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The Maidenhead system, used extensively in ham radio, can encode latitude and longitude in 6 ascii characters to a precision of 10.4 km, or 6.3 miles. Adding tw
by sizzzzlerz 6y ago
The Maidenhead system, used extensively in ham radio, can encode latitude and longitude in 6 ascii characters to a precision of 10.4 km, or 6.3 miles. Adding two additional characters can reduce that even further.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maidenhead_Locator_System https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maidenhead_Locator_System
- Raed667 6y agoThat looks awesome! With 8 ascii characters I get the exact precision I need. My only regret is that the GPS Lat/Lng with N/S E/W is a immediately recognizable