Re: Survey, navigation

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Posted by [email protected] Mike Oleary on Tue, 26 Sep 2000 23:17:58 -0400
GPS‘s are becoming common in the units, both mil issue and personal ones
being carried. From what I have seen they are being used more as a
high-tech replacement for the Silva compass, the map and the Mark One
brain for navigation. I don‘t think they have yet begun to replace the
more technical survey instruments. GPS can provide data to a great level
of precision ten figure grids, but that doesn‘t mean they are accurate
enough plus/minus 10-25-50 metres depending on various factors to
replace traditional regimental survey means. The serving gunners on the
net can probably be more specific.
Mike
The Regimental Rogue
2001 Canadian Military History Calendar
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GPS‘s are becoming common in the units,
both mil
issue and personal ones being carried. From what I have seen they are
being used
more as a high-tech replacement for the Silva compass, the map and the
Mark One
brain for navigation. I don‘t think they have yet begun to replace the
more
technical survey instruments. GPS can provide data to a great level of
precision
ten figure grids, but that doesn‘t mean they are accurate enough
plus/minus
10-25-50 metres depending on various factors to replace traditional
regimental
survey means. The serving gunners on the net can probably be more
specific.
Mike
The Regimental Rogue
2001 Canadian Military History
Calendar
http://regimentalrog
ue.tripod.com/index.htm
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Posted by Derrick Forsythe <[email protected]> on Wed, 27 Sep 2000 08:29:40 -0600
we use the GPS as the official double check for the director - but we still
make the guys do survey and select greasy map spots the old fashion way
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> GPS‘s are becoming common in the units, both mil issue and personal ones
> being carried. From what I have seen they are being used more as a
> high-tech replacement for the Silva compass, the map and the Mark One
> brain for navigation. I don‘t think they have yet begun to replace the
> more technical survey instruments. GPS can provide data to a great level
> of precision ten figure grids, but that doesn‘t mean they are accurate
> enough plus/minus 10-25-50 metres depending on various factors to
> replace traditional regimental survey means. The serving gunners on the
> net can probably be more specific.
>
> Mike
>
> The Regimental Rogue
> 2001 Canadian Military History Calendar
>
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