Posted by Peter Ceresole on September 10, 2003 at 05:49:23 from 80.177.22.49 user PeterC.
In Reply to: Re: Survey Problem-QBASIC answer posted by John Nichols on September 09, 2003 at 22:56:22:
AR is showing the problem with Roger's comment on not people not agreeing on the angle, I agree on that one example AR is being a bit extreme but the problem is very real.
I do see what you mean; it's inherent in using a system that splits the compass into 30 or so divisions rather than 360, but even as a child of eight I simply couldn't understand why he used a measurement system that I already knew wasn't used by real surveyors.
By the time I was using a protractor, in a very simple way, I never even tried to understand his descriptions of bearings which struck me as being hopelessly complicated. When that bit came up I remember thinking 'why don't they use degrees?' and passing on, uncomprehending.