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

Fri, 23 Apr 2004 16:53:34 -0700

gotta love the math involved here.

3 meters is just near enough about 15 feet...

-- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andrew Ayre" <andy@britishideas.com>
To: <listserv@azgeocaching.com>
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" <EvilFish@cox.net>
> To: <listserv@azgeocaching.com>
> 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" <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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