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Originally Posted by x-factor
Maybe so, but the information on that computer is going to contribute directly and significantly to my safety and well-being, plus its going to allow to keep a far better record of the trip.
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News Flash...I have surveyed several thousand miles of roads in an area for a GIS and road design...kept the entire project on a data collector about the size of an HP49,,,that information included every waypoint, with both a local grid coordinate and lat/long, its elevation and ellipsoid height, a description of the waypoint, along with attribute values and command codes to link line work...included were GEOID and ellipsoid models, coordinate projection systems and the capability to take notes...I could keep it in the side pocket of a ruck or stow it deep in the ruck when I was doing something where my data might be at risk...a laptop is weight and volume you will not have...but once again, I've only been doing this sort of thing since I was 18...
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