Re: GPS to grid reference

Bob Mannix wrote:

Well it's not really bollocks, as I said before, in theory (or principle) Roger is correct. Maps are sold for a practical purpose, however and I (and Pete, I think) don't believe that, for the purposes to which maps are put, it matters at all, nor that the OS need to do more (or that they have done anything bad) and, with that in mind, if it makes it easier for them, why not?

And it also makes it easier IMHO for the great majority of users, as instructions should always be as simple as possible to get the job in hand done. For the isolated cases where the job might not be done the folk in question should be savvy enough to work around in any case: it ain't broke, so I don't see a need to fix it.

Pete.
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