Woyi and Waya
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Beautiful coin. Please put us on the reservation list, if there is one. Thanks.
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yay! called and ordered one. thank you so much for creating this coin and supporting the efforts of such a fine organization. - Steve (Waya)
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Sputnik 2010 a loggable Space Cache!
Woyi and Waya replied to Woyi and Waya's topic in General geocaching topics
We are very excited to be featured on the Latitude 47 Groundspeak Blog! Check it out:Geocache of the Week We have also added some more awesome pictures to the website Gallery Video from the footage of the launch will be uploaded shortly once we get done editing. -
Sputnik 2010 a loggable Space Cache!
Woyi and Waya replied to Woyi and Waya's topic in General geocaching topics
SUCCESS! The balloon went up at about 9:30 AM yesterday and the spot2 began transmitting its position. After about 30 minutes we stopped receiving any signal which meant that the cache had risen greater than 60,000 ft (most commercial GPSr's have an enforced cutoff at about this altitude). After about an hour we started receiving signal again which meant it had already started its descent. Several groups of geocachers took off to try and get the coveted FTF! The cache landed around 11:30, by this time it had traveled 124 miles and touched down in the town of Plymouth, NC. When the retrieval team arrived we realized that it had landed in the woods behind somebody's private property. Fortunately, the landowner was home and was actually pretty interested when we explained to him what we had come there to do. He even lent us a ladder just in case the cache was stuck in a tree. Fortunately it was not! We retrieved the cache and all the recording equipment and have some amazing pictures and videos that we will publish as soon as we finish sorting everything out. The landowner was so interested in the cache and the whole project that he offered to led us keep the cache on his private property! Sputnik 2010 now resides in the woods behind his house, just behind his horse pasture, exactly where it landed. Thank you to everyone who showed interest in this project, we hope many of you will have a chance to hunt this amazing cache someday. If you haven't seen them yet, here are some of our awesome pictures: Pic showing the curvature of the Earth The cache suspended in nearspace The cache and the container holding the cameras at the retrieval site -
Got mine a few days ago Love em! This is my new favorite coin
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Sputnik 2010 a loggable Space Cache!
Woyi and Waya replied to Woyi and Waya's topic in General geocaching topics
Yes, the jet stream and our proximity to the east coast does affect the trajectory of the balloon but it's all in the ascent rate (determined by the payload weight, balloon size and the amount of helium) and the descent rate (drag from the parachute and its size and the payload weight). Our trajectory projections based on current weather patterns and projected future weather patterns and our estimated ascent/descent rates has it landing well enough away from the coast (of course, this all varies according to the weather conditions closer and closer to the launch date and any variations that may be introduced. -
Sputnik 2010 a loggable Space Cache!
Woyi and Waya replied to Woyi and Waya's topic in General geocaching topics
Thank you very much for that information, it seems we stand corrected. We will have to be content with being the first on the east coast to attempt this little cache experiment or at the very least the first caching event to feature it. Nevertheless, the launch will continue as planned. -
Sputnik 2010 a loggable Space Cache!
Woyi and Waya replied to Woyi and Waya's topic in General geocaching topics
Salutations folks, Thank you for the cute, interesting and diverse comments about the launch. To answer a few questions brought up: On Landings: There is always a possibility it could land in a field, up a tree, and yes... even become an accidental LPC in a Walmart parking lot but we've done the best we could based on the projected ascent/descent rate (using balloon trajectory calculators that work off current and projected weather/wind data) to ensure it lands somewhere away from residential areas, highways and water. And the GAIA team is prepared for numerous recovery options including tree-climbing gear and a boat for unusual recoveries. Our hope is that we can get the cache placed at or very close to the landing GZ (and members of the GAIA team have been known for imaginative cache hide methods). Should the final cache land somewhere on private property or elsewhere, we will be moving it to an area as close to the landing GZ as permissible by Groundspeak guidelines and will be working live with Groundspeak and the state reviewer to get the cache published with those final coordinates (thanks to the folks at Groundspeak and NCreviewer for working with us on making that happen that way) On Passengers: Well.. there won't be alot of room for any children on the payload but there will be some travelers along on the ride including Gnome tags of each of the Groundspeak founders generously provided by the folks at Groundspeak that like the concept of going to space and back again, even if only by proxy. More Information: You can find more information on High Altitude Balloon or Near Space research and projects by looking those italicized words up in your favourite search engine or on youtube for some awesome projects that have been done and usually some awesome pictures and videos to go with that. Speaking of which, we plan on have two 720p video cameras and one 3MP still shot camera taking multi view shots of the entire trip up and back again that will be put online after retrieval (if all goes well, of course, hehe). Once again, thank you for the comments and queries. Hopefully, all goes well and we'll have some tales to tell and some pictures and videos to go with them -
The Geocaching Amateur Interorbital Alliance (G.A.I.A) is pleased to announce the upcoming launch of 'Sputnik 2010', a geocache that will travel into space and actually be available for any cacher to log! How is this possible, you ask? Are we prepared to equip every cacher on earth with their own personal hamster-powered space craft to propel them deep into space?! Unfortunately not... instead 'Sputnik 2010' will rise into the heavens via a high altitude weather balloon that will ascend anywhere from 60,000 to 100,000 ft into the stratosphere. Once at that altitude, the expansion of helium inside the balloon will cause it to burst allowing Sputnik to drift back to Earth with the aid of a parachute where it shall be tracked and retrieved via GPS beacon. Once it lands this cache will be hidden at or close to the landing spot and will be available for all geocachers to hunt! This historical cache will be launched in North Carolina during the upcoming Event Horizon (GC2JPJK) on December 18. Be there and be a part of caching history! This event was published with special permission from Groundspeak. To find out more, please be sure to visit: http://gaia.terrasunder.org
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Got my kitty in the mail yesterday ... wow that was fast! Beautiful work, great job Anne!
