For this assignment I used my Dad's Android iPhone and downloaded Google's mobile app: Google Maps Coordinates. This receiver was very easy to use and quite basic. The receiver displayed the coordinates in both DMS and decimal coordinates which was helpful for plotting my data in excel. My only complaint with this coordinate system is that the numbers fluctuated quite rapidly and, for many coordinates, I had to guess on what the correct coordinate numerical value; a slightly different value displayed every time I looked down. Overall this was a good experience, I was surprised at how easy it was to transport the coordinates to Google Earth. This also further supports how helpful GPS mapping might be for my future career. If it's this easy to plot the coordinate location of fire hydrants, I can imagine how easy this would also be to plot the location of a particular type of tree involved in research. Google Maps Coordinates uses the datum WGS84.
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