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== Lab 1: Where Am I? ==
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= Lab Descriptions =  
One of the lesser known landmarks in Greenwich, London, England is the something very obscure.  For this lab you will need to:
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* [[england-2011-lab1|Lab 1: Where am I?]]
* Find something obscure.
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* [[england-2011-lab2|Lab 2: Holy Pigeon P#$@ Batman, it's Penelope Poison!]]
* Determine the latitude at that location using at least three different tools/methods.
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* Lab 3: TBD
* Determine the longitude at that location using at least three different tools/methods.
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* Lab 4: TBD
* Determine the elevation at that location using at least three different tools/methods.
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* Lab 5: TBD
* Determine the minimum distance in meters from that location to the Prime Meridian using at least two different tools/methods.
 
 
 
 
 
* Well reasoned and accurate estimate.
 
* Measuring by angle of elevation and distance.
 
* Measuring by calibrated human pace.
 
* GPS device (I have one to loan for 1 hour time blocks on Saturday)
 
* Google Earth
 

Latest revision as of 02:12, 20 February 2011

Lab Descriptions