GPS, satelllite navigation, and the Iditarod? Opinions?

[sc-race-fan]

It now mightv have to wait for the 15 min update from each musher!!!

[RMB]

Good point, sc!

[Moose]

Aha. Hadn't thought of that. Were they purposefully configured for individual (or small group) updating?

[sc-race-fan]

I think so. 8 moving now... I read somewhere it was going to get 15 min updates on each musher so if they stopped for a "run to the trees" , it wouldn't have them stopped I made an assumption that it was a "rolling update" of those carrying the units!!

[Moose]

A run to the trees? Is THAT how they do it?

[fladogfan]

Wonder if any of them have thought about switching their GPS units with each other

[Moose]

And speaking of which, if you haven't checked out the Google Earth thread at the top of the Mushing Top page, please do so. It's awesome. Way better than the ITC Tracker. (Sorry, but it's true.)

[CynCyn37]

And speaking of which, if you haven't checked out the Google Earth thread at the top of the Mushing Top page, please do so. It's awesome. Way better than the ITC Tracker. (Sorry, but it's true.)

You are so right moose! It is awesome. Thanks John for posting this.

I bet they have all thought about switching boxes. I bet they'd get in too much trouble to do it though........

[sc-race-fan]

WOW... Google Earth is SUPER

[deafcat]

Google Earth is amazing (and fun!), but how are they tracking every musher?