[meteorite-list] Was: GoogleEarth & GPS in Meteorite Hunting Now: Ethics and Meteorite Find Locations

From: drtanuki <drtanuki_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun, 12 Sep 2010 12:25:00 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <732172.45345.qm_at_web53103.mail.re2.yahoo.com>

Count and List,
  This would involve ethics or the lack of them on the part of the finder IF true? Would a person or persons willing to lie on a find location lie about other things? Good work Count! Others?

Best Regards, Dirk Ross...Tokyo

--- On Mon, 9/13/10, countdeiro at earthlink.net <countdeiro at earthlink.net> wrote:

From: countdeiro at earthlink.net <countdeiro at earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] GoogleEarth & GPS in Meteorite Hunting
To: "David Norton" <renov8hotels at earthlink.net>, "'Michael Blood'" <mlblood at cox.net>
Cc: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
Date: Monday, September 13, 2010, 3:14 AM

David said, "Any coordinates in the MetBul prior to the advent of the GPS system must be considered suspect."

I'm afraid that the accuracy of locations since the introduction of the GPS system are still suspect. In just a few months of field research on recent finds in the Western USA, I came across GPS coordinates that were obviously off by miles. For instance, there's a rare CM1 find whose Googled MetBul location puts it a vacant lot in a residential sub-division.

There are folks out there who consider the location of their finds their personal strewn fields and intentionally desseminate inaccurate coordinates to throw off competitors and collectors. I suppose they can make a good argument for doing it.

Regards,

Count Deiro
IMCA 3536

     

-----Original Message-----
>From: David Norton <renov8hotels at earthlink.net>
>Sent: Sep 12, 2010 9:25 AM
>To: 'Michael Blood' <mlblood at cox.net>
>Cc: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
>Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] GoogleEarth & GPS in Meteorite Hunting
>
>On a conceptual this sounds great. One flaw in deployment is the accuracy of
>the gps coordinates that you may have for any given find. There are
>coordinates in MetBul that are accurate within 20 miles or so....thats' a
>lot of dirt. Any coordinates in MetBul prior to the advent of the GPS system
>must be considered suspect.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com
>[mailto:meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Michael
>Blood
>Sent: Saturday, September 11, 2010 5:07 PM
>To: Meteorite List
>Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] GoogleEarth & GPS in Meteorite Hunting
>
>Hi all,
> I have come to realize there is a crucial tool for meteorite
>Hunting that I have yet to hear of anyone using: iPad using
>"Google Earth" with the GPS coordinates.
> To use this tool in the field, you must have one of the
>Models with G3 capability. That said, you can not only locate
>Coordinates easily, you can SEE the area you are searching
>With great clarity - and also check any "Utube" videos of other
>Hunts in the given area, and any other information you may
>Want from the internet WHILE you are in the field, the price
>Sounds compelling, since I hear the better GPS units start at
>about $200 and the cheaper ones are at least $100.
> I have located the cheapest method of purchasing a unit. It goes
>from $629- with FREE shipping to $829 depending on Gigabytes you
>Desire, so and have decided to provide a link from my site.
> However, the best anyone can explain me is the more gigabytes
>you have the more movies and videos you can STORE on the device,
>so, personally, I see little to be gained by spending the additional $
>for more gigs unless you, personally make a LOT of videos and want
>all of them on your iPad. Otherwise, any other source can be accessed
>by the device, so, why store it IN the device? Perhaps I am wrong
>here, if so, would someone on the list please clarify additional advantages
>To purchasing massive Gigs on this unit.
> Regardless,
>
>1) Go to:
>
>http://michaelbloodmeteorites.com/
 

>
>2) Click on the RED banner ad: "Sales and Freebies" left of
>The Banner Ad for IMPACTICA.
>
>3) On the new page, near the top, click on "iPad"
>
>4) On the newer page, again click on "iPad"
>
>5) On this page, scroll down to "iPad Starting at $499" go to
>The right of it and UNDER "On Line Store" click on "Buy Now"
>(this will NOT be committing you to any purchase)
>
>6) you will now be on a page offering the lowest prices for
>An iPad possible:
>
>16GB1
>* Ships: Within 24hrs
>* Free Shipping
>* $629.00
>* Pre-Order iPad with Wi-Fi + 3G 16GB
>
>32GB1
>* Ships: Within 24hrs
>* Free Shipping
>* $729.00
>* Pre-Order iPad with Wi-Fi + 3G 32GB
>
>64GB1
>* Ships: Within 24hrs
>* Free Shipping
>* $829.00
>
> Best wishes, Michael
>
Received on Sun 12 Sep 2010 03:25:00 PM PDT