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Re: person location vs position

From: <paola.dimaio@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2008 20:11:40 -0700
Message-ID: <c09b00eb0809052011p2c70d03bla56e432204f846cd@mail.gmail.com>
To: "C H" <craighubleyca@yahoo.com>
Cc: "Carl Reed" <creed@opengeospatial.org>, public-xg-eiif <public-xg-eiif@w3.org>

Maybe you are trying to point to distinction

location = static
position = dynamic

so maybe both fields are useful in determining where an affectedPerson
is when they need ES?



On Fri, Sep 5, 2008 at 7:46 PM,  <paola.dimaio@gmail.com> wrote:
> Craig
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> its an interesting discussion, and the scenario is surely more complex even
> for missing persons location will be blank
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> but for person that we know where it is, location is where they need the service
> wheter that is their usual location or not, is not important for who
> must deliver
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> what about
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> any_darn_location
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>> These are recognizably a physical location on the Earth with coordinates but are also clearly distinguished from the actual physical location of the person, body or vehicle.  Which we must assume the system will know.
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> no Craig, we must avoid making assumption. the system might be down at
> any given moment, and person may be able
> to give position using natural language or approximate location etc
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> Paola Di Maio
> School of IT
> www.mfu.ac.th
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