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August 15, 2005
Minute Confluence Geo Tagging
Can you see the spot? There's a minute confluence point right there. (Well, to be technical, the picture is taken from the supposed confluence point, but considering there's a margin of error of 6 meters, it could actually be in the photo.)
So what's a minute confluence point? Lattitude and Longitude degree lines were devised to divide the earth into more consumable chunks. Because even these chunks are large, the degrees are further split into minutes and seconds. A minute confluence is where these minute lines intersect. Read GeoProjectUSA.com for a better description.
Anyway, on to answering the next question; geo tagging is the visiting of these confluences and documenting what's there. This involves looking at maps, more maps, and of course, google maps then traipsing about with a GPS, camera, and umbrella (being Hilo and all) playing a game of find-the-zeros. After a bizarre dance of side-stepping and spinning about, success can be attained with golden numbers such as 19°42'0"N 155°5'0"W.
Isn't that exciting, kids?
Actually, it was rather entertaining. The sloughing through streets and brush and traffic, was tempered by the mesmerizing dance of liquid crystal 42.001s and 41.999s looking for the lovely triple zero. The triumph may be minor and a complete mystery to the myriad of the various onlookers, but that was all part of the strange new geo tagging game.
Posted at August 15, 2005 05:17 PM | Life and Work
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