We've got a big poster on the wall in our office which says: Longitude = X coordinate = east / west position Latitude = Y coordinate = north / south position
Read it at least once a week for four years and by the end you should be able to remember which is which (most of the time)! As for Port and Starboard, I always remember "there's some red port left" basically the same as Paul. Gavin -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Bendall,A EPO Sent: 21 January 2002 11:38 To: John Haynes; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: MI-L POSH I've heard of a way to remember Port & Starboard (for me). Starboard derives from a Scandinavian word for steering board. Most people are right-handed, so tend to steer or row on the right side of their bodies. Imagine yourself rowing with one paddle. Which side is it on? Hence starboard is to the right. Can anybody help me visualise (=remember) the difference between lat & long? From: John Haynes [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Your "maybe" is probably a "probably". No can do good longitude before you invent a portable time piece. Latitude was the more accurate until they were able to make a chronometer that went "tick-tock" instead of "tock-tick". However, my chronic failure to differentiate between the two recently resulted in my shipping over a million records with the X and Y reversed Reminded me of the story about the old Sea Captain who was seen by his First Mate to open a locked drawer each morning, remove and study a small piece of paper, return it and lock the drawer. When the Captain died during a sea voyage, one of the first things the Mate did was take the Captain's key and open the drawer. The paper read, "Port is Left. Starboard is Right". ********************************************************************* This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you receive this e-mail by mistake, please advise the sender immediately by using the reply facility in your e-mail software. Please also destroy and delete the message from your computer. Any modification of the contents of this e-mail is strictly prohibited unless expressly authorised by the sender. ********************************************************************* _______________________________________________________________________ List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MapInfo-L" in the message body. _______________________________________________________________________ List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MapInfo-L" in the message body.
