[Xastir] feature request

[BDonnell at ar-northwest.com]

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Hmmm - reminds me of a product I proposed at the local packet club, along about 1990 - the Packet Seeking Missile.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gerry Creager N5JXS [mailto:gerry.creager at tamu.edu]
> Sent: Sunday, May 02, 2004 6:35 PM
> To: Xastir Development; Xastir; Scott Miller
> Subject: [Xastir] feature request
> 
> 
> The asocial side of me is thinking we need to recognize MGRS 
> in Xastir. 
>   And, perhaps UI-view, although Roger's not responded to my last 
> missive on compressed objects...
> 
> <HUMOR>
> I'd like to suggest (currently in jest; this MAY change) that 
> digi ID's 
> go to MGRS 1km grids (9 char: 18SUU8401 as an example) and 
> the default 
> for objects and positions is 1m grids (18SUU836014 as an example...). 
> In my benevolent plan, we'd allow position degradation by using fewer 
> characters of grid precision.
> 
> Complaints could be dealt with by placing a mortar round in the grid 
> square last reported by the complaintant.  I've not figured 
> out how to 
> handle collateral damage caused when someone reports 1m accuracy with 
> 25m error...
> </HUMOR>
> 
> 73, all,
> Gerry
> -- 
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