Marc,
You miss my point entirely.
The point is not that civic can't be used, just that it can't be used *as described in the draft*.
--Martin
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Marc Linsner [mailto:mlinsner@cisco.com]
> Sent: Thursday, 26 November 2009 1:38 AM
> To: Thomson, Martin; geopriv@ietf.org
> Subject: Re: [Geopriv] Why draft-stanley-geopriv-indoor-location will
> not interoperate
>
> Martin,
>
> On 11/24/09 11:49 PM, "Thomson, Martin" <Martin.Thomson@andrew.com>
> wrote:
>
> >
> > --
> > This really only hints at a bigger issue with draft-stanley-... in
> that it
> > incorrectly assumes that this data forms a civic address. Indoor
> location
> > data is a new form of location information, it is not a "small
> expansion of
> > the definition of a civic address". In many respects, indoor
> locations more
> > closely resemble geodetic data.
> >
> > In any case, it should be clear from my explanation that this
> extension is not
> > compatible with the definition of civic addresses.
> >
>
> How do you propose to revolutionize the myriad of people who are
> already
> using reference point and offset in conjunction with civic.
>
> "Hey Joe, run up on the 3rd floor and get my left-handed monkey wrench.
> You'll see it on the floor about 30 west of elevator #1"
>
> maybe
>
> "Hey Joe, go get my left-handed monkey wrench, you'll find it at
> 33°56′46″S
> 151°10′38″E at 18m altitude."
>
>
> -Marc-
>
>
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