Notes
What twenty years of operations taught, written plainly.
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EarthRay, a test bench for stated accuracy
EarthRay anchors the Earth’s graticule, latitudes and longitudes included, around whoever is holding the phone. The first lesson from the project is not about 3D, but about what an accuracy figure is worth once it leaves its context.
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The geodetic reference frame is a company decision
Treating the choice of a coordinate system as a technical parameter lets a structural decision be made by default, project by project.
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An open standard does not replace governance
Adopting a data standard settles the exchange format. It says nothing about who is accountable for the data, or what it means.