NickPick
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So, can I be the first to ask "How many points is a photo worth for the COTM tables?"
/me ducks and runs for cover.
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Well, not personally knowing anyone involved here, and having read the full log entry, it seems that the logger is thanking the placer for allowing him to claim a find after the container has been muggled. I would imagine that the "all cache creators" bit was a way of saying that the placer could have said "No, if you didn't sign the log, you can't claim it!", but allowed him to do so anyway. I would imagine that most placers would allow this, if the finder can show thet they have found all the other clues, so it might just be that the wording sounds like he's having a go at others.
Just my interpretation.
Having said all this, I might be coming to Edinburgh in the next few weeks, so if you're not all nice, then perhaps I'd better lurk in my hotel room instead of going caching
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Of course, you could not bother with the speed camera locations, and hope to be able to log the locationless cache GC38D4
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Of course, if I hadn't taken so long to figure out if easyGPS could import CSV files, I'd have noticed Mongoose39uk's post about POI converter. Looks very useful, and I'm downloading it now.
Thanks
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If you download the file from the site the Phillimore Clan suggested, the .zip file contains .csv files of the gatso etc. locations. (3500 gatsos!)
You'll have to convert this .csv file to the format required for importing into the 60CS.
I don't know what the best software to do this would be. I can't find how to do it in GSAK or EasyGPS. Any recommendations anyone?
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Yep, I'm afraid that the yellow etrex only allows one route of 50 waypoints. So even if you split the route into pieces, you can only load one at a time. I think most of the other etrex models allow 10 or more routes, with more waypoints.
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Found a handy web site (handy if you've a Garmin that is....)
http://www.gpsinformation.org/dale/wgarmin.htm
Full of useful info
Mart
That's the site that I was reading one day, when I saw the "things to do with your GPS" bit and I learnt about Geocaching.
A Very good site.
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Two thoughts:
You could place it so that the wind blows through, and make the hint "visit when the wind blows, and listen carefully"
How long before someone writes in the log "Took Whistle, left Film Canister"
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FIFTEEN MICROS!!!!!
I hope that Deego will award 160 points for this one for the COTM tables!
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if money was no object, go for the Legend. 1000 waypoints compared to 500, 20 routes to yellow's 1, background mapping, WAAS capable. As far as I can see, the only disadvantage is 18 hours battery life compared to the basic's 22.
you can view the comparison chart on garmin.com
I think the legend also has the trip computer page, which I think would be useful.
of course, if money is really no object, then it's got to be the garmin gpsmap60cs!
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When Lordelph's have run out, gmail invites are available here:
http://isnoop.net/gmailomatic.php
You can also donate any you don't need.
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and another link I found is the Ordnance survey's guide to GPS, at
http://www.gps.gov.uk/guidecontents.asp
It looks a bit technical, with huge formulae on the transformations page, looks like ideal bedtime reading.
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I don't believe that an overlay is available. Because of the differences in the two co-ordinate systems, the overlay would be different for each map sheet.
If you look along the borders of your explorer maps, they have lat and long marked on them. I suppose that you could join the top and bottom markings up with a long ruler to give an alternative grid.
I used to have a piece of software from the internet to convert co-ordinates, but I found it tended to be about 100m out when compared to the conversion that my garmin uses.
I found an interesting article on co-ordinate transformations at http://www.bangor.ac.uk/is/iss025/osgbfaq.htm It has a linkto an excel sheet for doing transformations, but it looks very complex to me.
There are problems with accuracy on all co-ord transfrmations as the OSGB36 co-ords have some localised errors, so it's not exactly a linear transformation in some locations.
I think that the best idea as far as geocaching is concerned is to stick with wgs84 for entering / downloading the co-ordinates. If you then switch units to OSGB and look at the waypoint details, you should get enough information to plot that point on your map.
I hope this helps,
Nick
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I think that the script the Kiwis mentioned is better than the one you mentioned.
I believe it uses the same script, but is extended so that it does the copy-paste automatically, so you don't have to.
You can highlight any co-ordinate on the page, click the button and it spawns a new streetmap window with those co-ordinates.
I think it's brilliant, and thanks to Gary & Jane for posting it in the UK Resources thread.
