VolksNav in Washington DC

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

Area codes like "Pentagon WDC m7:5 r26" consist of hours, minutes and radius according to following convention:

element meaning details
StatusQuo Washington DC prefix of an urban position code

The urban pole is the Monument
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

download Washington_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.

Library of Congress WDC m3 r27

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1 unity = 1 meter

 

 

Pentagon WDC m7:5 r26

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1 unity = 1 meter

 

Actual corridor numbering: 1 to 10 clockwise, starting on m5.

 

Actual ring addressing: A, B, C... outwards

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This method allows to form stop codes, line codes, line codes and line logos, fore xample line blue::

line from m7 to m2 or from m2 to m7

27say "line seven two" or "two seven"

name time/space radius
Franconia-Springfield m7:30 r180
van Dorn m7:19 r128
Alexandria/King str. m6:22 r95
Braddock rd. m6:15 r86
Potomac Yard m6:9 r64
Crystal City m6:10 r35
Pentagon city m7:3 r36
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L'Enfants Plaza m3:5 r14
Federal Center m3:6 r19
Capital South m3:5 r27
Eastern Market m3:6 r35
Potomac m3:9 r45
Stadium Armory m3:1 r51
Benning Yard m2:42 r86
Capitol Heights m3 r107
Morgan blv. m2:69 r146
Downtown Largo m2:73 r167
     
     
     
     
     

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