VolksNav in Paris

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

Area codes like "Chateau Saint Germaine-en-aye, Paris m9:45 r152" consist of hours, minutes and radius according to following convention:

element meaning details
StatusQuo Paris prefix of an urban position code

The urban pole is the Eifel tower
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,


1 unity = 100 meters

r...,

e. g. r66

radius,

red lines

distance to urban pole,

1 unity = 100m

for Goolgle Earth download Paris_r100.KML



This map converts lat/lon to StatusQuo on a simplified mode. For a professional conversion, see VolksNav.de/mapplet

The division of the horizon into 12 directions can also be used global or indoor. Examples:

Eiffel area, shown on interactive map:

eif1 unity = 1 meter

 

Louvre Museum, Paris m2:12 r30, clickable room numbers on interactive map.

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1 unity = 1 meter indoor, 100m urban

Example for room numbering:

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Signage with Vertical Pointing(c):

Special pictograms on door signs etc. can indicate the following directions

- north, piramid/centre of building, all emergency exits, WC

etc. The innovations are also proper4 for the blind.

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Codes for stop points and lines / line pictograms:

This method allows to define line codes and line logos, example metro line 1

Line m10 to m3 m3 to m10  

103say "line ten three" or simply "3 10"

name time/space radius
La Defense - Grand Arch m10:12 r56
Esplanade de La Defense m10:13 r46
Pont de Neuilly m10:13 r38
Les Sablons m10:14 r30
Port Maillot m11:4 r23
Argentine m11:6 r19
---------------------- east/west transition    
Charles de Gaulle - Etoile m12 r17
George V m12:5 r16
Franklin D. Roosewelt m1:4 r16
Champs-Elysées - Clémenceau m1:7 r18
Concorde m2:3 r23
Tuileries m2:7 r27
Palais Royal - Musée du Louvre m2:11 r31
Louvre - Rivoli m2:15 r34
-------------------------- north/south transition    
Chatelet m3 r39
Hotel de Ville m3:1 r42
Saint-Pail m3:3 r48
Bastille m3:6 r55
Gare de Lyon m3:15 r59
Reuilly - Diderot m3: r69
Nation m3:11 r75
Porte de Vincennes m3:13 r85
Saint-Mandé m3:13 r91
Bérault m3:15 r100
Château de Vincennes m3:16 r107
     

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