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Revision as of 20:00, 18 February 2011
Lab Write-up for Group Yellow
Lab PDF
Group Report 1: Where am I?
Yellow team: Ivan, Mamus, and Vivian.
Our focus point was the distal end of Croom’s Hill Groove. We used three different methods/approach to identify our destination which includes Google earth, GPS and method of estimated (natural way). We used the GPS, Google earth, proximate measures, timer, camera and a compass as our tools. Below is a description of our identification by the use of longitude, latitude, elevation and distance.
Latitude: GPS reading: 51.47728 Google earth: 51.477543 Estimation:
Weaknesses: • Time was not accurate, as it depends on ones pace of walking, the answer (time it took us to walk) could vary depending on one’s speed. • The GPS is not as accurate. Their accuracy will be within about 10 to 50 feet (3 to 15 meters), 95% of the time.
