[OSGeo-Standards] Geo for all - also for the consumer

[Munich Orientation Convention]

Retransmitting with link  <http://www.volksnav.de/evolution>
www.volksnav.de/evolution instead of annex. 

 

 

Von: Munich Orientation Convention [mailto:volksnav at volksnav.de] 
Gesendet: Donnerstag, 4. August 2016 08:43
An: 'discuss at lists.osgeo.org'; 'Standards at lists.osgeo.org'
Cc: 'eddygordo at gmail.com'; 'Enock Seth Nyamador'; 'serenacoetzee at gmail.com';
'farah at rcmrd.org'; 'yazidhibamutaze at gmail.com'; 'anthony.gidudu at gmail.com'
Betreff: Geo for all - also for the consumer

 

Dear OSGeo members,

 

some projects running in Africa (e. g. Burundi www.volksnav.bi) and mainly
the Geo4all-Africa motivate me again to propose a non-conventional
cooperation concerning natural orientation tools. 

 

Resuming:

1 - the classical answers to the simple question "where?" are either too
academic (lat/lon) or too simple (names, post codes, "here!"
www.volksnav.de/YouAreHere). 

 

2 - the abundance of open location codes proves the demand for alternatives
to 1. : 

OpenLocationCode www.openlocationcode.com, NAC www.nacgeo.com, naymit
www.naymit.com, what3words www.what3words.com, many others
www.isotc211.org/Address/standards.htm.      

 

This situation may satisfy universities and administrations but impedes
decisions in favor of the average consumer, e. g. tourists. 

 

3 - the simple overlay of a circle called r100 www.volksnav.de/r100 is a
consumer friendly additional information which opens many other horizons,
mainly the division of the horizon into 12 directions - instead of academic
360. 

 

According to my experience, African citizens still have the capability to
see the things like children do: naturally. 

AddisMap www.AddisMap.com was the worldwide first one who had the courage to
overlay the proposed lines and - contradicting all prophets - this was well
accepted: no complains, no panic, no faints. 

Clicking on map, the location code for targets, crossings, stop points,
bridges etc. appears, in harmony with the app "blind in Addis"
www.volksnav.de/blindInAddis for those who (think they) can't read maps. The
app has two (!!) compasses, the second one "points" to the urban center m0,
allowing a smart self-guiding.    

 

4 - If such a system would be free and open, this would automatically
generate "better" clocks with other dimensions, symbols, identification
letters, accuracy, shapes, colors etc., destroying the idea of a worldwide
identical orientation standard. 

 

At the other side, merit principles and intellectual property are demonized.


The proposed way out is very simple: a standard with symbolical fees. 

 

So I'd appreciate if OSGeo would rethink my proposal. Before entering into
details, I'd suggest that the organizers of Geo4all-Africa analyze the
benefits from the point of view of the consumer. Thank you in advance for
your opinions directed to volksnav at volksnav.de. Don't be polite, be honest.


    

Henrique

 

  

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