Adirondacks Hot Spot
09-Feb-95 21:24:34
Sb: #166959-Adirondacks Hot Spot
Fm: Jon Woolf 76557,3537
To: Greg Laden 72763,365
Greg,
>> But that is why I thought it didn't make sense. My understanding of GPS is
that you fix your points from a series of measurements taken from sattelites.
Thus, if point A and B somewhere on the earth, the distance between A and B are
not relevant to the accuracy of the measurements! <<
That's my understanding as well. The distance between A and B isn't a _factor_
in GPS measuring. It's a _result_ of it. Figure the position of A, figure the
position of B, then calculate the distance between 'em. Your calculated figure
will differ from the actual figure obtained by traveling from A to B by 1mm (or
less) per 96km of distance.
Jon W.