Re: Precise locations

2016-12-26 Thread Ian Maddocks
Hi Michael Yes in the western world the 3m resolution either allows for a bit of fun, or nice precision. I have hovered over all of the squares covering my flat and picked the most memorable to tell visitors (it's in my living room), how ever if this system caught on i would definitely pick th

Re: Precise locations

2016-12-26 Thread Michael Ossipoff
Ian-- Thanks for the explanation. That answers both of my questions. Easier to remember, and less-likely for someone to mis-write one of the characters. I can see where there are applications where those qualities would be helpful. A lot of houses & cottages already have names, and so wouldn't i

Re: Precise locations

2016-12-26 Thread Steve Lelievre
I agree with Ian's comments but note that, just as for longitude/latitude, the system on its own does not constitute a delivery address. Just a few days ago I received a delivery from a courier who complained bitterly that the he'd had to call at several doors before finding me. The sender

Re: Precise locations

2016-12-26 Thread Ian Maddocks
Hi Michael From reading the web site, as I understand it, they have chosen the words from a big dictionary file. The interesting points were that they deliberately choose smaller words for built up areas, going to larger words elsewhere on landmass and the biggest words out to sea. This was

Re: Precise locations

2016-12-26 Thread Michael Ossipoff
Two things that I ask someone to explain: 1. How does the 3-word position-designation work? Aside from the names of the positions, what is the co-ordinate system? Latitude & longitude? How are the 3 words chosen for each of the 3 meter by 3-meter locations? 2. What's wrong with latitude & longitu