Re: Ride Managers

Gary Fend (garyfend@pacbell.net)
Fri, 17 Jan 1997 17:01:45 -0800

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ROBERT J MORRIS wrote:
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> -- [ From: ROBERT J MORRIS * EMC.Ver #2.5.02 ] --
>
> For our rides the past few years we used a GPS unit and measured the
> distance. This takes an XYX position every five seconds (latitude, longitude
> , elevation) then our software converts this into a map and provides slope
> distance (not "map distance) this means that it takes the "ups and downs"
> into consideration. Accuracy is in the range of two to five meters with the
> equipment I have been using.
>
> If on Public Lands work with your local Land Manager. They most likely will
> have the equipment available and be happy to get the trails mapped.
>
> Bob Morris
> Morris endurance enterprises
> Boise, IDIs the accuracy cited (two to five meters) per reading? If that is the case, and it
takes a reading every five seconds, that could add up to a huge inaccuracy in the time
it would take to travel the length of an endurance ride.
My thumb nail calculation comes up with an accuracy of +/-28 km in a 50 mile ride.

Could that be right?

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