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Geocaching – The Technology Behind "The Hi-Tech Treasure Hunt"

billnpegz — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 16:37:00 +0000

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Author: Tonia Jordan

It all started on May 2, 2000 with the removal of selective availability by the White House. (Selective Availability is the intentional modification of GPS signal to degrade accuracy of readings) At that moment, the GPS receiver became 10 times more accurate.

GPS, or Global Positioning System is a navigational system which operates through the use of twenty-four satellites positioned around the globe in low Earth orbit. These satellites were [...]

First Time Geo-Cacher

Pegz1213 — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 08:00:29 +0000

I know from asking my friends and family that there are lots of people out there that really have no idea what geocaching is. But I also know that once they hear about it they all want to give it a try. I didn’t come by my interest personally, I happen to be married to a man bitten by the geocaching bug. He was much more into it than I planned to be, but [...]

Winter Geocaching… What Can You Do?

billnpegz — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 08:00:31 +0000

Image by Klearchos Kapoutsis via Flickr

When I think of winter I don’t necessarily think of geocaching. In our climate here in the Pacific Northwest, there is just something about the thought of trudging through inches, if not feet of snow looking for a hidden container that is not real appealing to me.

I am actually envious of those that are in warmer climates. They don’t have this added challenge that we have in [...]