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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>Hi Jeff,<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 rafagas, ISO plans to standardize the mapcode <a href="http://www.mapcode.com">www.mapcode.com</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>The abundance of proposals for location codes like NAC <a href="http://www.nacgeo.com">www.nacgeo.com</a>, OLC <a href="http://www.openlocationcode.com">www.openlocationcode.com</a>, miscellaneous <a href="http://www.isotc211.org/Address/standards.htm">www.isotc211.org/Address/standards.htm</a>, 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. <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 emperor is naked: with just one exception, the proposed codes have a single purpose, have almost no local reference, are squared instead of open <a href="http://www.volksnav.de/r100">www.volksnav.de/r100</a>, 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. <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 my system to ISO but they insist on ignoring the merit principle: only free systems (for ISO) are good systems. <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’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?”. <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>StandardForAll: this discussion should include the needs of children, ancients, the blind, illiterate, heavy-handed, those who can’t read maps <a href="http://www.volksnav.de/MapDanger">www.volksnav.de/MapDanger</a> etc.<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>Maybe an actual project could lead the discussion: would OGC recommend to Burundi authorities to ignore or to explore this market gap? My proposal <a href="http://www.volksnav.de/r100Bujumbura">www.volksnav.de/r100Bujumbura</a> has been understood. <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>Thank you in advance, Jeff.<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></body></html>