VolksNav in Tokyo

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

Area codes like "Disneyland Tokyo m3:58 r128" consist of hours, minutes and radius according to following convention:

element meaning details
StatusQuo Tokyo prefix of an urban position code

The urban pole is the Imperial palace
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 Google Earth download Tokyo_r100.KML

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 Big Sight, Tokyo m4:33 r70, addressing of rooms, exhibits, emergency doors, WC, extinguishers etc.

bs1 unity = 10 meter

Convince yourself clicking on the interaktive map: it appears either the Tokyo or (zoom in) the BigSight code!


Example of signage:
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Vertical Pointing Method

Convention: f12 = in front of you.

The pointers indicate:

pole r0 = f6 = behind

north = f4 = right hand / behind





Example TMG, Tokyo m9:8 r56

t1 unity = 1 meter


Disneyland, Tokyo m3:58 r128

d1 unity = 1 meter

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Evolution

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