Position Ambiguity [was] Re: [aprssig] findu.com Location off by 100 miles.

[James Jefferson Jarvis]

>Until *all* the applications that use GoogleMaps, NavTeq maps, TIGER databases,
>and other sources of imprecise online mapping stop using "pinpoints" and start
>using "blobs", they will remain very impressive kiddie coloring books--but not
>cartography. It takes little effort on an author's part to say "Oh, this datum,
>this source, is known to have an error of xxx feet, therefore I won't use
>pinpoints, I'll use something else." Very little extra effort--and no extra
>effort if the author has any professional pride.
>  
>
Jared -

I've been the topic of some of your public criticsm on this list. So I'd 
like to respond by asking you to provide me, pubically, with a nice 
algorithm for the above and help me implement it for APRS World's maps. 
If that's too much work then I encourage you to use your cartography 
skills and create a public mapserver that does things *right* for APRS. 
I'm sure Steve and I would be happy to use it.

Thanks and 73's,

-Jim KB0THN