I would have thought discussions like this is perfect for this list. It is of general interest and it reaches a lot more people. I'd say discuss away.
-Perry On Jul 30, 2015 11:28 AM, "Dan Ames" <dan.a...@byu.edu> wrote: > Fascinating discussion, though I agree with David that is belongs on the > Standards Committee mailing list. Thanks for the enlightening info though! > - Dan > > On Thu, Jul 30, 2015 at 10:12 AM Steve Swazee <sdswa...@sharedgeo.org> > wrote: > >> Ian, >> >> Hardly confused. Two of three principal originators of GeoMOOSE are on >> staff. Served as the fiscal agent for FOSS4G NA 2013. Former member of >> the GITA board of directors. >> >> >> >> It matters what you program. If you want your software to have utility >> and gain acceptance, I am suggesting incorporation of USNG/MGRS as a >> feature would have value. Likewise, it would be providing a service. >> >> >> >> Per the bombing story attributed to a confusion of mapping standards – >> concrete example would be beneficial. I used to teach Close Air Support in >> the USMC and to be certain mistakes happen. It is doubtfully, however, >> that it was due to none standard cartography among NATO troops, and far >> more likely due to another issue. >> >> >> >> Steve >> >> >> >> *From:* Ian Turton [mailto:ijtur...@gmail.com] >> *Sent:* Thursday, July 30, 2015 10:40 AM >> *To:* Swazee, Steve <sdswa...@sharedgeo.org> >> *Cc:* OSGeo Discussions <discuss@lists.osgeo.org> >> *Subject:* Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Munich Orientation Convention, Mapcodes, >> and All the Rest >> >> >> >> >> Now that I have your attention, I believe you and the rest of the OSGeo >> community would be well served by spending some time truly learning about >> this issue. In so doing, I’m sure the open minds among you will come to >> the conclusion that USNG/MGRS is the answer to the issue I am addressing. >> OSGeo could do the world a heap of good in doing so. >> >> >> >> Fascinating as this discussion is I can't help wondering if you (as a >> group) are confused as to what OSGeo does? - we write software and if you >> publish a standard there is a fair chance we will write some code to >> integrate that code into our software, especially if there is user demand. >> >> >> >> So I expect you are preaching to the wrong people - either we care or we >> don't but most of us have no power to change the world. >> >> >> >> At the risk of prolonging this discussion I'll add the following. >> >> Currently I'm not seeing any demand for this from users - I hear a lot of >> talk about military and 1st responders but the last time I talked to a >> military guy he was telling hair raising stories of US Army planes bombing >> UK troops because they both use a grid system but the the US has letters up >> the side of the map and the UK has letters across the bottom (it was >> slightly more complex than that but basically that was the problem), so >> their requirement was for WGS84 coordinates to match their GPS. >> >> >> >> Ian >> _______________________________________________ >> Discuss mailing list >> Discuss@lists.osgeo.org >> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss@lists.osgeo.org > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >
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