[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>

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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


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<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>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=200464901-23082002>&gt;
</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>&nbsp;</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=200464901-23082002><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial
size=2>&gt;</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>&nbsp;</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=200464901-23082002><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial
size=2>&gt;</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>&nbsp;</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=200464901-23082002><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial
size=2>&gt;</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>&nbsp;</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=200464901-23082002></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=200464901-23082002><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial
size=2>Wouldn't work.&nbsp; 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.&nbsp; 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,&nbsp;l</FONT><FONT
face=Arial>ocation d</FONT></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>evi</FONT><FONT
face=Arial size=2>ces&nbsp;</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&nbsp;them in the long run.&nbsp; 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.&nbsp;
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&nbsp;keep </FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=200464901-23082002><FONT
color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2>their find locations secret?&nbsp; Who would be
the wiser?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=200464901-23082002></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=200464901-23082002><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=2><FONT
face=Arial>No, the only&nbsp;</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.&nbsp; 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.&nbsp;
--Rob</FONT>&nbsp;</SPAN> <BR></DIV></BODY></HTML>

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