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<blockquote data-quote="rogerstv" data-source="post: 2448803" data-attributes="member: 108610"><p>My $0.02...</p><p></p><p>I'm sure you can find a free phone application to suit your needs. And, I'm sure you can find a formula to calculate the horizontal distance between two coordinates. Coordinates come in various forms as well. Lat/Long, NAD, etc. Google Earth will accept most if not all forms.</p><p></p><p>I recommend getting the Lat/Long GPS coordinate from location #1 using any free application on your phone or a similar unit. Place the phone an a stable surface and leave it. The application should show the devices location and a shaded circle around the location. The shaded circle represents the accuracy. As the device and the satellites work together, accuracy should increase and the shaded area gets smaller. Once you have the coordinates for both locations, type them into Google Earth. Set a pin at each location. Nothing tricky. Measure distance between the two points.</p><p></p><p>You can verify accuracy a couple ways.</p><p>1) compare the Google Earth image to the actual locations. i.e. Do the pin locations seem legit.</p><p>2) Repeat the process for locations of known distance.</p><p></p><p>The 100% best method is to hire a surveyor.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rogerstv, post: 2448803, member: 108610"] My $0.02... I'm sure you can find a free phone application to suit your needs. And, I'm sure you can find a formula to calculate the horizontal distance between two coordinates. Coordinates come in various forms as well. Lat/Long, NAD, etc. Google Earth will accept most if not all forms. I recommend getting the Lat/Long GPS coordinate from location #1 using any free application on your phone or a similar unit. Place the phone an a stable surface and leave it. The application should show the devices location and a shaded circle around the location. The shaded circle represents the accuracy. As the device and the satellites work together, accuracy should increase and the shaded area gets smaller. Once you have the coordinates for both locations, type them into Google Earth. Set a pin at each location. Nothing tricky. Measure distance between the two points. You can verify accuracy a couple ways. 1) compare the Google Earth image to the actual locations. i.e. Do the pin locations seem legit. 2) Repeat the process for locations of known distance. The 100% best method is to hire a surveyor. [/QUOTE]
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