the surveying equipment very effectively. This week the we met Monday from 3-5 pm and Thursday during class,however, there will be only one post. This is due to there not being too much to say.
Monday:
De, Alex, and Susan tried to use the surveying equipment to get the measurements of the side of Paul Peck not along a street. This seemed like the best side to start on, however, police cars kept moving in and out of the lot. We had to move the equipment around quite a bit and kept trying to recalibrate. We were about the find the angle between us and the wall and the straight length to find the length of the side (of Paul Peck). This was all we accomplished as it was impossible to use the equipment to find the height. We were not able to go far enough back. It took forever because each time we moved we had to adjust the equipment. Please note we were also all sweating. FUN FACT: A man passing us told us that the surveying stick we were using was called a "Philadelphia Rod" and we looked it up. It is!
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| De finding the right corner of building |
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| Susan with the "Philadelphia Rod" |
Thursday:
During class we all went back to the Paul Peck building and had little success. First one of the calibration wheels did not work so the group was unable to really use the surveying equipment accurately. It took a lot of maneuvering. There was no possible to get the height of the building due to cars. De and Susan tried to stand on Calhoun's lawn, but it was unachievable. Albert and Alex literally by hand took the remaining measurements of the base. We will have to get the height another way. We emailed facilities and they said they will get us the plans as soon as possible as well as some are online. There did not seem to be any that showed height. Next week we are focusing on flying and taking pictures. Fingers crossed this all works out!
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