[gwright]

This is a good example of why capturing coordinates in a local spatial reference system may be better than capturing coordinates in a global spatial reference system.

Global coordinates of a place of interest will drift relative to a global coordinate system but remain stable relative to a local coordinate system. This article illustrates that "stable" is not the same thing as unchanging in the presence of 7.5 earthquakes.

[midasuni]

It’s similar to capturing future dates in local time including timezone. There’s no guarantee that 1300 london time on 20-Dec-2029 will be 1300UatC, as the U.K. may shift its daylight rules before then.

[sangnoir]

That depends entirely ok whether the event being reflected is local or global. If its the time of an solar eclipse, for example, then its unaffected by daylight rules - unlike business hours and such. Working with dates/timestamps is a nightmare, but appears simple at first blush.