009b933ab08fe69bdbfda4d8662..000d832064877429e93daffdb42986fc10222fa3 100644
--- a/src/location/declarativemaps/qgeomapobject_p.h
+++ b/src/location/declarativemaps/qgeomapobject_p.h
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
 #include <QtLocation/private/qparameterizableobject_p.h>
 #include <QExplicitlySharedDataPointer>
 #include <QtPositioning/qgeoshape.h>
+#include <qqml.h>
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
@@ -133,6 +134,9 @@ protected:
     friend class QGeoMapLayer;
     friend class QDeclarativeNavigator;
 };
+
 QT_END_NAMESPACE
 
+QML_DECLARE_TYPE(QGeoMapObject)
+
 #endif // QGEOMAPOBJECTBASE_H
diff --git a/src/location/labs/qgeotiledmaplabs.cpp b/src/location/labs/qgeotiledmaplabs.cpp
index 22d582c0eeb0a4ad0d81e30f62055f0ca6f8b818..7d8d71080275fed3a9a1d0681748c17ed22f3e28 100644
--- a/src/location/labs/qgeotiledmaplabs.cpp
+++ b/src/location/labs/qgeotiledmaplabs.cpp
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@
 #include <QtLocation/private/qmapiconobjectqsg_p_p.h>
 #include <QtLocation/private/qdeclarativepolylinemapitem_p.h>
 #include <QtLocation/private/qgeomapobjectqsgsupport_p.h>
+#include <QtPositioning/private/qlocationutils_p.h>
+#include <math.h>
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
@@ -57,6 +59,7 @@ public:
     QGeoMapObjectPrivate *createMapObjectImplementation(QGeoMapObject *obj) override;
     virtual QList<QGeoMapObject *> mapObjects() const override;
     void removeMapObject(QGeoMapObject *obj);
+    QList<QObject *>mapObjectsAt(const QGeoCoordinate &coordinate) const;
 
     void updateMapObjects(QSGNode *root, QQuickWindow *window);
     void updateObjectsGeometry();
@@ -95,6 +98,34 @@ void QGeoTiledMapLabsPrivate::removeMapObject(QGeoMapObject *obj)
     m_qsgSupport.removeMapObject(obj);
 }
 
+QList<QObject *> QGeoTiledMapLabsPrivate::mapObjectsAt(const QGeoCoordinate &coordinate) const
+{
+    // ToDo: use a space partitioning strategy
+    QList<QObject *> res;
+    for (const auto o: mapObjects()) {
+        // explicitly handle lines
+        bool contains = false;
+        if (o->type() == QGeoMapObject::PolylineType ) {
+            QMapPolylineObject *mpo = static_cast<QMapPolylineObject *>(o);
+            qreal mpp = QLocationUtils::metersPerPixel(m_cameraData.zoomLevel(), coordinate);
+            QGeoPath path = o->geoShape();
+            path.setWidth(mpp * mpo->border()->width());
+            contains = path.contains(coordinate);
+        } else if (o->type() == QGeoMapObject::RouteType) {
+            qreal mpp = QLocationUtils::metersPerPixel(m_cameraData.zoomLevel(), coordinate);
+            QGeoPath path = o->geoShape();
+            path.setWidth(mpp * 4); // MapRouteObjectQSG has a hardcoded 4 pixels width;
+            contains = path.contains(coordinate);
+        } else {
+            contains = o->geoShape().contains(coordinate);
+        }
+
+        if (contains)
+            res.append(o);
+    }
+    return res;
+}
+
 void QGeoTiledMapLabsPrivate::updateMapObjects(QSGNode *root, QQuickWindow *window)
 {
     m_qsgSupport.updateMapObjects(root, window);
@@ -161,6 +192,12 @@ void QGeoTiledMapLabs::removeMapObject(QGeoMapObject *obj)
     d->removeMapObject(obj);
 }
 
+QList<QObject *> QGeoTiledMapLabs::mapObjectsAt(const QGeoCoordinate &coordinate) const
+{
+    Q_D(const QGeoTiledMapLabs);
+    return d->mapObjectsAt(coordinate);
+}
+
 QGeoTiledMapLabs::QGeoTiledMapLabs(QGeoTiledMapLabsPrivate &dd, QGeoTiledMappingManagerEngine *engine, QObject *parent)
     : QGeoTiledMap(dd, engine, parent)
 {
diff --git a/src/location/labs/qgeotiledmaplabs_p.h b/src/location/labs/qgeotiledmaplabs_p.h
index 4f17902874bdbb158c75cc6257f0465bb1fcdea9..d10ec6338ca44ee0559d16bda10547fc5b96a2c9 100644
--- a/src/location/labs/qgeotiledmaplabs_p.h
+++ b/src/location/labs/qgeotiledmaplabs_p.h
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ public:
 
