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Old 31st October 2005 | 03:59
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Blacksheep
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WGS84 Compliance? As someone posted here not too long ago, when his GPS was reporting him at the geographic coordinates for Southend airport he found he was a not inconsiderable distance away at Southend Pier. (The pier was still intact at the time) The maps were not WGS84 compliant. That's one reason why caution is necessary when using GPS.
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