GPS Receivers
R.B. Minton (rbminton@sembilan.UCHSC.edu)
Wed, 19 Jun 1996 12:41:39 -0600
In the USA, K-Mart now sells GPS receivers for $200. I got one over the last
weekend, made 150 latitude, longitude, & altitude measures; and ran some least-
squares lines thru the data. The data looks consistent to about 30 feet and
agrees with what I measured from a topo map (exactly in latitude).
I returned it 2 days later telling the guy it was too complicated to learn how
to use - which he fully agreed with. (Would you call this DUMBINT ?).
So everyone, here is a cheap way to get the coordinates of your home site; or
your remote site when making those satellite observations.
R. B. Minton