     bool createMapObjectImplementation(QGeoMapObject *obj) override;
     void removeMapObject(QGeoMapObject *obj) override;
+    QList<QObject *> mapObjectsAt(const QGeoCoordinate &coordinate) const override;
 
 protected:
     QSGNode *updateSceneGraph(QSGNode *node, QQuickWindow *window) override;
diff --git a/src/location/labs/qsg/qgeomapobjectqsgsupport.cpp b/src/location/labs/qsg/qgeomapobjectqsgsupport.cpp
index e0e3a6d74c990571b1c3eb7bae379483c3ac7c55..1a1b102b3c35e801db3f672e098c43416b781f79 100644
--- a/src/location/labs/qsg/qgeomapobjectqsgsupport.cpp
+++ b/src/location/labs/qsg/qgeomapobjectqsgsupport.cpp
@@ -126,7 +126,11 @@ QGeoMapObjectPrivate *QGeoMapObjectQSGSupport::createMapObjectImplementationPriv
 
 QList<QGeoMapObject *> QGeoMapObjectQSGSupport::mapObjects() const
 {
-    return QList<QGeoMapObject *>();
+    QList<QGeoMapObject *> res;
+    for (int i = 0; i < m_mapObjects.size(); ++i) {
+        res.append(m_mapObjects.at(i).object.data());
+    }
+    return res;
 }
 
 void QGeoMapObjectQSGSupport::removeMapObject(QGeoMapObject *obj)
diff --git a/src/location/labs/qsg/qmaprouteobjectqsg.cpp b/src/location/labs/qsg/qmaprouteobjectqsg.cpp
index eaea64f3369c04b89704b8aee7c6800994f74b23..8f347f884bc62e03eb455b3387759da408e19311 100644
--- a/src/location/labs/qsg/qmaprouteobjectqsg.cpp
+++ b/src/location/labs/qsg/qmaprouteobjectqsg.cpp
@@ -100,4 +100,9 @@ void QMapRouteObjectPrivateQSG::setVisible(bool visible)
     m_polyline->setVisible(visible);
 }
 
+QGeoShape QMapRouteObjectPrivateQSG::geoShape() const
+{
+    return m_polyline->geoShape();
+}
+
 QT_END_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/src/location/labs/qsg/qmaprouteobjectqsg_p_p.h b/src/location/labs/qsg/qmaprouteobjectqsg_p_p.h
index 0c946259f994490f2679ca6fbc00f2317602f1cf..2ade5d5343474acf6fa4d8b719afef8893497f99 100644
--- a/src/location/labs/qsg/qmaprouteobjectqsg_p_p.h
+++ b/src/location/labs/qsg/qmaprouteobjectqsg_p_p.h
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ public:
     QGeoMapObjectPrivate *clone() override;
     void setMap(QGeoMap *map) override;
     void setVisible(bool visible) override;
+    virtual QGeoShape geoShape() const override;
 
     // Data Members
     QScopedPointer<QMapPolylineObjectPrivateQSG> m_polyline;
diff --git a/src/location/maps/qgeomap.cpp b/src/location/maps/qgeomap.cpp
index 80edac1aff8fe8460a2f97444b04122788e67af0..dc8aa2c87a205e8b2687d5db68c31693190ff82d 100644
--- a/src/location/maps/qgeomap.cpp
+++ b/src/location/maps/qgeomap.cpp
@@ -305,6 +305,11 @@ void QGeoMap::removeMapObject(QGeoMapObject * /*obj*/)
 {
 }
 
+QList<QObject *> QGeoMap::mapObjectsAt(const QGeoCoordinate &/*coordinate*/) const
+{
+    return QList<QObject *>();
+}
+
 void QGeoMap::setVisibleArea(const QRectF &visibleArea)
 {
     Q_D(QGeoMap);
diff --git a/src/location/maps/qgeomap_p.h b/src/location/maps/qgeomap_p.h
index c0af9e10cc923382a008e4158eec3eed7c81767f..216c8b64f4197fb78ee3a9641f300506c745a881 100644
--- a/src/location/maps/qgeomap_p.h
+++ b/src/location/maps/qgeomap_p.h
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ public:
 
     virtual void setCopyrightVisible(bool visible);
     virtual void removeMapObject(QGeoMapObject *obj);
+    virtual QList<QObject *> mapObjectsAt(const QGeoCoordinate &coordinate) const;
 
     void setVisibleArea(const QRectF &visibleArea);
     QRectF visibleArea() const;
diff --git a/src/plugins/geoservices/itemsoverlay/qgeomapitemsoverlay.cpp b/src/plugins/geoservices/itemsoverlay/qgeomapitemsoverlay.cpp
index f65204849f8fb68b9e39f0fdc66870dd952161c3..1ebad08dab567af7138270de630d287c5c0720c0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/geoservices/itemsoverlay/qgeomapitemsoverlay.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/geoservices/itemsoverlay/qgeomapitemsoverlay.cpp
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ public:
     virtual QList<QGeoMapObject *> mapObjects() const override;
     void removeMapObject(QGeoMapObject *obj);
     void updateMapObjects(QSGNode *root, QQuickWindow *window);
+    QList<QObject *>mapObjectsAt(const QGeoCoordinate &coordinate) const;
 
