Subject: Re: Silly way to waste bits.
To: David Laight <david@l8s.co.uk>
From: Gilbert Fernandes <gilbertf@netbsd-fr.org>
List: netbsd-users
Date: 08/04/2003 16:19:35
On Mon, Aug 04, 2003 at 03:38:56PM +0100, David Laight wrote:

> I doubt as they are very different, the error between WGS84 and OSGB36
> (as used on almost all UK maps) is only a couple of hundred meters.
> I doubt any of the others are significantly further out.
> So for this use is doesn't really matter.

For some, it will be much more different.
Some countries use very weirdo datums, like
my dear France and its conic based Lambert
system ;)

-- 
Gilbert Fernandes