VolksNav in Nairobi

Click or doubleClick a point on map to know the logical indoor or area code of that point

Area codes like "Mpost, Nairobi m10:12 r27 " consist of hours, minutes and radius according to following convention:

StatusQuo(c) Nairobi prefix of an area code The urban pole is the Jomo Kenyatta mausoleum
m12 basic horizon hour from urban pole to north, m3 to east etc.
number after the " : " horizon minutes distance to the horizon hour, in steps of 100 meters
The blue lines on grid show :50 minutes
r... radius

distance to the urban pole, in steps of 100m.
The red circle shows r100 = 10km.

download Nairobi_r100.KML


This map converts lat/lon to StatusQuo(c) on a simplified mode, tolerable for radius < 10 km. For a professional conversion, see VolksNav.com/mapplet

The division of the horizon into 12 directions can also be used global or indoor,

example University of Nairobi, Nairobi m11:2 r11, addressing of buildings, crossings etc., clickable in interactive map.

uon1 unity = 10 meters

The smart room numbering can follow the same methode..
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