Geodetic Service of Canada

[+Caluja Clan]

Does anyone know if there is a central database that list known locations of Geodetic disks in Canada. We were doing a cache recently that had these two type of disks. 1) Geodetic Service of Canada BM No. 18G, and 2) Water Survey of Canada 791.

 

I found the government site for the Geodetic Service of Canada, but haven't been able to locate a database.

 

Or are these things that the government places, but doesn't track?

 

Thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

 

Caluja Clan.

[+Geofellas]

You might want to check out the following Locationless Caches (now archived)

 

Canadian Base Network

 

Canadian Gravity Standardization Net

[+Juicepig]

I hate to bring this up, as I am not a fan, but there is a Waymarking category:

 

CANADIAN BENCHMARKS

[+TheGertridgeExplorers]

This is the link to their database. You need an account, but it is free.

 

-DonnaG

[+Caluja Clan]

You might want to check out the following Locationless Caches (now archived)

 

Canadian Base Network

 

Canadian Gravity Standardization Net

 

Being relatively new to Geocaching, may I ask what the turnoff is to benchmarks?

[+The Blue Quasar]

I don't think it was so much a 'turn off to Benchmarks" as it is a "turn off to Waymarking"

 

Briefly, Benchmarks are now on Waymarking because they fall under 'containerless caching'. The Benchmarks on Geocaching.com are strictly the American Benchmarks.

 

Many people are interested in Benchmarks, and while we did at one time have the Locationless Cache for Canada, all Locationless caches worldwide were archived on Jan 1st, 2006 and forced to move to Waymarking if they wanted to continue to exist.

 

Short version... if you would like to participate in Canadian Benchmarks, you need to do it at waymaking.com which is hosted by the same people as geocaching.com but a separate site.

 

The Blue Quasar

[+Juicepig]

You might want to check out the following Locationless Caches (now archived)

 

Canadian Base Network

 

Canadian Gravity Standardization Net

 

Being relatively new to Geocaching, may I ask what the turnoff is to benchmarks?

 

I like benchmarks, just wish they were part of geocaching in Canada

[+shearzone]

...if you would like to participate in Canadian Benchmarks, you need to do it at waymaking.com which is hosted by the same people as geocaching.com but a separate site.

 

...unless you cache in Alberta and hunt down OftH's brass cap series