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Among other flaws of geo codes already discussed were: they are non continuous so you cannot know who is neighbor with whom, they cannot be used for navigation
by yoz-y 7y ago
Among other flaws of geo codes already discussed were: they are non continuous so you cannot know who is neighbor with whom, they cannot be used for navigation (follow that street, turn into another one) and they are not permanent, because earth moves.
- tpetry 7y agoI understand geo codes as a better positioning system. If i want to describe i dont have to describe e.g. in a park very ambigous because there are no clear points. I can say i am at e.g. „house flower car“ and they can find it easily by translation to gps coordinates and showing on a map.
- blensor 7y agoWhat do you mean by "earth moves" do you mean tectonic plates ? Wouldn't that apply to any of the other global location descriptions (GPS coordinates) as well? And is this really less permanent than street names/numbers that may be changed several times over the course of a few hundred years? If you are going to describe a path to an ancient tomb, Indiana Jones style, than the movement might matter but over the timespans this system is used I don't think earth movement is an issue.
- fyfy18 7y ago> changed several times over the course of a few hundred years The street I live on has had four names over the last 100 years, as different regimes have taken power.
- yoz-y 7y agoTectonic plates is one thing. More short term reasons are earth quakes. And indeed, it is a problem with gps coordinates as well.