[Az-Geocaching] How accurate is the GPS?

[GUY ALDRICH]

I have found over a 1000 caches with my Magellan
Meridian yellow and I would say 95% of those were
within 20 feet!
--- Jim Krider <James.Krider@asu.edu> wrote:
> I am new to geocaching and have had my Magellan
> Meridian Color less than
> a month.  When looking for caches at Freestone Park
> I tried making a
> waypoint near the water fall on my way to "electric
> playground" cache.
> On the way back I stood on the same spot near the
> waterfall and the GPS
> said the spot was 25 feet away.
> 
> Another test at ASU I stood on a manhole cover and
> made a waypoint.
> Without moving I then set a go to for that way point
> which said it was
> 8ft away.  Not bad.  But then without moving the
> numbers increased
> further and further until it reached 57 feet.
> 
> When hunting for geocaches I was assuming I was
> within 3 m (about 10
> feet).  I can see now it could be up to 60 ft away
> from the spot.
> 
> KNOWBODY
>
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