Wednesday, September 5, 2007

the decimals!!!

i just had an enormous tirade on the importance of decimal points. i just spent an hour deciphering the GPS coordinates given to me by this lady who apparently thinks a decimal point one direction or the other doesn't really matter. there is a *BIG* difference between decimal degrees and degrees minutes decimal, lady. Also a difference between NAD-27 and WGS-84.

so, i feel like a big nerd. but i still maintain the necessity of the tirade. data integrity is important, dammit.

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