From: Mike Bingley (mbingley@telusplanet.net)
Date: Thu Jul 18 2002 - 10:48:58 CDT
Correct me if Iım wrong, but didnıt the government re-scramble GPS after
September 11th. If thatıs the case, then youıll never be able to get
accurate readings.
Mike
-- Mike Bingley Council Field Executive Scouts Canada - Chinook Region 403-327-4647 888-321-4647 (Alberta and BC) Experience High Adventure in the Canadian Rockies with Scouts Canada http://www.chinook.scouts.ca/impeesa-x/ On 7/18/02 6:39 AM, "Alan R. Hamm" <ahamm@alanhamm.com> wrote: > I was told by the gentleman at fish camp that the "Scouts" were going to start > making the maps. Not sure what he meant by that. Philmont is a great place > to work on map and compass skills. I was surprised how many trails were > unmarked and others had such vague general destinations. The GPS was of no > real use helping make those decisions. Only a good understanding of map and > compass helped. > > I did "educate" the crew on how a GPS works and what they can do. I > occasionally informed them of the speed they were hiking and was asked very > frequently "how far have we hiked". I also sometimes told them the distance > to our destination "as a crow flies". The only trail where that was accurate > was the trail to Trail Peak and the airplane crash. STRAIGHT UP. > > I did however quit trying to be precise on my entering waypoints from the > maps. I should have been able to locate camps within 100 feet. Again, not > even close. I will confess that most of my pre planning was done from a prior > generation map. I have not yet compared the newer ones to the old, but I > suspect they were the same. > > Alan >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Gary Dodge <mailto:dodge914@earthlink.net> >> To: Multiple recipients of list philmont <mailto:philmont@troop47.com> >> Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2002 1:33 AM >> Subject: Re: [Philmont]: GPS DATA Available? >> >> Don't know who's in charge, but we ran across a couple of two person cons >> crews that were walking trails with GPS units doing exactly what you were >> doing as well. We carried a GPS unit but didn't bring it out and tempt the >> crew to depend upon anything but their map and compass skills. >> >> Gary Dodge >> Old and feeble, but still a Fox! >> >> "Alan R. Hamm" wrote: >>> I know that the scouts are in the process of updating their maps and I in >>> fact saw some GPS data being taken at Fish Camp. My Garmin GPS actually >>> leaves a "bread crumb" trail the whole time it is on. So I have a pretty >>> accurate record of the trek we took (13FM) and the "exact" trail locations, >>> again which differs greatly from the topo maps. In the right hands, this >>> could be useful information, I think. >> ------------------------------------------------------- Scouting E-mail >> Discussion Lists @ usscouts.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe at >> http://usscouts.org/lists/ Listserv Commands at >> http://usscouts.org/lists/lc.asp >> ------------------------------------------------------- Send listserv >> commands to: listserv@troop47.com Send postings to: philmont@troop47.com List >> FAQ found at: http://usscouts.org/lists/faq.asp List Administrator: >> philmont_owner@troop47.com >> ------------------------------------------------------- As you gather around >> this virtual campfire with fellow Scouts and Scouters, do your best to be >> trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, >> thrifty, brave, clean and reverent. >> ------------------------------------------------------- > ------------------------------------------------------- Scouting E-mail Discussion Lists @ usscouts.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe at http://usscouts.org/lists/ Listserv Commands at http://usscouts.org/lists/lc.asp ------------------------------------------------------- Send listserv commands to: listserv@troop47.com Send postings to: philmont@troop47.com List FAQ found at: http://usscouts.org/lists/faq.asp List Administrator: philmont_owner@troop47.com ------------------------------------------------------- As you gather around this virtual campfire with fellow Scouts and Scouters, do your best to be trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean and reverent. -------------------------------------------------------
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