VolksNav(c) in Yaounde

Click or doubleClick a point on map to know the logical indoor or urban address of that point

The convention for urban position codes is:

StatusQuo(c) Yaounde prefix of a position code The urban pole is the Place Ahmadou Ohidjo
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.

Alternative location codes see www.volksnav.de/Alternatives.

The division of the horizon into 12 directions can also be used global or indoor. Above indoor example is the University campus witn the Rectorate as the indoor pole.

Starting with the Actions for Sustainable Development Goals Week 2021, anyone can test the benefits of imaginary clocks within the campus with the help of treasure hunting tasks.

You won't find any signage or maps. The treasure to hunt is the rediscovering of a NON-artificial intelligence: your IMAGINATION!

As alternatives to the right/left navigation, you can find the treasures acc. to the following navigation methods:

A)

EGOcentric navigation

The center of the clock is your own body.

 

1 unity = 10 meter

A1)

ZZnav / ZigZag navigation

Each route segment is only valid until the next POD point-of-decision, in this case the crossings.

For example, the route m3 m3 m3 m12 means "after the thirth crossing in direction sunrise turn to north".

If the route segment indicates a radius, so you can leave the path way. Die indication "m6 r5 m9 r2" means "50 meter to south, afterwards 20m to sunset ".

A2 and A3)

BLnav

 

BeeLine nevigation

 

 

A2)

BL as the airway route

Example: BL2 r600

= 600m in direction m2

A3)

ZZ around BL

bl

The participant should only use streets or pathways, so he has to navigate around the BeeLine.

If the way forces for example to walk "too late", so this must be corrected on the next POD "to earlier" and so on, see image.

 

B)

VolksNav / EXOcentric navigation, similar to geocaching.

The center of the clock is the Rectorate. The VolksNav app can be used, but the tasks can be performed simply with some brain work.

Starting point: anywhere within the campus

Instructions and tasks:

 

A1) EGO ZZ

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A2) EGO ZZ around the BL

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B) VolksNav indoor

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The app VolksNav in Cameroon identifies 20 cities and also this campus. It switches automatically to indoor location codes...

Advanced users can find the target also without the app

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VolksNav urban

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Other than with geocaching, advancers will compare the time and radius codes, form a beeLine and follow the BL with ZZnav.

The hunter on picture came to the conclusion that he must go to outside and to earlier. On sector m6/south this would be BL = m3 / sunrise or BL4.

This sounds complicated but is very intuitive in a real situation, .

Signage like on picture will substitute the app..

The sign answers the question "where am I?" and points to north/m12, center of clock, WC, all emergency doors etc.

 

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