Re: DB Design - Coding Standard for Roads for City Authority

In article <zdxc0d.7.0009C554_at_amoco.com> zdxc0d_at_amoco.com "Dave Crowson" writes:

> In article <2vn1bs$1v8_at_hermes.is.co.za> gcross_at_apollo.is.co.za (City of
> Johannesburg - MSD) writes:
> >From: gcross_at_apollo.is.co.za (City of Johannesburg - MSD)
> >Subject: DB Design - Coding Standard for Roads for City Authority
> >Date: 9 Jul 1994 20:29:48 GMT
> >The kinds of problems the standard needs to address is, uniquely locating a
> >motor vehicle accident when capturing it on the computer. A single Road
> >can extend through multiple townships, and a Road may actually form a
> >boundary between two townships and a Road with the same name can appear in
> >another township.
> >
>
>
> Try using a map reference i.e degrees,minutes and seconds East/West and
> North/South. It's the only way to locate anything worlwide within a couple of
> metres or so.
>
> hope this helps
>

Good lateral thinking. Good longitudinal thinking too.

M

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