RE: simple text format ID

["EXT James M. Polk" <jmpolk@cisco.com>]

Larry

Fair!

At 03:54 PM 7/8/2000 -0700, EXT Larry Masinter wrote:

>

>> > It would be really valuable to have direction (compass

>> > heading) as part of the format.

>>

>> This can be a derived value.  Take a couple of readings &

>> determine the direction.  I don't think we want to load

>> the protocol too heavily.

>

>Would it be too much to ask that we produce a requirements document

>that includes what range of location information is supposed

>to be represented before we continue to discuss a particular

>proposal to represent it?

>

>I think there are wide variations in people's understanding

>of the requirements based on their estimates of current and

>future capabilities of the location devices and methods

>they expect to use.

>

>Ideally, a standard would allow some flexibility in the amount

>of information offered. To not allow any kind of heading information

>seems like an unusual restriction, given that compass heading

>is available in many automobile navigation systems.

>

>Larry

>

>

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