     QGeoMapObjectQSGSupport m_qsgSupport;
 #endif
@@ -137,6 +138,16 @@ void QGeoMapItemsOverlay::removeMapObject(QGeoMapObject *obj)
 #endif
 }
 
+QList<QObject *> QGeoMapItemsOverlay::mapObjectsAt(const QGeoCoordinate &coordinate) const
+{
+#ifdef LOCATIONLABS
+    Q_D(const QGeoMapItemsOverlay);
+    return d->mapObjectsAt(coordinate);
+#else
+    return QGeoMap::mapObjectsAt(coordinate);
+#endif
+}
+
 void QGeoMapItemsOverlayPrivate::setVisibleArea(const QRectF &visibleArea)
 {
     Q_Q(QGeoMapItemsOverlay);
@@ -185,6 +196,34 @@ void QGeoMapItemsOverlayPrivate::updateMapObjects(QSGNode *root, QQuickWindow *w
 {
     m_qsgSupport.updateMapObjects(root, window);
 }
+
+QList<QObject *> QGeoMapItemsOverlayPrivate::mapObjectsAt(const QGeoCoordinate &coordinate) const
+{
+    // ToDo: use a space partitioning strategy
+    QList<QObject *> res;
+    for (const auto o: mapObjects()) {
+        // explicitly handle lines
+        bool contains = false;
+        if (o->type() == QGeoMapObject::PolylineType ) {
+            QMapPolylineObject *mpo = static_cast<QMapPolylineObject *>(o);
+            qreal mpp = QLocationUtils::metersPerPixel(m_cameraData.zoomLevel(), coordinate);
+            QGeoPath path = o->geoShape();
+            path.setWidth(mpp * mpo->border()->width());
+            contains = path.contains(coordinate);
+        } else if (o->type() == QGeoMapObject::RouteType) {
+            qreal mpp = QLocationUtils::metersPerPixel(m_cameraData.zoomLevel(), coordinate);
+            QGeoPath path = o->geoShape();
+            path.setWidth(mpp * 4); // MapRouteObjectQSG has a hardcoded 4 pixels width;
+            contains = path.contains(coordinate);
+        } else {
+            contains = o->geoShape().contains(coordinate);
+        }
+
+        if (contains)
+            res.append(o);
+    }
+    return res;
+}
 #endif
 
 void QGeoMapItemsOverlayPrivate::updateObjectsGeometry()
diff --git a/src/plugins/geoservices/itemsoverlay/qgeomapitemsoverlay.h b/src/plugins/geoservices/itemsoverlay/qgeomapitemsoverlay.h
index 1594ffb316e8d6a5c667e26fae1bf37de01c537f..c287345c3e7a6c4b601b6c9dae714c7c4eb99581 100644
--- a/src/plugins/geoservices/itemsoverlay/qgeomapitemsoverlay.h
+++ b/src/plugins/geoservices/itemsoverlay/qgeomapitemsoverlay.h
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ public:
     QGeoMap::Capabilities capabilities() const override;
     bool createMapObjectImplementation(QGeoMapObject *obj) override;
     void removeMapObject(QGeoMapObject *obj) override;
+    QList<QObject *> mapObjectsAt(const QGeoCoordinate &coordinate) const override;
 
 protected:
     QSGNode *updateSceneGraph(QSGNode *node, QQuickWindow *window) override;
diff --git a/src/positioning/qlocationutils_p.h b/src/positioning/qlocationutils_p.h
index d9e6524a34b1e1ef130d7868418510b570ddbe17..e3881f6f594fcdc5fad663ab7f126158496c3b78 100644
--- a/src/positioning/qlocationutils_p.h
+++ b/src/positioning/qlocationutils_p.h
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ public:
         return 6371007.2;
     }
 
-    inline static double earthMeanDiameter()
+    inline static double earthMeanCircumference()
     {
         return earthMeanRadius() * 2.0 * M_PI;
     }
@@ -256,6 +256,12 @@ public:
         return wrapLong(centerLongitude - leftOffset);
     }
 
+    static qreal metersPerPixel(qreal zoomLevel, const QGeoCoordinate &coordinate)
+    {
+        const qreal metersPerTile = earthMeanCircumference() * std::cos(radians(coordinate.latitude())) / std::pow(2, zoomLevel);
+        return metersPerTile / 256.0;
+    }
+
     /*
         returns the NMEA sentence type.
     */