"Martin Baxter" wrote in message
...
Bob Crantz wrote:


Why would this be? I don't see why the location algorithym should
become
invalid at these locations.

Ooops!

It's the singularity for inertial navigational platforms, not GPS. The
GPS
reference are satellites. The inertial system includes the rotation of
the
earth. At the pole, there is no rotation.

I almost burned in hell for that one!

We'll forgive you this time, don't let it happen again; say two Our
Fathers and a Hail Mary.

A sizeable donation to the First Church of the Microwave Poodle would help,
too.

(That would be a California church, Bob.)

Max

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"Martin Baxter" wrote in message
...
Bob Crantz wrote:


Why would this be? I don't see why the location algorithym should
become
invalid at these locations.

Ooops!

It's the singularity for inertial navigational platforms, not GPS. The
GPS
reference are satellites. The inertial system includes the rotation of
the
earth. At the pole, there is no rotation.

I almost burned in hell for that one!

We'll forgive you this time, don't let it happen again; say two Our
Fathers and a Hail Mary.

A sizeable donation to the First Church of the Microwave Poodle would
help, too.

(That would be a California church, Bob.)


We're civilized out here. You're in a fly-over state. :-)

Besides, we're anti-religion.

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