Evan Williams

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Halffast, regarding AB4180, if you would decide to log it with the NGS, your GC.com log would supply needed information to the next surveyor who might want to use that survey marker. Meaning it has position coordinates that a surveyor could enter into a handheld unit and then go find the station mark. If the surveyor can't use a set of coordinates, why is he a surveyor? I doubt most surveyors will complain about what format the coordinates are in, given that they are familiar with all the common formats used in the common handheld units. It's a good bet they will not complain about getting any assistance in locating a marker and finding out its condition. Some of the folks here forget that making it easier for the next person is reason enough to log with the NGS. Keeping it simple and accurate is all that is needed. Surveyors use the NGS database to determine which if any survey marks are close to the area where their next project will be. If there are "recent" coordinates given for a mark that will save them time searching for that mark. Saved time = saved money and that makes them happy. Logging on the NGS just to change the color of the county is nice, but is aimed at the GC.com group and not the professional surveyor. Just remember that the first requirement of benchmark hunting here at GC.com is enjoyment. If you want to log with the NGS and help change the colors of the map do so and take no offense at those that sometimes get "EXCITED" at having another GCer logging with the NGS. They forget sometimes, that It may be your first posts here in the forum, but you may already know what is required to log at the NGS. Don't let their over-enthusiasm get to you. Evan Williams

There are plenty of Geocachers that log with the NGS who never have asked any questions on either forum. Just get in there and log if you want to.

Yes..... EW

Soooo, What happened on that special day?