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[DPRG] More waypoints

Subject: [DPRG] More waypoints
From: -Old Dog- puppy_dog500 at yahoo.com
Date: Wed Sep 20 14:08:17 CDT 2006

Hi James.

The contest begins at noon. If you are interested in
helping, I could aways use some reliable people to
help.

take care
-Martin

--- William James <polymath2000 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> What time does the festivities start on Saturday.
> Not saying I am going to show up, but there is a
> possibility. 
>  
> Bill James
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: -Old Dog- <puppy_dog500 at yahoo.com>
> To: David P. Anderson <dpa at io.isem.smu.edu>;
> dprglist at dprg.org
> Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2006 1:21:24 PM
> Subject: Re: [DPRG] More waypoints
> 
> 
> David:
> 
> As part of contest preparations and club
> responsibility, I talked to Summer Smith (our museum
> liaison) and actually walked her through the course
> I
> had laid out. The purpose for this, was to make sure
> our machines represented no potential problems to
> the
> area and to insure there would be no nasty surprises
> come Saturday.
> 
> If you havent done something like that prior to
> posting your course, I would recommend you do so.
> 
> -Martin
> 
> 
> --- "David P. Anderson" <dpa at io.isem.smu.edu> wrote:
> 
> > Howdy,
> > 
> > Here are the waypoints I described to Ed and Steve
> > at the
> > RBNO last night.  These form a triangle in the
> > meadow behind
> > the Natural History Museum next door to The
> Science
> > Place.
> > 
> > Those with robots not ready to compete in the Long
> > Haul
> > competiton might use any or all or none of these
> for
> > robo-demos on Saturday.
> > 
> > Two of the waypoints are on plastic water utility
> > cover plates,
> > and the third I stuck a survey flag in the ground,
> > maybe it
> > will still be there Saturday:
> > 
> >  32.77855    Plastic water cover plate
> > -96.76357
> > 
> >  32.77799    Survey flag
> > -96.76349
> > 
> >  32.77827    Plastic water cover plate
> > -96.76378
> > 
> > Here are the points plotted on a satellite photo:
> > 
> >
>
<http://www.geology.smu.edu/~dpa-www/jpeg/fairpark3.jpg>
> > 
> > 
> > See you Saturday,
> > dpa
> > 
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