HardCache Posted October 3, 2003 Share Posted October 3, 2003 An article in the Press Citizen (distributed to various communities in Central Iowa): "Polk County to purchase new GPS for survey work" Relevant quotes: "The Polk County Public Works Department will purchase a GPS from A&D Technical Supply Company of Omaha at a cost of $45,190.44." Whoa! I want one of those. All my cache hides will have millimeter accuracy! =-) "With the new GPS equipment, Polk County will be able to establish a system of permanent monument markers throughout the County that all land surveyors will be able to use as points of reference." Are you thinking what I'm thinking? If we can get the list of coords, then we can have us some fun finding them! Maybe Great Plains Geocachers would want to give an honor of some sort to anyone who finds and photographs them all? Quote Link to comment
+welch Posted October 3, 2003 Share Posted October 3, 2003 Are they going to place new BMs? or just 'find' the old ones?? Quote Link to comment
HardCache Posted October 3, 2003 Author Share Posted October 3, 2003 quote:Originally posted by welch:Are they going to place new BMs? or just 'find' the old ones?? Quote from the article: "Because of the GPS equipment, Polk County will also be able to tie into the State Plane Coordinate system as well." They used the word "establish" which certainly implies a new system. But tying into a state system implies using something that already exists. Any surveyor types on the board who can tell us more about this? Quote Link to comment
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