GeoPak : monitoring climbers and climate on Mount Everest
Thesis (M.Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, February 1999.
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| author | Lau, Matthew B. (Matthew Bock Wor), 1974- |
| author2 | Michael J. Hawley. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/360972019-04-12T17:18:40Z GeoPak : monitoring climbers and climate on Mount Everest geoPak : tracking climbers and climate on Mount Everest Lau, Matthew B. (Matthew Bock Wor), 1974- Michael J. Hawley. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Thesis (M.Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, February 1999. "October 9, 1998." Includes bibliographical references (leaves 35-36). This thesis tells the tale of the geoPak, a device designed to collect and transmit information about its position and surrounding environment. It uses the Global Positioning System (GPS) and low power sensors to collect information about location, temperature, humidity, air pressure, and light. A radio transmitter then sends this information to a remote base station, letting people far away monitor the 'Pale In May, 1998, the geoPak was used to monitor four climbers on Mount Everest climbing from base camp at 17,500 feet to the highest point in the world, more than two miles higher. Environmental difficulties, forced tests to terminate around 26,000 feet, but insights gained from these experiments have led to a continuation of the project with revised goals. This thesis describes the design and implementation of the first geoPak prototypes, and their testing on Everest. by Matthew B. Lau. M.Eng. 2007-02-21T11:21:54Z 2007-02-21T11:21:54Z 1998 1999 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/36097 44878039 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 43 leaves application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Lau, Matthew B. (Matthew Bock Wor), 1974- GeoPak : monitoring climbers and climate on Mount Everest |
| title | GeoPak : monitoring climbers and climate on Mount Everest |
| title_full | GeoPak : monitoring climbers and climate on Mount Everest |
| title_fullStr | GeoPak : monitoring climbers and climate on Mount Everest |
| title_full_unstemmed | GeoPak : monitoring climbers and climate on Mount Everest |
| title_short | GeoPak : monitoring climbers and climate on Mount Everest |
| title_sort | geopak monitoring climbers and climate on mount everest |
| topic | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/36097 |
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