tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12158290.post8932421937503200093..comments2024-03-29T00:22:11.038-05:00Comments on Maps Mania: What Two NumbersUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12158290.post-73007617833307818862021-08-19T16:32:53.301-05:002021-08-19T16:32:53.301-05:00Two problems: people don't know what precision...Two problems: people don't know what precision is required (if the device shows ten significant figures they must be important!). Second HMS confusion.<br /><br />About ten years ago I called in a 911 call in the nearby woods and my GPS was set to decimal. The dispatcher insisted that what I was telling them was not possible. Had to be HMS. I tried to tell them that a helicopter pilot would Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com