I don't think you'll get sufficient resolution from normal GPS
receivers -- their resolution is in the hundreds of feet. Would the
airport manager allow you to set surveyors metal disks or such into
the tarmac? If so, you could use a metal detector to locate each
cone's location.
HTH,
Donald.
> Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2003 15:27:21 -0600 (MDT)
> From: Mark J Bradakis <mjb@autox.team.net>
>
>
> How accurate and repeatable are currently available GPS devices?
>
> My motivation for this actually stems from road racing. Here in the
> Salt Lake City area, we have racers but no race track. We do have a club
> that runs "vintage" races out on the concrete of the historic Wendover
> airfield. [ http://www.team.net/ivr ]
>
> For the last few years we've used the same course, with the cone
> locations painted on the surface. Now the new airport manager has
> said we can no longer make permanent markings on the surface. And
> there is also a chance we may have to modify our course to adapt to
> some changes being made. So a new course, no way to mark it and very
> few points of reference [ http://www.team.net/ivr/images/ivr_21.jpg]
> for layout hints. So would it be possible to locate some critical
> apexes and such using a handheld GPS, with the less important cones
> just filled in where it looks about right?
>
> mjb.
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