Jonathan,
thanks for the hint about the guidelines. I just try to understand the
term 'bearing', and it is defined in many ways,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bearing_%28navigation%29
still leaving place for ambiguity.
I think, an explanatory sentence like yours 'a bearing in the usual
geographical sense, 0 degrees for due north' would help a lot and should
be added to the standard-names. I don't think people usually read the
guidelines to understand the meaning of the standard-names.
Best regards,
Heiko
On 2012-05-02 15:27, Jonathan Gregory wrote:
Dear Heiko
In the standard name guidelines, direction_to is said to indicate a bearing.
My understand and memory is that this intends to mean a bearing in the usual
geographical sense, 0 degrees for due north.
Best wishes
Jonathan
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