[NatureNS] Estimating walked distances on CBCs

From: Patrick Kelly <patrick.kelly@dal.ca>
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That's a great way to do it.... now if only the Windsor area was high  
enough relosution so that I could see where I was actually going!

This is also handy if you do the same route each year, especially a  
trail, etc. as you can get the distances beforehand.

Pat


On Dec 21, 2008, at 12:45 PM, iamclar@dal.ca wrote:

> Hi all -
>
> If you will carry out or have completed your Christmas Bird Count  
> and are
> struggling to estimate your "Miles Walked" total, here's a great way
>
> Cheers, Ian McLaren
>
> Forwarded message------------
>
> Go to Google Earth (it's a free download that takes only a few  
> minutes, but is
> endlessly entertaining)Find the satellite map of your CBC area At  
> the toolbar
> atop the screen, Select the little "Ruler" Icon Select the Path  
> setting
> make sure that Mouse Navigation is selected if you are using a mouse
>
> Blow up the map enough to be able to see the area you walked, and  
> click on your
> starting point.   Now simply click the mouse at points along your  
> path, and it
> will read out the path length in the Ruler box atop the screen. Draw  
> a path for
> every time you left the car / walked a trail / biked / canoed /  
> kayaked, etc.
> Depending on where you went, it might end up looking like one of  
> those Family
> Circus cartoons of little Billy's route from Point A to Point B.   ;-)
>
> Compared to the mileage you might have guessed, I'll bet you will be  
> amazed at
> how much farther you actually walked. Case in point - yesterday I  
> canoed the
> Nueces River for the Corpus Christi CBC and covered 13.2 miles.   No  
> wonder my
> arms are tired!
>
> Clay Taylor
> Calallen, TX (Corpus Christi)
> ctaylor@,,,,,
>
>
>
>


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-webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">That's a great way to do it.... =
now if only the Windsor area was high enough relosution so that I could =
see where I was actually going!<div><br></div><div>This is also handy if =
you do the same route each year, especially a trail, etc. as you can get =
the =
distances&nbsp;beforehand.</div><div><br></div><div>Pat</div><div><br></di=
v><div><br><div><div>On Dec 21, 2008, at 12:45 PM, <a =
href=3D"mailto:iamclar@dal.ca">iamclar@dal.ca</a> wrote:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div>Hi =
all -<br><br>If you will carry out or have completed your Christmas Bird =
Count and are<br>struggling to estimate your "Miles Walked" total, =
here's a great way<br><br>Cheers, Ian McLaren<br><br>Forwarded =
message------------<br><br>Go to Google Earth (it's a free download that =
takes only a few minutes, but is<br>endlessly entertaining)Find the =
satellite map of your CBC area At the toolbar<br>atop the screen, Select =
the little "Ruler" Icon Select the Path setting<br>make sure that Mouse =
Navigation is selected if you are using a mouse<br><br>Blow up the map =
enough to be able to see the area you walked, and click on =
your<br>starting point. &nbsp;&nbsp;Now simply click the mouse at points =
along your path, and it<br>will read out the path length in the Ruler =
box atop the screen. Draw a path for<br>every time you left the car / =
walked a trail / biked / canoed / kayaked, etc.<br>Depending on where =
you went, it might end up looking like one of those Family<br>Circus =
cartoons of little Billy's route from Point A to Point B. =
&nbsp;&nbsp;;-)<br><br>Compared to the mileage you might have guessed, =
I'll bet you will be amazed at<br>how much farther you actually walked. =
Case in point - yesterday I canoed the<br>Nueces River for the Corpus =
Christi CBC and covered 13.2 miles. &nbsp;&nbsp;No wonder my<br>arms are =
tired!<br><br>Clay Taylor<br>Calallen, TX (Corpus =
Christi)<br>ctaylor@,,,,,<br><br><br><br><br></div></blockquote></div><br>=
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