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With it's pros being the ability to know how close the points are just having the 2 coordinates and arbitrary precision. Who knows how far away epic.region.mus

• 9nGQluzmnq3M 7y ago
  That's a handy property for the 3 people on Earth who have the algorithm behind it memorized, but the rest of the world would prefer to be able to easily read, write and share the codes.
  • labster 7y ago
    Most people can tell proximity in lat/lon coordinates based on the algorithm they learned in first grade: the number line. Perhaps they could use a similarly ubiquitous system, like the alphabet. There’s even a song to help you memorize it!
  • AWildC182 7y ago
    The algorithm is absolutely trivial -> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_Grid_Reference_System https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_Grid_Reference_System It's actually quite pleasant to use and allows you to just truncate to the level of precision you want. S/He just posted the 1m resolution string when 18-SU-J-216-044 would get you to 100m. All this said, I think the real issue is that we refuse to PICK a standard and so every device with a GPS and ever map has one or two of -MGRS -UTM (almost identical to MGRS) -LL DD MM' SS.ss" -LL DD.dddd... -LL DD MM.mmmm...' etc. If you make a device that can output or accept a location string, make sure it can handle all LL cases and UTM/MGRS.
    • dmix 7y ago
      I think we have different definitions of trivial. Or you put a lot of trust in the average persons intelligence or more importantly laziness.