Topic ID #17417 - posted 4/1/2012 12:18 PM
ArcheoWebby
#95 Shovelbums Guide Part 16.1: Pace and Compass Maps
ArcheoWebby
#95 Shovelbums Guide Part 16.1: Pace and Compass Maps
Many projects these days use a sub-meter GPS to record sites and nothing else. It’s actually been a little while since I had to “pace and compass” a site map. Until about June of last year I worked for a company here in the Great Basin that uses Garmin GPS Map 62s to map sites! Those GPSs are NOT sub-meter and the accuracy leaves something to be desired. I wouldn’t have minded so much, as long as we still did a pace-and-compass map as well. So, for those of you that are new in this field and only did a pace-and-compass map in field school or have never done one at all, this post is for you. First, though, why do it?
Click the link above to read the rest!
Many projects these days use a sub-meter GPS to record sites and nothing else. It’s actually been a little while since I had to “pace and compass” a site map. Until about June of last year I worked for a company here in the Great Basin that uses Garmin GPS Map 62s to map sites! Those GPSs are NOT sub-meter and the accuracy leaves something to be desired. I wouldn’t have minded so much, as long as we still did a pace-and-compass map as well. So, for those of you that are new in this field and only did a pace-and-compass map in field school or have never done one at all, this post is for you. First, though, why do it?
Click the link above to read the rest!
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