What is going to happen when the numbers are used up? The waypoint of
the most recent cache placed is GCE5C6. At the current rate of new
cache placements (which is obviously going to increase as geocaching
continues to add new adherents, and the weather gets warmer at higher
latitudes and elevations), we should reach the cache with waypoint
GCFFFF before the end of April.
Then, what will Geocaching.com do to increase the number of waypoint
numbers? Is it possible to add another digit, thereby making the next
waypoint number GC10000?
Not likely, as many older GPSRs can't handle waypoints more than of more
than six characters. But here was the thinking from TPTB (The Powers
That Be) at the end of last year. As I recollect from subsequent posts,
they have pretty much gone forward with what's described in here. Pay
particular attention to the posts from "Elias", as he's the one writing
the code for geocaching.com:
http://tinyurl.com/7l54.
Steve
Team Tierra Buena
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