[NatureNS] Estimating walked distances on CBCs

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From: "Randy Lauff" <randy.lauff@gmail.com>
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Mine claims just under 4 m at best...more than adequate for estimating the
distance of most CBC jaunts.

Randy

2008/12/22 Stephen Shaw <srshaw@dal.ca>

> What's the spatial resolution of the current generation of GPS hand-held
> units
> under the best conditions?  A few years ago it used to be something like 15
> feet -- has it improved since then?
> Steve, Halifax
>
>
> Quoting Randy Lauff <randy.lauff@gmail.com>:
>
>> Even simpler, but more costly, would be to carry a powered up GPS unit -
>> as
>> long as you have mapping software (I'm not sure if Google Earth would
>> suffice, but the software I bought with my unit does it well). Simply
>> transfer the "tracks" to your software, and you can see how far you have
>> walked and driven.
>>
>> Does anyone know if Google Earth can deal with GPS unit tracks?
>>
>>
>> On 21/12/2008, Patrick Kelly <patrick.kelly@dal.ca> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> 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@,,,,,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Randy
>>> _________________________________
>>> RF Lauff
>>> Way in the boonies of
>>> Antigonish County, NS.
>>>
>>

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<div>Mine claims just under 4 m at best...more than adequate for estimating the distance of most CBC jaunts.</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>Randy<br><br></div>
<div class="gmail_quote">2008/12/22 Stephen Shaw <span dir="ltr">&lt;srshaw@dal.ca&gt;</span><br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">What&#39;s the spatial resolution of the current generation of GPS hand-held units<br>under the best conditions? &nbsp;A few years ago it used to be something like 15<br>
feet -- has it improved since then?<br>Steve, Halifax 
<div>
<div></div>
<div class="Wj3C7c"><br><br>Quoting Randy Lauff &lt;randy.lauff@gmail.com&gt;:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">Even simpler, but more costly, would be to carry a powered up GPS unit - as<br>long as you have mapping software (I&#39;m not sure if Google Earth would<br>
suffice, but the software I bought with my unit does it well). Simply<br>transfer the &quot;tracks&quot; to your software, and you can see how far you have<br>walked and driven.<br><br>Does anyone know if Google Earth can deal with GPS unit tracks?<br>
<br><br>On 21/12/2008, Patrick Kelly &lt;patrick.kelly@dal.ca&gt; wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid"><br>That&#39;s a great way to do it.... now if only the Windsor area was high<br>enough relosution so that I could see where I was actually going!<br>
<br>This is also handy if you do the same route each year, especially a trail,<br>etc. as you can get the distances beforehand.<br><br><br>Pat<br><br><br><br>&nbsp;On Dec 21, 2008, at 12:45 PM, iamclar@dal.ca wrote:<br>
<br>&nbsp;Hi all -<br><br>If you will carry out or have completed your Christmas Bird Count and are<br>struggling to estimate your &quot;Miles Walked&quot; total, here&#39;s a great way<br><br>Cheers, Ian McLaren<br><br>Forwarded message------------<br>
<br>Go to Google Earth (it&#39;s a free download that takes only a few minutes, but<br>is<br>endlessly entertaining)Find the satellite map of your CBC area At the<br>toolbar<br>atop the screen, Select the little &quot;Ruler&quot; Icon Select the Path setting<br>
make sure that Mouse Navigation is selected if you are using a