Between September 25, 2008, and May 18, 2009, I was taking a RTW trip. Some of my confirmed positions were the following (see also the maps to the right):
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Data Point No. 1
- Date: September 25, 2008, 07:00 am
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Location: Vienna International Airport, Austria
- Latitude: 48° 7' 11.18'' North
- Longitude: 16° 33' 38.48'' East
- Altitude: 183 m
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Data Point No. 2
- Date: September 28, 2008, 07:45 am (CST)
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Location: Baoan Temple, Taipei, Taiwan
- Latitude: 25° 4' 23.7324'' North
- Longitude: 121° 30' 55.8396'' East
- Altitude: 32 m
- Weather: downpour
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Data Point No. 3
- Date: October 8, 2008, 02:46 pm (CST)
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Location: Cingsi Suspension Bridge, Taroko NP, Taiwan
- Latitude: 24° 13' 4.3'' North
- Longitude: 121° 28' 53.6'' East
- Altitude: 734 m
- Weather: sunshine
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Data Point No. 4
- Date: October 10, 2008, 02:47 pm (CST)
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Location: Maokong (Taipei), Taiwan
- Latitude: 24° 58' 47.7'' North
- Longitude: 121° 35' 11.4'' East
- Altitude: 234 m
- Weather: sunshine
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Data Point No. 5
- Date: October 15, 2008, 02:21 pm (SST)
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Location: Faber Point, Singapore
- Latitude: 1° 16' 24.6'' North
- Longitude: 103° 49' 3.4'' East
- Altitude: 140 m
- Weather: sticky and hot, approaching thunderstorm
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Data Point No. 6
- Date: October 18, 2008, 01:22 pm (AEDT)
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Location: Shark Island, Australia
- Latitude: 33° 51' 30.9'' South
- Longitude: 151° 15' 27.6'' East
- Altitude: 12 m
- Weather: sunny, blue skies, approximately 25 degrees
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Data Point No. 7
- Date: October 22, 2008, 02:53 pm (AEDT)
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Location: somewhere in the Blue Mountains, Australia
- Latitude: 33° 43' 1.2'' South
- Longitude: 150° 32' 35.3'' East
- Altitude: 336 m
- Weather: unsettled and exceptionally cold
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Data Point No. 8
- Date: November 2, 2008, 03:00 pm (FJT)
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Location: hammock on the beach, Wayalailai, Fiji
- Latitude: 17° 21' 7.49'' South
- Longitude: 177° 8' 32.26'' East
- Altitude: 1 m
- Weather: sunny and warm
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Data Point No. 9
- Date: November 11, 2008, 01:47 pm (NZDT)
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Location: Auckland Museum, New Zealand
- Latitude: 36° 51' 36.3'' South
- Longitude: 174° 46' 40.2'' East
- Altitude: 80 m
- Weather: blue sky, approx. 20° C
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Data Point No. 10
- Date: November 18, 2008, 11:36 am (NZDT)
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Location: Champagne Pool, Wai-O-Tapu, New Zealand
- Latitude: 38° 21' 33.7'' South
- Longitude: 176° 22' 7.5'' East
- Altitude: 346 m
- Weather: windy and unsettled, but mostly sunny
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Data Point No. 11
- Date: November 20, 2008, 10:37 am (NZDT)
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Location: Mt. Tongariro, New Zealand
- Latitude: 39° 7' 47.7'' South
- Longitude: 175° 38' 8'' East
- Altitude: 1967 m
- Weather: hardly any wind, no rain, many clouds
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Data Point No. 12
- Date: November 22, 2008, 10:15 am (NZDT)
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Location: Huka Falls, New Zealand
- Latitude: 38° 38' 55.5'' South
- Longitude: 176° 5' 24.2'' East
- Altitude: 336 m
- Weather: cloudy
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Data Point No. 13
- Date: November 24, 2008, 10:07 am (NZDT)
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Location: Wellington, New Zealand
- Latitude: 41° 16' 44.7'' South
- Longitude: 174° 46' 37.8'' East
- Altitude: 42 m
- Weather: still sunny
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Data Point No. 14
- Date: December 1, 2008, 01:50 pm (NZDT)
