On Wed, 12 Sep 2007 07:07:10 +0000, miket6065 wrote:\

1. Download the map update recently taken of the search area this week
http://s3.amazonaws.com/fossett/geoeye-color.kml

One way you can tell if you're looking at old satellite
photos or newly taken photographs is to look at the
head of the Flying M Ranch airfield.

NEW SATELLITE PHOTOS:
http://img520.imageshack.us/my.php?i...19d00m0vs0.jpg

OLD SATELLITE PHOTOS:
http://img404.imageshack.us/my.php?i...19d00m0rv1.jpg
http://maps.google.com/?q=38.6186895...00016188621521

Notice newer satellite photos have better contrast.
Also note the reference point for the Flying M Ranch
seems to move between photographs.

You can convert coordinates either with the Windows Calculator
"Start - Run - calc - OK" dms button in "Scientific" mode,
or just use any freeware DMS calculator such as
http://www.mentorsoftwareinc.com/FREEBIE/FREE1198.HTM

Here are it's calcuations for the Flyin M Ranch:
38.61868951579681,-119.00016188621521
+38 37' 5.20", -119 0' 0.93"38
37' 07.282257", -119 00' 00.582790"