Quote:
The six-decimal place precision is useful when producing maps, as it allows the proper
relative placement of features that are next to each other on the ground without overlap.
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http://www.census.gov/geo/mod/positional_accuracy.pdf
The numbers are most definitely coordinates. Google Earth quite clearly shows the statue if you use the first two numbers. I not been able to find evidence to support that six sig figs represents another standard. However, the third number is probably the
azimuth which is a
relative bearing. Believe it or not it is very possible to measure a relative bearing with that great an accuracy.
So the object (though it's fuzzy) that is at the coordinates of the first two numbers doesn't look like it points at the north pole. We need a fairly accurate picture and a volunteer:
1.) Go to the statue at the coordinates
2.) Using the middle of the two feet as a center point, measure the relative bearing using the third number. This is relative to the statue, NOT relative to you facing the same way that the statue does while standing in front of it. I recommend using a protractor and yard sticks.
3.) Pointing the same direction of the angle, take a picture. Try to keep the very center of the picture dead on with the angle.
In the end, this hint tells us nothing. To win the competition, you need a good strategy. To play to the strategy, you have to have a great robot. To have a great robot and a good strategy, you need every detail of the game, not a simple hint.
It's fun to conjecture though
Referring to Dave's sig... my laptop mouse is in one hand...but coffee is in the other...and I've never denied the coffee's existence to myself.