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Sounds like the ring wanted to be found... Perhaps it's a 'ring of power'
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...and turn out to be a 35 year old trucker from Barnsley.
And what's wrong with:
a. 35 year olds?
b. truckers?
c. people from Barnsley?
Or is it that specific combination that make them wierd???
Or to put it another way: what kind of chat rooms does NickPick hang around in ?
Nothing wrong with 35yo truckers from Barnsley, just the ones who pretend to be 21 year old swedish models.
Doh!, I've given myself away there haven't I?
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I cannot believe how many posts the pic of an attractive girl sitting on her bed attracts. Even an offer of company on the hunts
Arent we all such a kind and helpful lot eh, wonder how many offers and replies would have appeared without such a lovely name, nice pic and a few well placed comments.
Maybe this is just me being cynical though
Hence 2202's assumption that Miss Duracell Bunny is a wind up.
I did think the same myself, but thought that she could be for real. It seems a bit like all the people in internet chat rooms who are "Helga, model, 21, from Sweden" and turn out to be a 35 year old trucker from Barnsley.
I think we'll just have to wait until she turns up at an event to find out for sure
The other question is how many PMs has she attracted?
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A benchmark in the UK is solely for vertical reference.
It is usually carved into stone or concrete, a shape of a horizontal line which has a pair of inwardly angled lines beneath it. The centre of the horizontal line is the indicated point. Its height above Ordnance Datum (mean sea level at Newlyn in Cornwall) is recorded and is available from the Ordnance Survey.
The co-ordinates of a benchmark are not accurate as they are only intended to be used to enable a surveyor to find the benchmark. The height above Ordnance Datum is recorded to millimteric precision.
Unless the house / building owner has:
Rebuilt that corner of the building;
Extended from that corner;
Decided that rendering / stone cladding would be nice;
grown a nice big thorny bush in their garden right at the BM location;
etc...etc...etc...
Can anyone guess that I've done a fair bit of level surveying in my life?
When they have done this, the next nearest BM is usually 2 miles away (which needs a 4 mile walk to level properly)
And the precision is usually very good (levels marked on OS 1:2500 maps) unless you live in a coal mining area which is prone to subsidence!
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I just found out yesterday that you can log TBs on the geocaching WAP page wap.geocaching.com Finally a useful use for wap!
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When I bought my yellow etrex, I also considered the etrex camo, but I was worried about dropping the camo version and not being able to find it again, and I didn't think I'd need the stealth capabilities of camoflage.
I'd agree with everyone above. Any GPS which points an arrow at the 'goto' location will do for geocaching, but extras like autorouting, multiple routes etc might be useful for you if you're wanting in car navigation etc.
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I've had my etrex working on a 747 to India and a ryanair flight from Ireland. I had to hold it close to the window, and it took a while to get a sattelite lock.
One thing to note though - no electronic equipment to be used during takeoff and landing, and don't be suprised if someone else thinks it's a mobile phone and tells you not to use it.
And don't try explaining to the stewardess that it's a gps, the pilot has one up front and it won't affect the planes systems, she probably won't believe you and you don't want to get thrown off in mid-air do you
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Getting seriously off topic, but on a similar note, is it possible to switch off the front fog lamps on a BMW?
Oh No! Now I've done it...
It does not appear possible to switch off the front fog lights on many BMWs. Unfortunately, many BMWs were assembled incorrectly, and the fuse which feeds the indicator switch was mistakenly connected to the front fog lights, hence fog lights are always on, indicators never work.
Heavily modified citroen Saxos also seem to suffer from this problem.
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Well, I think that we should all give up this obviously dangerous and foolish hobby. And as for it involving an 'internet', that should have been the first warning.
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The other software which I find useful is EasyGPS (www.easygps.com), which works with the downloadable .LOC files from the cache pages or in multiples from the search page.
I've not used GSAK before, so I'll have to try that aswell.
Nick
Finding Lat/long
in United Kingdom and Ireland
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look up the postcode on streetmap.co.uk, then at the bottom of the map, there's the OS copyright notice and a click here to convert/measure co-ordinates. click there and it gives you a table with OSGB and lat long co-ords