[pct-l] GPS Insanity

[PCT at DelNorteResort.Com (stillroaming)]

Jeff, that's ~7,000 data points per day, (with elevation).

For the trip from Campo to Cajon Pass, it's 78,318 good data points. But
who's counting! :)

Scott

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Moorehead" <jeffmoorehead1@cox.net>
To: "stillroaming" <PCT@DelNorteResort.Com>; <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
Sent: Saturday, November 26, 2005 10:01 AM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] GPS Insanity


>
> Scott,
>  This is most amusing! If I can figure out a use for your 'souvenir from
> hell', I will let you know and request all 7000 data points....
>
> > During my hike last summer from Campo to Cajon Pass, I collected GPS
data
> > points every 5 seconds (chronological) or roughly, every 20 feet. The
best
> > accuracy on the GPS is about 14 feet.
> >
> > I collected the data using a Garmin eTrex legend. Using a home-brew
> > application I wrote for my PDA prior to the trip and special serial
cable,
> > every evening I downloaded the data from the eTrex to the SD card on my
> > PDA.
> > This was roughly 7,000 gps data points daily.
> >
> > Anyways, I have this insanely detailed map of that section of the PCT.
> > I've
> > played with the data using gnuPlot in 2D and 3D, but I have no real use
> > for
> > it. It's kinda the trip souviner from hell. :) If anyone has a use for
> > this
> > data, I may make it available depending on what it is for, ie, no
monetary
> > gain. If anyone has an idea for displaying the data on a web page, lemme
> > know. I don't want to recreate the wheel in the sense of making a map
that
> > already exists.
> >
> > Switchback's GPS thread led me to post this info. It's his fault. :)
> >
> > Scott Parks
> >
> >
> > -----------------------------------------------------------------
> > Home       : http://DelNorteResort.Com
> > PCTSnow : http://DelNorteResort.com/cgi-bin/postHoler
> > CDTSnow : http://DelNorteResort.com/cgi-bin/cdtPostHoler
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > pct-l mailing list
> > pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net
> > unsubscribe or change options:
> > http://mailman.hack.net/mailman/listinfo/pct-l
> >
>