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*[http://gpsnepal.com/waypoint.php?trek=everest Jiri to Everest Trek in Nepal]
*[http://gpsnepal.com/waypoint.php?trek=everest Jiri to Everest Trek in Nepal]
**(or any other treks on that site)
**(or any other treks on that site)
****relevant mark-up: <code><nowiki><tr><td>Jiri Bus Park</td><td>27° 38.173'</td><td>86° 13.909'</td><td>1924</td></tr></nowiki></code> ("1924" is the elevation)
*http://members.aol.com/gpspage/waypoints.html
*http://members.aol.com/gpspage/waypoints.html
*[http://grothserver.princeton.edu/~groth/frs142s04/waypoint_hunt/waypoint_hunt.html Freshman Seminar Waypoint Hunt]
*[http://grothserver.princeton.edu/~groth/frs142s04/waypoint_hunt/waypoint_hunt.html Freshman Seminar Waypoint Hunt]

Revision as of 11:46, 23 March 2007

Geo Waypoints

An exploration of adding waypoint information to Geo data. Waypoints are a series of points, describing routes or boundaries.

The Problem

To allow the publishing of waypoints in such a way that they are downloadable and parsable.

Participants

Real-World Examples

Collections

Typical mandatory attributes

  • Latitude (WSG84, decimal or Degrees-minutes-seconds)
  • Longitude (ditto)
  • text label

Typical optional attributes

  • elevation
  • image
  • note

Issues

  • How to differentiate between a route (for example in the shape of a letter "U") and a boundary - in other words, to say whether or not, after the last point, the line returns to the first.
  • How to sequence/ timestamp waypoints

See Also