[meteorite-list] Trying to get NWA coords
From: Matson, Robert <ROBERT.D.MATSON_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:52:20 2004 Message-ID: <AF564D2B9D91D411B9FE00508BF1C86901B4E303_at_US-Torrance.mail.saic.com> This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C24A47.C3AEA010 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Tom wrote: > Hello List, Maybe we could give these Nomads a canvas bag full > of little satellite transmitters and have them throw them on the ground > at strewn fields finds. Then someone could map them and collect the > transmitters at a later date and reuse them! What da ya all think? Wouldn't work. Anything perceived as being valuable is going to get picked up / stolen / traded. As Mike, Dirk and others have pointed out, as far as the nomads are concerned, location devices can only hurt them in the long run. The intellectual property (i.e. the find locations) is perceived to be more valuable than the potential increased value of sold meteorites with location information. Worse, there is no guarantee that nomads with GPS devices (and an adequate supply of batteries and training) would report the real coordinates. Why would they, when they could get more $$$ for their finds AND still keep their find locations secret? Who would be the wiser? No, the only sure way to get accurate NWA meteorite coordinates is to go there yourself and find them yourself. Doable, but expensive not to mention dangerous. --Rob ------_=_NextPart_001_01C24A47.C3AEA010 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 5.00.3315.2870" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=200464901-23082002>Tom wrote:</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=200464901-23082002></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=200464901-23082002>> </SPAN></FONT>Hello List, Maybe we could give these Nomads a canvas bag full<SPAN class=200464901-23082002><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2> </FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=200464901-23082002><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2>></FONT></SPAN> of little satellite transmitters and have them throw them on the ground<SPAN class=200464901-23082002><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2> </FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=200464901-23082002><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2>></FONT></SPAN> at strewn fields finds. Then someone could map them and collect the<SPAN class=200464901-23082002><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2> </FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=200464901-23082002><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2>></FONT></SPAN> transmitters at a later date and reuse them! What da ya all think?<SPAN class=200464901-23082002><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2> </FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=200464901-23082002></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=200464901-23082002><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2>Wouldn't work. Anything perceived as being valuable is going to get</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=200464901-23082002><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial>picked up / stolen / traded. As Mike, Dirk and others have po</FONT><FONT face=Arial>inted</FONT></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=200464901-23082002><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial>out, as far as the nomads are concerned, l</FONT><FONT face=Arial>ocation d</FONT></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>evi</FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>ces </FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>can only</FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=200464901-23082002><FONT size=2><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial>hurt them in the long run. The intellectual property (i.e. the find</FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=200464901-23082002><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial>locations) is perceived to be</FONT><FONT face=Arial> more valuable than the potential</FONT></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=200464901-23082002><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2>increased value of sold meteorites with location information. Worse,</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=200464901-23082002><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2>there is no guarantee that nomads with GPS devices (and an adequate</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=200464901-23082002><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2>supply of batteries and training) would report the real coordinates.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=200464901-23082002><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2>Why </FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=200464901-23082002><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2>would they, when they could get more $$$ for their finds AND</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=200464901-23082002><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2>still keep </FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=200464901-23082002><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2>their find locations secret? Who would be the wiser?</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=200464901-23082002></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=200464901-23082002><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial>No, the only </FONT><FONT face=Arial>sure way to get accurate NWA meteorite coordinates</FONT></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=200464901-23082002><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial>is to go </FONT></FONT></FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=200464901-23082002><FONT size=2><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial>there yourself and find them yourself. Doable, but expensive</FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=200464901-23082002><FONT size=2><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial>not to mention </FONT></FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=200464901-23082002><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2>dangerous. --Rob</FONT> </SPAN> <BR></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------_=_NextPart_001_01C24A47.C3AEA010-- Received on Thu 22 Aug 2002 09:52:40 PM PDT |
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