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Sorry for the congestion. Von: Munich Orientation Convention [ <mailto:volks...@volksnav.de> mailto:volks...@volksnav.de] Gesendet: Donnerstag, 4. August 2016 08:43 An: 'discuss@lists.osgeo.org'; 'standa...@lists.osgeo.org' Cc: 'eddygo...@gmail.com'; 'Enock Seth Nyamador'; 'serenacoet...@gmail.com'; 'fa...@rcmrd.org'; 'yazidhibamut...@gmail.com'; 'anthony.gid...@gmail.com' Betreff: Geo for all - also for the consumer Dear OSGeo members, some projects running in Africa (e. g. Burundi <http://www.volksnav.bi> 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!" <http://www.volksnav.de/YouAreHere> www.volksnav.de/YouAreHere). 2 - the abundance of open location codes proves the demand for alternatives to 1. : OpenLocationCode <http://www.openlocationcode.com> www.openlocationcode.com, NAC <http://www.nacgeo.com> www.nacgeo.com, naymit <http://www.naymit.com> www.naymit.com, what3words <http://www.what3words.com> www.what3words.com, many others <http://www.isotc211.org/Address/standards.htm> 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 <http://www.volksnav.de/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 <http://www.AddisMap.com> 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" <http://www.volksnav.de/blindInAddis> 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 <mailto:volks...@volksnav.de> volks...@volksnav.de. Don't be polite, be honest. Henrique
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