Today I conducted some field training in the operation of GPS receivers. After obtaining coordinates from specific sites during an exploratory hike of the area, I created a course for GPS teams to navigate from point to point. There were no participants with any prior practical experience in GPS navigation, but within a couple of hours, all members of the team were comfortable with basic operation of the units.
Following the GPS exercise, our team met to discuss the plan for tomorrow. We are to meet with select students from the Yachana technical school currently working in the agronomy and sustainable agriculture section. We plan to provide an orientation to them as a group for our project, including the presentation of our purpose, research question and we plan to discuss some of the methods by which we are to obtain data. Many ideas have been provisionally adopted and will evolve as our initial assessment comes into focus.
Notes: This was easily the hottest day of our project to date. The sun was powerful and penetrating most of the day.
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