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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=DE link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Dear Suchit, dear all,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>I’d like to declare the StreetSmart orientation methods and instructions acc. to <a href="http://www.volksnav.de/StreetSmart">www.volksnav.de/StreetSmart</a> as Open Principles for Science and Education in actually 500 cities. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>Let’s compare: as “modern” answers to the simple question “where?”, some post administrations are introducing proprietary location codes based on 3 names (!?). <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>The other alternatives to lat/lon aren’t much better: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>OpenLocationCode www.openlocationcode.com, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>NAC www.nacgeo.com, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>naymit www.naymit.com, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>mapcode www.mapcode.com, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>xaddress www.xaddress.org, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>eLoc www.mapMyIndia.com, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>edress www.eddress.co, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>others www.isotc211.org/Address/standards.htm <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>I’d be more than glad if Geo4All would support better orientation tools in favor of children, the blind, those who can’t read maps but can read a clock etc. and ask for your open minded comments on that. Thank you in advance. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>Henrique Koehler<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:16.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:16.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:16.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:16.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>