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

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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 [...]

January 1st, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Featured, Guest Author, Hiding and Seeking, Technology and Software | Leave a comment

Looking for Guest Writers!!

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The Geocacher is looking for your help.  We would like to publish articles from those of you that are active in the sport of geocaching. 

Surely I can write about my experiences and the caches that I visit and hide, and the geocoins and trackables that I have come across in my travels,  but in doing so you get a pretty narrow view that would in no way represent all that is happening in [...]

December 26th, 2008 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Featured, Information, Website | 5 comments