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Re: GPS and Great Circle
From: Joe Winlock
Date: 2002 Oct 9, 10:41 -0700
From: Joe Winlock
Date: 2002 Oct 9, 10:41 -0700
Thanks to everyone for the insight. Now to identify those obstacles that are on the GC route that aren't on the rumb lineThanks again Joe... At 3:35 PM -0400 10/8/02, John Kabel wrote: > It is what I have always taught my GPS students: the >receivers always send you on a Great Circle route. I don't know of any >models which allow for rhumb line navigation. Hmm, you just gave me an idea for a feature for a pending product... :) H