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    Geologists out there?

    At a given depth, the acceleration due to gravity increases over denser rock units, gravity mapping is quite useful for mapping geological trends and structure; generally speaking ore is always denser than the surrounding country rock it lies in. While in itself it's usually not used to spot...
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    what binos are you using?

    Leica Ultravid 10x42 BR
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    Geologists out there?

    Geophysicist here 20+ years, working in mineral exploration mostly and specialising in gravity surveys.
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    Cooking with Powered Butter?

    Harvest Food Works Powdered Shortening works really well for pan frying... http://www.harvestfoodworks.com/view-product/?id=504
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    Looking for recommendations for handheld GPS unit for work

    I've got two older Trimble handhelds; an older Juno ST, and a Pathfinder XB (Bluetooth GPS), and the quality/durability is just not there. The Juno I have is based on an HP Ipaq base, which is anything but bush-worthy, and the Pathfinder I've had to coat it in silicone to make it somewhat water...
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    Looking for recommendations for handheld GPS unit for work

    ... and you can import your shp files easy enough using custom maps, but you need to convert to raster format first. The easiest way to do this I've found is with GlobalMapper, it has an excellent tool that converts and uploads the kmz files directly to the GPS. www.globalmapper.com It's been...
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    Looking for recommendations for handheld GPS unit for work

    Newbie here. Geophysicist. I have a Trimble 5700 system and a R7/R8 system for work. I'd recommend the Garmin 62 series, very durable, loaded with features, best of which is the custom maps feature, it's nice not to be reliant on Garmin's mapsource products. You can upload your own customs maps...

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