[Az-Geocaching] Help! Inaccurate Coordinates & Missing Cache

[Gordon L Flatt]

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 <mailto: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" <squishygecko@yahoo.com>
To: <listserv@azgeocaching.com>
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!
>
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