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Is it the Last Cache of the Day geocoin?
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How about a lil devil? Horns would go great with those ears
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Just an update and FYI, I contacted the developer of WherPiGo and got some useful information regarding this as well as some other things that other cart developers might want to know. (excerpting from my email correspondence with him): Regarding Platform and DeviceID: Regarding currently supported class/commands: To paraphase: Most Class/Commands ARE supported currently PlayAudio IS supported ShowScreen IS supported Command("Alert") IS supported LogMessage IS supported, but ignored ShowStatusText NOT supported currently Command("StopSound") NOT supported Command("SaveClose") NOT supported Command("DriveTo") NOT supported GetInput is BUGGED, but in the works to get fixed. Hope that helps folks looking to ensure compatibility in their carts for the new player. - Steve (Waya)
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Salutations all, Lurker here. I've been working on a cartridge recently that I've been adding a few compatibility features to ensure that a cartridge plays decently on the various devices out there. With the addition of the I-phone/pod/pad Wherigo app, I realized I was missing information on some of the other devices like blackberry and symbian phones that can run OpenWIG. Wondering if the community can help me compile a list of Env.Platform and Env.DeviceID on these devices so I can add them to my compatibility check routine. Currently, I have: Env.Platform Win32 (Emulator) Vendor 1 ARM9 (Garmins, at least Oregon/Colorado, not sure on Nuvi) PocketPC 2003 (Groundspeak App on Win Mobile touchscreen) MIDP-2.0/CLDC-1.1 (J2ME, OpenWIG core, currently Env.DeviceID errors out with a nil on me when checking it on WhereYouGo for Android) so basicly, I'm needing: OpenWIG running on Symbian (need Env.DeviceID info since Env.Platform should be MIDP info) OpenWIG running on Blackberry (ditto) WherPiGo running on I-Phone (need both Env.Platform and Env.DeviceID) WherPiGo running on I-Pad (ditto) WherPiGo running on I-Pod Touch (ditto) any other devices I'm missing that OpenWIG can run on? I realize Env.DeviceID will be different for each phone/device running them, but it gives me an idea of the type of info passed on those kinds of devices. (I can provide a test cartridge to pull this information up, if anyone needs) Thanks for any help anyone can provide me! Steve (Waya)
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Can anyone get me the results of 'Env.Platform' and 'Env.DeviceID' variables while playing under this emulator so I can add it to my device check routine? Is it the same between i-pod touch, i-pad and i-phone? If anyone can get me the info, it would be very much appreciated since I have a device check routine in the cartridge that turns on/off certain functions that I know causes problems on those various devices for better play compatibility. Thanks!
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Save the tatas! I looove this coin. Did I mention pink is my favorite color hehe
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Ran into a SERIOUS problem with the Urwigo builder today. Twice now, working on different type of user function coding then doing a test compile, Urwigo crashed with a very long error that ended up deleting EVERYTHING in the directory that my .urwigo files were and ALL my art/audio assets EXCEPT for the cartridge icon. If it weren't for the fact that I luckily have backups OUTSIDE of the work directory otherwise I would have lost everything that I've been working on for the past 2 months. There are no files in the recycling bin to recover, nothing. I seriously wish the xml urwigo were more edit friendly and readable or that urwigo had an export to lua feature. Just an FYI for the author. Love the program. Hate the delete error. The strange thing is that it deletes ANYTHING in the directory (even things not locked or used by urwigo in the creation of the cartridge). Steve (Waya) (screenshot of error attached)
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muahaha! first to order
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At this point in time I am thoroughly convinced that every single coin in existence is owned by at least one person in this forum! ... on a side note I'd just like to point out that I started the topic and have yet to get a single one right
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were you guys able to complete a set in the US or did u do it in Europe or something?
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Hey there, your translation looks good except the name should be "tico la tortuga" instead of "de la tortuga" (I'm a native spanish speaker so feel free to ask if you want something else translated )
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I saw this geopoly geocoin today and I thought it was a very cool concept: (TB28N7Y). Apparently you have to collect coins of different colors and then send them in to claim a limited edition coin as a prize. I love the idea but unfortunately the coins are of German origin which makes it very unlikely that anyone would be able to complete a set in the US. Anybody else ever encountered one of these in the wild? And do we have anything like this in the US?
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Very cute You must be very happy to have your own personal coin. Just checked your QR code from my phone and all is working perfectly.