This will be my first golf season with my GPS, so it will be interesting to see how the unit does on the course. I'm going to make waypoints in the center of each green for grins the first few times I'm out, so I can compare what the unit is telling me vs. what I know from course knowledge vs. what the laser tells me.
As a side note, I downloaded a fantastic fee aerial photo program that allows you to upload and download data at http://www.jdmcox.com/USAPhotoMaps209.zip
At 11:15 AM 2/10/2003 -0500, you wrote:
It sounds like you have real data. I'm curious about the quality that you get both with WAAS and without. The vendor data that I see mostly says that 75% of the WAAS points will be within 3-5 feet, but most of the "real world" info that I have run across says that 7 meters is more common.
Scott Bershing <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Many of the courses (at least in Michigan) use differential GPS, and are
>able to get accuracy down to within a couple meters. I assume the courses
>down there are set up similarly. Also, down there you guys are able to
>take advantage of the WAAS satellite, so even with some of the handheld
>units that are WAAS enabled you should be able to get within 10 feet. Even
>way up here in the U.P. of Michigan, I'm able to regularly get within 10-15
>feet when I'm lucky enough to pick up the WAAS signal.
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>As far as cold and snow, you guys down south crack me up. We are supposed
>to get up to 2� F today, with wind chills around -30 to -40� F. At least
>when it's that cold, we don't get as much snow - only supposed to get 3-6"
>today. I've got about 4' in my back yard, and for the season we are at
>about 180".
>
>At 08:38 AM 2/10/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>>With the kind of GPS devices in the carts, you will get results anywhere
>>within 50 feet or so of the real location. How many clubs would that be?
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>> >Seems the GPS works about 50% of the time. I don't trust it, anyway, and
>> >usually pace off the distances from the stakes.
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