When the GPS doesn't work

Submitted: Monday, Mar 23, 2009 at 08:17
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I note with interest that during the recent Victorian fires, some crews had to use paper maps because the smoke etc made the eir GPS unable to work correctly.
I would imagine that sat phones wouldn't fare much better.
Satellites aren't of much use when there's a decent cloud cover (storm or rain).

So...good old fashioned dinosaur technology hasn't quite had its day.

Incidently I was on the south island of New Zealand on Black Saturday. The locals kept telling me that the funny sky was due to smoke from the Vic fires. I said I don't think so, but in retrospect.....?
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