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VXE6 Herc Ops 

Data Set Name:
VXE6 1996/97

Investigator:
PI: Robert Mitalski
POC: PI
Institution: US Navy VXE-6
Email: n/a
Web Site: n/a

Data Type:
Static GPS, DGPS

Dates:
11/96

Location:
Name: McMurdo Station
Coordinates: 77 51 S  166 40 E
Radius: 1000 km

Data Center:
Name: UNAVCO
URL: www.unavco.org
Email: archive-gpsunavco.org
Phone: 303-381-7500
Summary:
Precise GPS coordinates were provided to VXE-6 for the runway centerlines at the ice runway, Williams Field, and UPC. These were provided based on a request from VXE-6 Lieutenant Robert Mitalski, and were used to improve the GPS approach capabilities of the LC-130 aircraft. The ice runway survey was the first application of the real-time GPS system, which was at the time broadcasting from the Crary Lab. Limitations of this base location necessitated post-processing of the Williams Field data, which was done by the UNAVCO engineer.
 

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