So here is the deal...
I have a piece of property that I intend to build a 1000 yard lane on. The property has laid fallow for 40 years and is very overgrown with oak, briar, cedar, and mesquite. I have done the measurements in google earth and know where the lane should be cut through the trees. I have been on the ground and I know that the proposed firing line, and proposed 1000 yard burm are both elevated, though you can't see from one to the other due to the overgrowth.
I need to be able to check elevation along the line to make sure that (if there were no trees in the way) I could see from one place to the other. I need to be able to do this before I spend a lot of time and money cutting trees and doing dozer work. I know that I could hire a surveyor to come out and give very accurate readings, but that would cost considerable money just to find out that it wouldn't work.
I am considering either getting a GPS with an altimeter and Topo maps, or a Kestrel 4000 or 4500. I could use either of these tools in the future and the money wouldn't be wasted if the range can't happen.
My question is this: How accurate is the altitude function on the Kestrel meters? Accurate enough to give me useable information?
I have a piece of property that I intend to build a 1000 yard lane on. The property has laid fallow for 40 years and is very overgrown with oak, briar, cedar, and mesquite. I have done the measurements in google earth and know where the lane should be cut through the trees. I have been on the ground and I know that the proposed firing line, and proposed 1000 yard burm are both elevated, though you can't see from one to the other due to the overgrowth.
I need to be able to check elevation along the line to make sure that (if there were no trees in the way) I could see from one place to the other. I need to be able to do this before I spend a lot of time and money cutting trees and doing dozer work. I know that I could hire a surveyor to come out and give very accurate readings, but that would cost considerable money just to find out that it wouldn't work.
I am considering either getting a GPS with an altimeter and Topo maps, or a Kestrel 4000 or 4500. I could use either of these tools in the future and the money wouldn't be wasted if the range can't happen.
My question is this: How accurate is the altitude function on the Kestrel meters? Accurate enough to give me useable information?
