Re: person location vs position

Carl, of course
The thing is that there are many standards that define location/position
Please point to the one that you suggest for consideration...

cheers

PDM

On Sat, Sep 6, 2008 at 1:56 PM, Carl Reed <creed@opengeospatial.org> wrote:
> There is an ISO standards that defines these terms. Perhaps rather then
> invent some new definitions, we should consider what has already been
> defined and accepted.
>
> Regards
>
> Carl
>
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> To: "C H" <craighubleyca@yahoo.com>
> Cc: "Carl Reed" <creed@opengeospatial.org>; "public-xg-eiif"
> <public-xg-eiif@w3.org>
> Sent: Friday, September 05, 2008 9:11 PM
> Subject: Re: person location vs position
>
>
>>
>> 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
>>>
>>> its an interesting discussion, and the scenario is surely more complex
>>> even
>>> for missing persons location will be blank
>>>
>>> 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
>>>
>>> what about
>>>
>>> any_darn_location
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> 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.
>>>
>>> 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
>>> *********************************************
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Paola Di Maio
>> School of IT
>> www.mfu.ac.th
>> *********************************************
>>
>
>



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