Dear Corey,

On Tue, Nov 20, 2012 at 10:02 AM, Corey Bettenhausen
<corey.bettenhau...@ssaihq.com> wrote:
> Regarding the "which is often due north" language, if you measure azimuth 
> angle from due south, how should this communicated in the file? A comment?  
> Or should the definition force the use of due north for this standard name?

That statement should serve as a last resort option when no other
information about the reference direction can be found. Stating a
reference direction in the name could lead to a proliferation of such
standard names. I am not sure if that is desirable.

A comment attribute looks to me like a good approach.

       -Aleksandar
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