Re:Falsehoods programmers believe about addresses
by cstigler on Sunday January 18, 2015 @11:57AM
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GPS coordinates don't generally include altitude, correct? If he's in a six-floor apartment, how could GPS define which floor he's in?
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Re:Falsehoods programmers believe about addresses
by michaelcampbell on Sunday January 18, 2015 @05:49PM
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Then it's not a GPS coordinate, it's a lat/long one. GPS measurements include altitude; whether or not one chooses to use it is a different matter.
Re:Falsehoods programmers believe about addresses
by hawkice on Sunday January 18, 2015 @02:28PM
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Bingo. In my apartment building none of the units had numbers. I could point you to my unit, which was one of two doors on my floor, the other leading to a unit directly above me. So even GPS + Floor wouldn't quite me enough, although that's close enough that we could figure out who the package was for.