[OSGeo-Discuss] Discuss Digest, Vol 103, Issue 20

[Steve Swazee]

All,
Regrettably - below is absolute rubbish filled full of falsehoods and
inaccuracies.

If OSGeo wanted to do something to truly help the world gain better
situational awareness, it would stop for a moment and reflect on the
realities of these "new" best ideas for relating location - the same way it
has inserted itself into the open LiDAR discussion - and begin working to
understand and promote the Military Gird Reference System (MGRS).  In the
U.S., known as U.S. National Grid, it already solves EVERY problem brought
forward by those looking to describe location by a means other than a street
address.  It is for this reason it was long ago adopted by NATO armed
forces, is the designated geo-coordinate system in use by the U.S. National
Search and Rescue Committee members (7 federal agencies) and has been
selected as the street numbering solution in UAE.

Come on OSGeo members - pull your heads out of the sand and come to
understand that programming is only part of the solution when it comes to
helping the world leverage the power of GIS.

Regards,
Steve


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   1. Location Codes - best standard for all
      (Munich Orientation Convention)


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Date: Sun, 26 Jul 2015 09:33:55 +0200
From: "Munich Orientation Convention" <volksnav at volksnav.de>
To: <discuss at lists.osgeo.org>,	<Standards at lists.osgeo.org>
Subject: [OSGeo-Discuss] Location Codes - best standard for all
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Hi Jeff,

 

acc. to the rafagas, ISO plans to standardize the mapcode www.mapcode.com. 

 

The abundance of proposals for location codes like NAC www.nacgeo.com, OLC
www.openlocationcode.com, miscellaneous
www.isotc211.org/Address/standards.htm, what3words, geodudes etc. let
believe that the time is come to abandon the monopole of post
administrations and to introduce consumer friendly ones for the next
generations. 

 

The emperor is naked: with just one exception, the proposed codes have a
single purpose, have almost no local reference, are squared instead of open
www.volksnav.de/r100, don't allow quick detection of distances, directions
or angles, don't allow self-guiding, have no beneficial influence on
signage, aren't proper for indoor use, don't make smarter, don't sharpen the
orientation sense etc. 

 

I'm proposing my system to ISO but they insist on ignoring the merit
principle: only free systems (for ISO) are good systems.  

 

I've posted here a possibility to liberate the tool r100 and, depending on
the interested user, to liberate other tools or charge a symbolical fee. Now
that there is the possibility of a consolidation of the second, third. best
system, I'd appreciate if you'd start a discussion about the general need of
better answers to the simple questions "whereto?" and "where?". 

 

StandardForAll: this discussion should include the needs of children,
ancients, the blind, illiterate, heavy-handed, those who can't read maps
www.volksnav.de/MapDanger etc.

 

Maybe an actual project could lead the discussion: would OGC recommend to
Burundi authorities to ignore or to explore this market gap? My proposal
www.volksnav.de/r100Bujumbura has been understood.     

 

Thank you in advance, Jeff.

 

Henrique

 

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