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In the paper, a lot of locations around the exact null island occur. One reason given is another coordinate system mapping to distance meters from null position
by a3w 5y ago
In the paper, a lot of locations around the exact null island occur. One reason given is another coordinate system mapping to distance meters from null position.
- smcl 5y agoRight, and if the habit of ignoring within N km of (0,0) becomes widespread then we've effectively created a GPS black hole.
- getaloadofthis0 5y ago> created a GPS black hole Many navigation systems exist beside GPS...... which is itself one of four Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS).
- smcl 5y agoThese systems are all still capable of returning a position of (0,0) though. My point was that if it becomes commonplace for software to filter points around “null island” then that would gradually permeate various libraries and create a little blind spot
- getaloadofthis0 5y agoOf course.... ....and my point was that positioning solutions should not solely assume GPS, otherwise some nasty surprises can lie in wait.
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- dron57 5y agoIf the (0, 0) GPS coordinate became a "black hole" it would not affect anyone with the exception of the Navy, maybe. What's so bad about this idea?
- smcl 5y agoRead the thread, it's not just (0,0) but (0,0) plus an unspecified radius of some kilometres. That might be ok if you're a Software Developer in San Francisco, but if you're a fisherman or crew on a merchant vessel off East Africa you may feel differently.