VolksNav in Brussels
Click or doubleClick a point on map to know the logical indoor or area code of that point
Area codes like "airport m1:50 r107" consist of hours, minutes and radius according to following convention:
element | meaning | details |
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StatusQuo Brussels | prefix of an urban position code | The urban pole is the Grote Markt |
m12 | reference horizon hour |
from urban pole to north, m3 to sunrise, m6 to south etc. |
number after ":", e.g. m12:5 | horizon minutes, blue lines |
distance to horizon hour,
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r..., e. g. r66 |
radius, red lines |
distance to urban pole, 1 unity = 100m |
This map converts lat/lon to StatusQuo on a simplified mode, tolerable for radius < 10 km. For a professional conversion, see VolksNav.com/mapplet
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The division of the horizon into 12 directions can also be used global or indoor.
example European Commission Brussels m3:3 r21
1 unity = 1 meter
European Parliament Brussels m4 r19
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Codes for stop points and lines / line pictograms
Line r15+ and r15-, shown on interactive map
name | time-space minutes | radius |
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Simonis | m10:8 | r24 |
Ribaucourt | m11 | r18 |
----------------- W / E transition | ||
Yser | m12 | r11 |
Rogier | m12:4 | r10 |
Botanique | m1:4 | r12 |
Madou | m2:2 | r12 |
---------------- N / S transition | ||
Arts-Loi | m3:1 | r12 |
Trone | m4 | r11 |
Naamsepoort | m4:5 | r11 |
Louise | m5:5 | r13 |
--------------------- E / W transition | ||
Munthof | m6:2 | r15 |
porte de Hai | m6:7 | r17 |
gare du Midi | m7:3 | r15 |
Clemenceau | m8:2 | r16 |
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Signage on crossings, including north and center pointers
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Convention: f12 = in front of you North is left hand (f10), City Center is ahead and right side (f1) |
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