Re: Ideas for World Hierarchy Example

> >What important things should a hierarchy of the world store?
>
> Grid reference. Each cell in the grid refers to a particular area of the
> surface. In the UK the surface is mapped down to areas 1 metre square,
> but that's an arbitrary value. And there are multiple co-ordinate
> systems which are almost but not quite congruent.

Ok, so some type of coordinates for notable locations. Something like what a Garmin Handheld would display when standing at the Eiffel Tower: GPS Position: Lon:2.2973 Lat:48.8562. Where can I find a bunch of these? Received on Wed Jan 10 2007 - 17:56:36 CET