This is cool, http://www.newsy.com/stories/team-will-measure-mount-everest-to-determine-if-it-shrank/
"The margin of error on those measurements is a single centimeter."
Good luck with that.
"After that, the team will cross-check those numbers the old-fashioned way using the triangulation method. A researcher stands on a horizontal surface at a known distance from the mountain and uses a telescopic protractor to find the angle between his or her location and EverestÛªs peak."
I meant to use my telescopic protractor today, but ended up using the thing with single-centimeter error instead.
So is there a benchmark up there or do I need to set one?
Hmm, not sure if the competing countries in the long running measure Everest competition can even agree on a geoid height to start from. At least there will be an ECEF gps 'height' as an absolute reference. Can we all it the 'Jules Verne height'?
They should have employed Jerry Penry and crew to do this right!
The height of Everest was a fantastic achievement. But the advances in triangulation and geodesy are immeasurable. Pun intended.
ease, post: 411371, member: 1584 wrote: So is there a benchmark up there or do I need to set one?
I remember in 1999 they hauled a Trimble 4800 to the summit, and did a static survey. And Yes, they did set a benchmark up there 🙂
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/everest-expedition-establishes-worlds-highest-survey-station-75925452.html
Just some problem knowing what Geoid to use. Of course.
