VolksNav in Ottawa
Click or doubleClick a point on map to know the logical area code of that point
Area codes consist of hours, minutes and radius according to following convention:
| StatusQuo(c) Ottawa | prefix of an area code | The urban pole is the Peace tower |
| 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 division of the horizon into 12 directions can also be used global or indoor.
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
This method allows to define line codes and line pictograms, example:
Line m7 to m2 and m2 to m7
Say "line seven two" / "two seven"
| name | time/space | radius |
|---|---|---|
| Blair | m2:30 | r72 |
| ------------------- north/south transition | ||
| Cyrville | m3:2 | r58 |
| St. Laurent | m3:4 | r49 |
| Trembley | m3:9 | r37 |
| Hurdman | m3:14 | r31 |
| Lees | m3:9 | r25 |
| uOttawa | m3:4 | r14 |
| uOttawa west | m3 | r10 |
| Rideau | m2:2 | r7 |
| Parliament | m5:1 | r4 |
| ----------------- east/west transition | ||
| Lyon | m7 | r7 |
| Pimisi | m7:3 | r16 |
| Bayview | m7:6 | r24 |
| Tunney's pasture | m7:12 | r37 |
Other cities www.volksnav.de/Canada:
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Tentative National Reference Circle: 1.000 km around lat 60 / lon -100
North Ameriva alternative: NorthAmerica_r1000km.KML on lat 50 lon -100
