RE: Drill rig location 12 Sep 202514 Sep 2025 15:45
@LOTM-13
Using AI to calculate distance between 2 points is ok, however, the coordinates in the photos of the Logging Area point directly to the location of Rincon Services. (You can enter these coordinates directly into Google Earth if your Google Earth settings are set to "Show latitude/longitude degrees, minutes, and seconds").
Your attempt in GTP5 is nice, but you're using the coordinates in the photos incorrectly:
First part: 0°-359° from N, NE, E, SE, S SW, W, NW => is the position of the camera relative to North, has absolutely nothing to do with the location, and therefore cannot be used to calculate distances between points. (T) stands for "True" here. => are no part of the "coordinates"
Second part: 21°50'1"S, 122°9'46"E: These are the coordinates with degrees, minutes, and seconds. To use this in a calculation or location determination, you cannot change the composition. The symbols for degrees, minutes, and seconds must remain, but you must convert them. So, 21501S, 122946E => does not exist and will always yield an incorrect location. Of course, AI will give you a result if you compare that composition with another similar composition, but this can never be correct this way.
Third part: +/- 13 ft: Is the deviation from the coordinates specified in part 2. => is no part of the "coordinates"
Fourth part: 1152 ft: Is the elevation of the point where the camera is located relative to sea level. => is no part of the "coordinates"
Try this question in AI:
What is the distance between 21°49'6"S, 122°1'50"E and 21°50'1"S, 122°9'46"E
The answer would be +/- 13.7 km or +/- 8.55 miles as the crow flies.
On the other hand, try finding a location with an elevation of 1152 ft within 800 meters of Red Setter.
DYOR
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