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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=DE link="#467886" vlink="#96607D" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Complement:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>A report for Minpostel/Cameroon confirmed the superiority of the proposal <a href="https://volksnav.de/reportMinpostel">https://volksnav.de/reportMinpostel</a> and points out that this is world’s only system which considers the street configurations. All others are mere converters which only consider the flying route.<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>Minpostel is only waiting for financing and could start immediately.<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>Henrique <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:DE'>Von:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:DE'> volksnav@volksnav.de <volksnav@volksnav.de> <br><b>Gesendet:</b> Dienstag, 11. November 2025 10:22<br><b>An:</b> 'standards@lists.osgeo.org' <standards@lists.osgeo.org><br><b>Betreff:</b> Accra: birth of a standard for global, national, urban and indoor reference grids?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>To<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>OGC, Joana Simoes<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Hi Joana, thank you for calling attention to the AfricaGIS 2025 in Accra/Ghana, organized by OGC and UNGGIM. This constellation would be more than adequate for to define two important standards: <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>1 - consumer friendly reference grids - instead of actually none <a href="https://volksnav.de/YouAreHere">https://volksnav.de/YouAreHere</a> <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>2 - imaginable - instead of enigmatic <a href="https://volksnav.de/alternatives">https://volksnav.de/alternatives</a> – location codes for global, national, urban, ingate and indoor purposes. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Ghana has introduced own ones <a href="https://volksnav.de/GhanaScandal">https://volksnav.de/GhanaScandal</a> but, like Google’s plusCode, the population and also AfricaGIS ignore them.<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>Acc. to the video <a href="https://volksnav.de/aSimpleCircle">https://volksnav.de/aSimpleCircle</a>, I’ve accidentally invented a solution for both goals. Example Accra: <a href="https://volksnav.de/Accra">https://volksnav.de/Accra</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>The problem: if it would be open, immediately hundreds of “better” standards would arise, destroying the goal. To solve this, I’m proposing to Overture Maps, think big investors and others to adopt the invention according to the merit principle and simply open it for 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>I’d appreciate if you and other members of this discussions list would support this solution. Thank you in advance for the comments in favor of the consumers,<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>Henrique<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><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>