The Mesilla Valley Maze starts as a pencil sketch that is brought to life using the magic of GPS. The corn seed is planted with a grain drill in a cross hatch pattern around the 1st of July. 4 weeks later, we set up survey equipment and using Global Positioning Satellites that orbit above the earth, we cut out the pattern using a small farm tractor. GPS is accurate to sub-inch and cutting the ________ miles of 6 foot wide paths in a 9 acre field takes about 120 man hours.

Though GPS began as a system designed for the United States Military, it is now in everyday use by citizens of the world. We have GPS locators in our cell phones, mapping systems in our cars and it is also used as a recreational tool for Geo-Caching. You can learn how to operate a GPS system here at the Maze, as we offer 2 GPS games using our hand held components. Check our Scouts page for more information on GPS Geo Caching.

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