LeeWellsUU left a comment (openstreetmap/openstreetmap-website#5984)
Well I feel like I am asking people that admit to speaking different
languages to accept a different coordinate system with a built in
directions and a built in metric scale. I am just asking it to be an
option, like French or English is an option.
I would think that would be obvious, or perhaps looking at mostly
computerized maps has given people the view that search and rescue can't
be done with a paper map?
I know printing out an Open Street Map probably isn't done very often so I
guess making it more useful to some people who like to know where North is
and the scale of the map isn't that important.
I only did computerized mapping for over 20 years for a local government.
What would I know?
But don't take my word for it.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwip7tieq7eNAxX9EzQIHYvmFTYQFnoECBgQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fusngcenter.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2013%2F08%2FDRAFT__A_Quick_Guide_to_the_USNG_2013_0529.pdf&usg=AOvVaw2LVT-pbEcLT89hpBKCZMz0&opi=89978449
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> aren't you guys sort of competing with Google?
>
> Only in the sense of providing geographic data about on-the-ground stuff
> that others could use to create services that compete with Google. You’ve
> basically asked the plumber to bake you a New York pizza. 😉
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> Taking a step back, perhaps you could post to our help forum
> <https://community.openstreetmap.org/c/help-and-support/7> explaining
> what it is you’d like to do with grid reference systems, practically
> speaking. Folks in the community might know of existing software that
> provides this capability in conjunction with OSM data, or they might be
> able to suggest suitable workarounds that you could implement yourself. (As
> with anywhere on the Internet, you might want to focus on technical
> problem-solving without so much geopolitical context to ensure constructive
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