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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=DE link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Dear all,<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>the degeneration goes on: despite of the existence of open location codes [1] , the Mongolpost, La Poste [2] , Philippine Red Cross [3] etc. are adopting a proprietary system based on names (!!??).<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>This seems to confirm the following statements:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>1 – there is a huge but neglected demand for non-academic answers to the simple question “where?” <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>2 – the emperor is naked, all existing standards are most inadequate: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:35.4pt'><span lang=EN-US>Squared / non-metrical / 360 basic directions / no self-guiding / pointing only / no or almost no benefit on signage and maps <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>3 – there are applications where the merit principle has - or should have - much more priority than the mere characteristic “not the best but open”, for example: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> - logistic, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:35.4pt'><span lang=EN-US>- safety, including evacuations, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:35.4pt'><span lang=EN-US>- education / GeoAwareness, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:35.4pt'><span lang=EN-US>- care for the blind (India?) and other minorities <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>The threat now is: we possibly will have to change the geographical information on our business cards, for example from <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:35.4pt'><span lang=EN-GB style='color:black'>KT3 6BD</span><span lang=EN-US> (UK) to coffee.slavery.meeting or ลืลาิษิีา . ไลฬลริีำ . ๗ษาิีิล <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>and again nobody will ask what’s our preference. <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>I’m proposing a standard not only for location codes which even children can understand but for all orientation tools including mental ones, house number signs and self-guiding. If it would be entirely “open”, this automatically would generate hundreds of “better” standards, destroying the main goal. <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>The system has elements like the division of the horizon into 12 directions which obviously are free and open. For the proprietary elements, I’m proposing the proven but forgotten licensing by symbolical fees. With this, it is also possible to remunerate secondary inventions, a proven but forgotten method to animate people to be creative. <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>I’m still the opinion that OSGeo would be an adequate para-authority for this standard proposal. I was invited to post this here many months ago but the black-or-white question impeded any discussions and even the dissemination of the free elements. A geography teacher in Brazil got her diploma with a final study about imaginary clocks for children [4]. The practical part was the finding of hidden chocolate eggs. Would this work with 3 names?<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>My hope is that the 3 names tragic will now open eyes and minds. I’d appreciate a discussion where the depth of openness will be discussed after there is a common sense about the 25 (!) benefits of imaginary clocks. The fundamental piece is the tool r100 [5], already defined for about 700 main cities, mountains (Everest) etc. Remark: the core of r100 is not software but open knowledge. <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>Let’s make symbolical fees be great again? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Or are there other suggestions in favor of the consumer?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=PT-BR>Henrique<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=PT-BR><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=PT-BR>[1] </span><span lang=EN-US><a href="http://www.openlocationcode.com"><span lang=PT-BR>www.openlocationcode.com</span></a></span><span lang=PT-BR> and </span><span lang=EN-US><a href="http://www.mapcode.com"><span lang=PT-BR>www.mapcode.com</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US> </span><span lang=PT-BR><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=PT-BR>[2] </span><span lang=EN-US><a href="http://what3words.com/2016/12/la-poste/"><span lang=PT-BR>http://what3words.com/2016/12/la-poste/</span></a></span><span lang=PT-BR><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=PT-BR>[3] </span><span lang=EN-US><a href="http://what3words.com/2016/12/red-cross-philippines/"><span lang=PT-BR>http://what3words.com/2016/12/red-cross-philippines/</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US> </span><span lang=PT-BR><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=PT-BR>[4] <a href="http://geografiadainfancia.blogspot.de/">http://geografiadainfancia.blogspot.de/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=PT-BR>[5] r100 <a href="http://www.volksnav.de/r100">www.volksnav.de/r100</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:35.4pt'><span lang=PT-BR>Beijing GPX <a href="http://www.openstreetmap.org/user/VolksNav/traces/2292518">http://www.openstreetmap.org/user/VolksNav/traces/2292518</a> KML <a href="http://www.volksnav.de/Beijing/Beijing_r100.kml">www.volksnav.de/Beijing/Beijing_r100.kml</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=PT-BR>Degeneration </span><span lang=EN-US><a href="http://www.volksnav.de/evolution"><span lang=PT-BR>www.volksnav.de/evolution</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US> </span><span lang=PT-BR><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=PT-BR><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>