an article on DOP: http://joe.mehaffey.com/dopnontech.htm
an article on EPE: http://joe.mehaffey.com/epenew.txt
and of course all you would ever want to know pretty much can be found at http://joe.mehaffey.com/
Mike Teague - http://www.triax.com/yngwie
----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2001 8:04 PM Subject: Re: [gpsstash] averaging a GPS position
> I agree with the need to consider the placing of a cache carefully. > In some ways that is why I queried averaging, because someone > looking for a cache is not going to get within a metre or so. Averaging > may give one a false sense of accuracy. > > Obviously to get a good signal is important. But then also to remember > that when a person homes in on the cache there is a good change > they will only be within 5-10m. So the place of the cache should be > good enough to allow them to do a systematic search within a 10 metre > radius and find it. A hint may help here. > > The etrex gives a location accuracy on the satellite page. > Is this a DOP? > When placing a cache people should look at the accuracy given > by the GPS device and then consider whether someone that distance > away in any direction could find it. > > Karl. > > > The gpsstash page > http://www.geocaching.com > The GPS Stash Hunt page. > http://www.triax.com/~yngwie/gps.html > > GeoCache HQ > http://www.braveheart.com.au > GPS Stash Hunt FAQ : > http://www.triax.com/~yngwie/stashfaq.txt > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > gpsstash-unsubscribe@egroups.com > >