Internet Time-how Calculated?

[+moule]

Does anyone know how the Internet time which appears at the bottom of a cache page is calculated, the decimal number after the @ sign?

 

Thanks

[+Stunod]

This page should give you a good idea how it works.

[+Prime Suspect]

This page should give you a good idea how it works.

On that page, they left out one bullet point:

 

Disadvantages of the Internet Time system

• The use of the Biel Meridian introduces an unwanted additional Meridian - the Greenwich Meridian is the standard Meridian of the world.
  
• The second, and not the beat is the basic unit of time in the International System of Units (and using .beats instead, would complicate the system).
  
• The Internet Time system might seem like more of commercial marketing attempt, than a real system.
  
• It's the stupidest idea anyone has ever come up with.
  

"Don't mess with a geocacher. We know all the best places to hide a body."

[+ohgr]

SWATCH group (Watches) has been pushing for this to become a standard for a long time. You can see more info, and a .pdf file on it here: Swatch Internet Time

 

Hope this helps.

 

Ohgr

Edited December 2, 2003 by ohgr

[+DavidMac]

According to their brochure, internet time "eliminates time zones and geographical differences..." Isn't that the idea behind using UTC/zulu time ?

[Kerry.]

so what are they going to do with leap seconds otherwise "time" might pass them by.

 

Cheers, Kerry.

[+xenophon10k]

Ahh, Swatch Internet Time. Is there anything else quite as useless? Isn't it a scary indication of what can happen when you let marketroids make actual decisions?