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> "14.1234567,50.35466, wait, no, 50.53466, or is it -50.53466,14.1234567?". All of which are fine for someone lost in X mountain range. The operator on the ot
by Freak_NL 7y ago
> "14.1234567,50.35466, wait, no, 50.53466, or is it -50.53466,14.1234567?".
All of which are fine for someone lost in X mountain range. The operator on the other side will know whether -50.* or 14.* is latitude or longitude.
Also, you would just read the numbers from your screen, no ambiguity there.
- Piskvorrr 7y agoThank you, thank you. You have demonstrated the flaw perfectly: didn't even notice the swapped digits, which would send SAR to someplace plausible yet far away.
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