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

[EvilFISH]

I wonder is >3 Meter diameter or radius or area???
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From: "EvilFISH" <EvilFish@cox.net>
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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" <glflatt@mpsaz.org>
> To: <listserv@azgeocaching.com>
> 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 <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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