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Location: Christchurch, New Zealand
- Latitude: 43° 31' 51.7'' South
- Longitude: 172° 38' 10.2'' East
- Altitude: 8 m
- Weather: exceptionally cold (just 17° C)
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Data Point No. 15
- Date: December 5, 2008, 11:17 am (NZDT)
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Location: Avalanche Peak, New Zealand
- Latitude: 42° 56' 35.4'' South
- Longitude: 171° 32' 9.9'' East
- Altitude: 1833 m
- Weather: bright sunshine, but windy
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Data Point No. 16
- Date: December 9, 2008, 01:44 pm (NZDT)
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Location: Franz Josef Glacier, New Zealand
- Latitude: 43° 27' 2.2'' South
- Longitude: 170° 10' 41.4'' East
- Altitude: 575 m
- Weather: a bit cloudy
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Data Point No. 17
- Date: December 27, 2008, 10:03 am (NZDT)
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Location: Dart River Valley, New Zealand
- Latitude: 44° 42' 19.7'' South
- Longitude: 168° 21' East
- Altitude: 374 m
- Weather: sunny, but windy
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Data Point No. 18
- Date: December 29, 2008, 01:02 pm (NZDT)
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Location: Ben Lomond Summit, New Zealand
- Latitude: 45° 25.4'' South
- Longitude: 168° 36' 56.1'' East
- Altitude: 1743 m
- Weather: sunny and hot
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Data Point No. 19
- Date: January 29, 2009, 11:00 am (EST)
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Location: Central Park, New York, NY, United States of America
- Latitude: 40° 46' 26.08'' North
- Longitude: 73° 58' 15.56'' West
- Altitude: 12 m
- Weather: blue skies, but freezing cold (-3° C)
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Data Point No. 20
- Date: February 16, 2009, 02:50 pm (UTC-6)
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Location: Matagalpa, Nicaragua
- Latitude: 12° 55' 20.23'' North
- Longitude: 85° 55' 11.56'' West
- Altitude: 672 m
- Weather: blue skies and warm
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Data Point No. 21
- Date: February 20, 2009, 02:00 pm (UTC-6)
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Location: Las Peñitas, Nicaragua
- Latitude: 12° 21' 24.64'' North
- Longitude: 87° 1' 11.46'' West
- Altitude: 0 m
- Weather: hot (33° C)
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Data Point No. 22
- Date: February 28, 2009, 03:11 pm (UTC-6)
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Location: San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua
- Latitude: 11° 15' 16.86'' North
- Longitude: 85° 52' 21.27'' West
- Altitude: 0 m
- Weather: sunny and hot
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Data Point No. 23
- Date: April 7, 2009, 02:00 pm (UTC-6)
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Location: Quelonios del Caribe, Costa Rica
- Latitude: 10° 13' 24.8'' North
- Longitude: 83° 16' 46.97'' West
- Altitude: 1 m
- Weather: sunny and hot
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Data Point No. 24
- Date: April 15, 2009, 08:30 am (UTC-6)
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Location: Parque Nacional Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica
- Latitude: 9° 22' 54.46'' North
- Longitude: 84° 8' 34.57'' West
- Altitude: 10 m
- Weather: sunny and hot
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Data Point No. 25
- Date: May 10, 2009, 02:50 pm (EDT)
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Location: Webster Falls, Canada
- Latitude: 43° 16' 34.06'' North
- Longitude: 79° 58' 52.2'' West
- Altitude: m
- Weather: cold (12° C)
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Data Point No. 26
- Date: May 13, 2009, 04:00 pm (EDT)
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Location: Prospect Park, Brooklyn, NY, United States of America
- Latitude: 40° 40' 4.44'' North
- Longitude: 73° 58' 17.11'' West
- Altitude: m
- Weather: sunny
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Data Point No. 27
- Date: May 18, 2009, 10:52 pm
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Location: Vienna International Airport, Austria
- Latitude: 48° 7' 11.18'' North
- Longitude: 16° 33' 38.48'' East
- Altitude: 183 m
- Weather: pleasantly warm