[meteorite-list] GoogleEarth & GPS in Meteorite Hunting
From: cdtucson at cox.net <cdtucson_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2010 20:48:20 -0400 Message-ID: <20100911204821.EKQGZ.836650.imail_at_fed1rmwml37> Michael, I have the new EVO. It is the first 4G phone by sprint. It too has hundreds of app's. Google Earth is but, one of them that works for this purpose. The navigation app is also super cool. It is voice activated but also displays the exact coordinates where you are standing. To me the coolest app of all is the Google sky map. If you look up at the sky and see a star. Any star, simply hold your phone up in the air and view it as if you are looking through a piece of clear glass at the star and it not only displays the star and names it but it shows the entire constellation it is in. If you move it about the sky it shows every other star up there as well. names it and as you move the phone around it shows the location of stars that are out of view from sight due to the earth blocking it out.. So, you can identify every single star up there just by looking at your touch screen on your phone. Sort of a modern day sexton. Say you see a fireball. Now you an absolutely say it fell between Vega and Uranus. with absolute authority even if you never studied the stars before in your life. And it has two 8 MP cameras. One faces forward the other faces toward you. Yes, today's technology is amazing. No I don't hold stock in sprint. Funny though. I think back when I first started hunting meteorites. I was lucky if I had a magnet on me much less a camera and a GPS unit. And now streaming video and a digital sexton to boot. very cool. Carl -- Carl or Debbie Esparza Meteoritemax ---- Michael Blood <mlblood at cox.net> wrote: > 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 > > > > ______________________________________________ > Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-listReceived on Sat 11 Sep 2010 08:48:20 PM PDT |
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