Measure, tape

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1986
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1993.0037.005

MANUFACTURER: WM SATELLITE SURVEY CO.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Torrance, California, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 5
Total Parts: 8
AKA: Height hook
Patents: N/A
General Description: Metal body and tape with synthetic switch.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

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Lexicon

Group: Exploration and Survey
Category: Measurement-position
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: MAGNAVOX
Country: United States of America
State/Province: California
City: Torrance

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS EXAMPLE WAS USED FROM CIRCA 1986 TO 1993.
Canada: AN INSTRUMENT USED BY THE GEODETIC SURVEY DIV. OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA. ALTHOUGH ORIGINALLY DEVELOPED AS A NAVIGATION INSTRUMENT, THE GPS SYSTEM WAS ALSO USABLE FOR PLOTTING POSITIONS IN EARTH SURVEYING.
Function: Unknown
Technical: A SPACE-BASED NAVIGATION SYSTEM, UTILIZING 24 NAVSTAR SATELLITES & PROVIDING NAVIGATIONAL ACCURACY FOR CIVILIAN USE TO 100 M. GPS WAS FIRST DEVELOPED BY THE U.S. IN THE MID 1970'S FOR MILITARY USE. SIGNALS FROM FOUR SATELLITES ARE REQUIRED TO DETERMINE POSITION. GPS SUCCEEDS TRANSIT, THE FIRST NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEM WHICH UTILIZED THE DOPPLER SHIFT MEASURED DURING A SINGLE SATELLITE PASS, A MUCH SLOWER PROCESS.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: N/A
Missing: Appears complete
Finish: Green painted metal hook with silver coloured metal post, yellow synthetic switch, and yellow and black tape measure.
Decoration: N/A

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WM SATELLITE SURVEY CO., Measure, tape, circa 1986, Artifact no. 1993.0037, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1993.0037.005/

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