[OSGeo-Standards] [OSGeo-Discuss] Orientation standard

[Peter Baumann]

On 2015-10-20 15:41, Munich Orientation Convention wrote:
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> Hello Scott,
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> I like your questions.
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> The most important is that the experts agree that r100 is a good and consumer
> friendly Convention, at least for fast orientation purposes and as an
> alternative to open squared systems or simply “here”. The specifications for
> this piece of a polar system could be:
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> r100
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> 2 - identification letter:
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> “r” as radius,
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> lower case.
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> 3 - value:
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> 100,
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> which represents 100 “blocks of houses”, 100 x 100 meters or 100 x 100 yards.
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> red.
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> 5 - conversion from lat/lon
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> acc. known geodetic algorithms.
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> 6 - definition of urban pole:
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> actually only on www.volksnav.de/mapplet <http://www.volksnav.de/mapplet>.
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> The definition of these relevant urban poles is a result of many years of hard
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> prefer open or  optimal polar systems?”.
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> Does anybody know if the transition point NS/EW for post codes in London (a
> strange mix polar/squared system ) is a relevant point? Please confirm: it’s
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> The proposed specification didn’t come from members but could come active from
> OGC side. Where there is a will, there is a way: is there the possibility to
> create a premium standard for premium members? This would surely increase the
> number of members.
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I like your modesty.
-Peter


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> P. S.:  Openwashing:
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