Anybody seen such a trig before?
Anybody seen such a trig before?
See http://imgur.com/a/dQKEv for the pictures. S 34 03.925 E 151 02.644 is the coordinates.
On SIX maps this doesn't show up on as being a trig, however on OSM it does show up as such. And further, the road it's called Loftus Trig Trail (but Loftus Ridge Trail on Google Maps and SIX maps).
Personally I think it's more an observation tower (you can see the climbing steps (taken off) and the area to stand in) but they don't match the ones I know from (dutch knowledge.
Anyway, who wants to give their two cents on it?
On SIX maps this doesn't show up on as being a trig, however on OSM it does show up as such. And further, the road it's called Loftus Trig Trail (but Loftus Ridge Trail on Google Maps and SIX maps).
Personally I think it's more an observation tower (you can see the climbing steps (taken off) and the area to stand in) but they don't match the ones I know from (dutch knowledge.
Anyway, who wants to give their two cents on it?
Re: Anybody seen such a trig before?
It's a prop from Star Wars. I can't recall which episode but you can see an observer in the foreground standing in it. I liked the first three (1977 onwards) so probably one of those.
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Re: Anybody seen such a trig before?
THATS what it reminds me of! Good find!caughtatwork wrote:http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Recon-tower
Re: Anybody seen such a trig before?
The Star Wars Universe is a great mix-up of obsolete technology and incredible stupidity and these kind of structures are exactly what is proving my point.caughtatwork wrote:http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Recon-tower
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What's in the canister at the top of the tower? Looks like the mother of all GPS receivers!
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His lunch.
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It looked like a metal cover. I threw a stone against it and it jiggled a little bit. I mean if you would throw a stone against it then it should have jiggled a bit.J_&_J wrote:What's in the canister at the top of the tower? Looks like the mother of all GPS receivers!
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Re: Anybody seen such a trig before?
Ah, who hasn't thrown a rock at an unlisted trig to see if it's real?
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I think I'm going to fix the OSM version, the Sutherland Shire maps show it as a fire watch tower.
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Re: Anybody seen such a trig before?
Wouldn't be a pleasant day up there, not a lot of room to move from the looks of it.
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I don't get it neither...CraigRat wrote:Wouldn't be a pleasant day up there, not a lot of room to move from the looks of it.
This is how one in the forest near where I lived (.nl) looked like: https://us.123rf.com/450wm/ints/ints150 ... .jpg?ver=6
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Re: Anybody seen such a trig before?
Definitely a fire tower. On the top (under the cover) will be a compass to get a bearing for triangulating the fire.
But seriously, what is the point of a fire tower in the RNP, on the edge of a city. They could have a chopper over the fire in minutes. Just weird.
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But seriously, what is the point of a fire tower in the RNP, on the edge of a city. They could have a chopper over the fire in minutes. Just weird.
Cheers,
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The bars to climb up are cut off, it's not in use anymore.GammaPiSigma wrote:But seriously, what is the point of a fire tower in the RNP, on the edge of a city. They could have a chopper over the fire in minutes. Just weird.
Something about a bygone era thingie.
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Re: Anybody seen such a trig before?
If it is anything to do with surveying I would imagine the box on the top contains a mount for a theodolite. Probably constructed to get a view to other trigs over the trees. Normal trigs would have a point on the ground under the tower to erect a tripod & theodolite.