Think about it as if you are standing somewhere in relation to the monuments and are trying to figure out where you are on the map. You don't have precise measurements of distances or angles, you only have the estimated distance / angle you are from each of them that you get by looking at them. And without precise measurements there is uncertainty in where you are located.
You probably know exactly where you are on the map if you are within a meter of a monument. As you move farther away from the monuments your estimation of the distance from each one becomes less precise. At least when I am estimating a distance things end up rough really quickly. At 10m I might be off by 1m. By 50m I am off by 10m, and so on. Now translate that into an exact position on the map. It not possible, there is always some level of uncertainty.
I didn't realize it at first, but all of the examples are interactive. You can move the figure around, I found that pretty helpful and fun as well. In the very first example: place the figure somewhere, and then try and point to where it is on the map. I found myself circling areas naturally, even though the scale is relatively small. Especially when viewing it from an angle. The second example is quite exaggerated as far as the circles go but it is representative of the idea.
You probably know exactly where you are on the map if you are within a meter of a monument. As you move farther away from the monuments your estimation of the distance from each one becomes less precise. At least when I am estimating a distance things end up rough really quickly. At 10m I might be off by 1m. By 50m I am off by 10m, and so on. Now translate that into an exact position on the map. It not possible, there is always some level of uncertainty.
I didn't realize it at first, but all of the examples are interactive. You can move the figure around, I found that pretty helpful and fun as well. In the very first example: place the figure somewhere, and then try and point to where it is on the map. I found myself circling areas naturally, even though the scale is relatively small. Especially when viewing it from an angle. The second example is quite exaggerated as far as the circles go but it is representative of the idea.