gotta love the math involved here. 3 meters is just near enough about 15 feet... -- Original Message ----- From: "Andrew Ayre" To: Sent: Friday, April 23, 2004 4:24 PM Subject: RE: [Az-Geocaching] Help! Inaccurate Coordinates & Missing Cache > I would think it is radius... > > Andy > > > -----Original Message----- > From: az-geocaching-admin@listserv.azgeocaching.com > [mailto:az-geocaching-admin@listserv.azgeocaching.com]On Behalf Of > EvilFISH > Sent: Friday, April 23, 2004 4:17 PM > To: listserv@azgeocaching.com > Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] Help! Inaccurate Coordinates & Missing > Cache > > > I wonder is >3 Meter diameter or radius or area??? > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "EvilFISH" > To: > Sent: Friday, April 23, 2004 4:10 PM > Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] Help! Inaccurate Coordinates & Missing Cache > > > > SA was done away with a nice thing Pres Clinton did... > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Gordon L Flatt" > > To: > > Sent: Friday, April 23, 2004 3:58 PM > > Subject: RE: [Az-Geocaching] Help! Inaccurate Coordinates & Missing Cache > > > > > > > 100 meters: Accuracy of the original GPS system, which was subject to > > > accuracy degradation under the government-imposed Selective Availability > > > (SA) program. > > > 15 meters: Typical GPS position accuracy without SA. > > > 3-5 meters: Typical differential GPS (DGPS) position accuracy. > > > < 3 meters: Typical WAAS position accuracy. > > > > > > Gordon L. Flatt > > > AV Specialist > > > Smith Junior High > > > glflatt@mpsaz.org > > > 480-472-4673 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: az-geocaching-admin@listserv.azgeocaching.com > > > [mailto:az-geocaching-admin@listserv.azgeocaching.com]On Behalf Of > > > EvilFISH > > > Sent: Friday, April 23, 2004 3:35 PM > > > To: listserv@azgeocaching.com > > > Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] Help! Inaccurate Coordinates & Missing > > > Cache > > > > > > > > > first off aside from what the others do with the manual Garmin > averaging, > > I > > > prefer to let my little Magellan sit for atleast a minute then let the > > units > > > self averaging do its thing for another minute, this has been the norm > for > > > our over 25 caches I have only had to adjust the coords once, but that > was > > > due to interference.... > > > besides if the coords took you to zero everytime what fun would the > > 04/04/04 > > > and Graldrichs caches be? > > > > > > I agree with the 15 foot radius, that is pretty much the GPS norm. > > > > > > as the Event cache and the ZERO experiment goes even the same units will > > be > > > off a little.. > > > > > > > > > as far as cache plundering goes... > > > > > > someone was curious to what was going on as they spotted a cacher > caching. > > > this someone was greedy > > > > > > someone found it by mistake and was greedy.. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "SquishyGecko" > > > To: > > > Sent: Friday, April 23, 2004 8:35 AM > > > Subject: [Az-Geocaching] Help! Inaccurate Coordinates & Missing Cache > > > > > > > > > > Recently Brian from Team A.I. posted a log entry to Gecko's Urban > > > Adventure > > > > in which he wrote that the coordinates were approximately thirty feet > > off > > > > from what I had posted on the listing. Along with this, yesterday > > evening > > > I > > > > went venturing around checking some of my other caches, and noticed > that > > > the > > > > coordinates, while close on some, where not so close on others. Using > a > > > > Magellan Meridian Gold now, is there any reason at all why this would > be > > > > happening, and how do I make it stop happening? > > > > > > > > Also, I located one of my caches with the top hanging open and > > everything > > > > removed yesterday. I recall some discussion about a pirate stealing > > from > > > > caches, however I thought that individual had been stopped. Anyone > have > > > any > > > > thoughts on this? For the moment I've removed the cache, temporarily > > > > disabled it, and may put it back later. > > > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > > > > Az-Geocaching mailing list listserv@azgeocaching.com > > > > To edit your setting, subscribe or unsubscribe visit: > > > > http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching > > > > > > > > Arizona's Geocaching Resource > > > > http://www.azgeocaching.com > > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > > > Az-Geocaching mailing list listserv@azgeocaching.com > > > To edit your setting, subscribe or unsubscribe visit: > > > http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching > > > > > > Arizona's Geocaching Resource > > > http://www.azgeocaching.com > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > > > Az-Geocaching mailing list listserv@azgeocaching.com > > > To edit your setting, subscribe or unsubscribe visit: > > > http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching > > > > > > Arizona's Geocaching Resource > > > http://www.azgeocaching.com > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > > Az-Geocaching mailing list listserv@azgeocaching.com > > To edit your setting, subscribe or unsubscribe visit: > > http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching > > > > Arizona's Geocaching Resource > > http://www.azgeocaching.com > > ____________________________________________________________ > Az-Geocaching mailing list listserv@azgeocaching.com > To edit your setting, subscribe or unsubscribe visit: > http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching > > Arizona's Geocaching Resource > http://www.azgeocaching.com > > ____________________________________________________________ > Az-Geocaching mailing list listserv@azgeocaching.com > To edit your setting, subscribe or unsubscribe visit: > http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching > > Arizona's Geocaching Resource > http://www.azgeocaching.com