DISTRICT DIRECTORS ATTEND AREA V AWARDS BANQUET

Carol Brinlee, center, poses with her Mother, Linda Brinlee and three
Directors of the Fannin Soil and Water Conservation District, David Keene,
C. W. Jones and Billy Partridge.

The Association of Texas Soil and Water Conservation Districts Area V Awards Banquet and officers elections were held on May 3, 2005 at Tarleton State University in Stephenville, TX. The purpose of the Conservation Awards Program is to recognize and honor Soil and Water Conservation Districts and individuals who have dedicated their time, efforts and talents to making wise use of renewable natural resources.

Carol Brinlee was honored with a third place win in the Essay Contest for ages fourteen and over. Carol won first place in the Fannin Soil and Water Conservation District’s essay contest “Celebrate Conservation”. Carol is a home schooled senior who is very involved with 4-H and Girl Scouts. Carol is planning to attend Texas A&M University this fall to study Wildlife and Fisheries.

Also attending the Area V Awards Banquet from Fannin County were Chloe Jones, Peggy Partridge, Judy Keene and Randy Moore, District Conservationist with the Natural Resources Conservation Service.

How We Measure Fields Today

Alex Page

The Surveying of fields has changed a lot over the years.

In the early days surveyors had to do rather complicated calculations to get a halfway accurate measurement.

        Today, we have the Global Positioning System (GPS).

 The constellation of 24+ satellites that orbit the earth are the infrastructure of the system.

        When we come out to your property the satellites tell the GPS where they are then the GPS triangulates its position. At that point we walk or ride around the field with the GPS unit and the satellites track our movement. Some Uses are: Calculating the acreage of grass plantings, brush control, measuring fence length and many other land measurements.     

       The Differential beacon receiver corrects timing errors caused by signal multipath and turns our system into Differential GPS for the best possible accuracy.

The GPS is brought back to the office and the track is then downloaded to the computer and the acreage calculated.

        Saving man hours, increasing accuracy, and simplifying our lives is the benefit of the GPS system.

The Surveying of fields has changed a lot over the years.

In the early days surveyors had to do rather complicated calculations to get a halfway accurate measurement.

Today, we have the Global Positioning System (GPS).

The constellation of 24+ satellites that orbit the earth are the infrastructure of the system.

When we come out to your property the satellites tell the GPS where they are then the GPS triangulates its position. At that point we walk or ride around the field with the GPS unit and the satellites track our movement. Some Uses are: Calculating the acreage of grass plantings, brush control, measuring fence length and many other land measurements.     

The Differential beacon receiver corrects timing errors caused by signal multipath and turns our system into Differential GPS for the best possible accuracy.

The GPS is brought back to the office and the track is then downloaded to the computer and the acreage calculated.

Saving man hours, increasing accuracy, and simplifying our lives is the benefit of the GPS system.