VolksNav in Shanghai

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

Area codes like "East China Normal University, Shanghai m6:45 r240" consist of hours, minutes and radius according to following convention:

element meaning details
StatusQuo Shanghai prefix of an urban position code

The urban pole is the Pearl tower
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 Shanghai_r100.KML for Google Earth

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 East China Normal University, Shanghai m6:45 r240,

Addressing of buildings, points-of-decisions etc., clickable on interactive map.

ecnu1 unity = 10 meters

Example: bridge ECNU m11:8 r36, please confirm by clicking

The room numbering will follow the same method.

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Evolution

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