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I've found several vertical control marks based on the description that were originally reported with scaled coordinates. I generally will take a reading with my hand held GPS on the mark. Should I be including these coordinates with my find report? What if the site does not meet the requirements for satellite recording, but I still get a decent fix? Is it worthwhile to include this data in a report?

 

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I think it is worthwhile to include your handheld coordinates in both Geocaching logs and NGS recovery reports, if for no other reason than to aid future hunters/users in finding the station. When I report my handheld coordinates in NGS recovery reportrs, I convert the DD-MM.MMM format used in Geocaching to the DD-MM-SS.SS format used in NGS.

 

I report handheld coordinates for marks with scaled horizontal coordinates only.

 

Will

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