[uf-discuss] geo - accuracy of coordinates

Andy Mabbett andy at pigsonthewing.org.uk
Mon Oct 2 15:54:23 PDT 2006


In message <5D331469-E4A2-47CC-9867-121FECCBDFBB at placenamehere.com>,
Chris Casciano <chris at placenamehere.com> writes

>>>> Or the capacity to describe a polygon...
>>>
>>> I call the 80/20 rule into effect here.
>>
>> Fine, I'm confident that more than 80% of countries, counties, towns,
>> cities, gardens, parks, nature reserves, and industrial estates are
>> polygons, and fewer than 20% are circles.
>
>
>You could outline any territory as a series of geos if the need ever
>arose.

In other words, "the capacity to describe a polygon".
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