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The September statistics are available at the statistics page. The maps and county counts have also been updated.

 

The 27 reports may not be for new recovery reports. In September, I downloaded all datasheets to obtain a fresh, complete, archive. I noticed that the new complete archive included many sheets that had not previously been captured by the monthly update process. The 27 reports may have been for datasheets that simply had never been counted before, however most of the new datasheets were for marks that had been set since 2006 when the last NGS archive was available. Apparently the NGS "retrieve datasheets by load date" did not return the datasheets that were new, and so my process never captured them.

 

Here are the changes:

  • +9 AZcachemeister
  • +7 pgrig
  • +4 (unidentified) GAH
  • +2 Papa-Bear-NYC
  • +2 seventhings
  • +2 shorbird
  • +1 BantamC
  • +1 Ernmark
  • +1 JIJeffreys
  • +1 KCStarSplitter
  • +1 Milo Jacks
  • +1 wister6813
  • +1 wuja
  • (-1) andylphoto
  • (-1) lost02
  • (-1) PFF
  • (-2) YeOleImposter
  • (-1) unknown

The reductions seen for the last 4 are likely due to destroyed sheets being removed from the archive, or perhaps the differences are simply a correction of accumulated errors since 2006.

 

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The September statistics are available at the statistics page. The maps and county counts have also been updated.

 

The 27 reports may not be for new recovery reports. In September, I downloaded all datasheets to obtain a fresh, complete, archive. I noticed that the new complete archive included many sheets that had not previously been captured by the monthly update process. The 27 reports may have been for datasheets that simply had never been counted before, however most of the new datasheets were for marks that had been set since 2006 when the last NGS archive was available. Apparently the NGS "retrieve datasheets by load date" did not return the datasheets that were new, and so my process never captured them.

 

Here are the changes:

  • ...
  • +2 Papa-Bear-NYC
    ...

...

Thanks for the analysis.

 

I don't know what 2 reports of mine that made the list - certainly not post-2006 stations (I don't do new stations :rolleyes: ) but I think they may be ones that were non-published and got published due to my reports. I made a couple of those. If you can pick those 2 out of your data, I'd be interested in knowing which ones they were.

 

As for the regular numbers, it looks like we have now gone two successive months (or actually the start of 2 successive months) without an overall upload. But I think one is immanent - Deb emailed me a couple of days ago about a problem with an erroneous log I had submitted and said she would take care of it, so she's probably working on the upload as we speak.

Edited by Papa-Bear-NYC
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... and also fix my initials on at least one such,

 

How did you do this? I have three recoveries where I forgot to add my middle initial. So I am one of the Unknowns with three recoveries.

 

(unknown on the statistics page not one in the OP's post.)

 

Thanks for the updates. I always enjoy reviewing them.

Edited by TheBeanTeam
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I don't know what 2 reports of mine that made the list - certainly not post-2006 stations (I don't do new stations :rolleyes: ) but I think they may be ones that were non-published and got published due to my reports. I made a couple of those. If you can pick those 2 out of your data, I'd be interested in knowing which ones they were.

 

Here are the details of the changes:

  • +9 AZcachemeister +AI1922 CZ2071 DU1416 DU1417 DU1419 DU1433 DU1434 DU1435 DU1446 DU2187 (-CZ2300)
  • +7 pgrig +MY0297 MY0298 MY0301 MY0334 MY2806 MY5873 MY5877
  • +4 unidentified GAH +DC1220 DC1220 DC1440 DC1512
  • +2 Papa-Bear-NYC +MY3801 MZ1809
  • +2 seventhings +DH4418 DH8305
  • +2 shorbird +JW1749 MC1243
  • +1 BantamC +ET0134
  • +1 Ernmark +HV5647
  • +1 JIJeffreys +FA2842
  • +1 KCStarSplitter +ET0134
  • +1 Milo Jacks +NH0399
  • +1 wister6813 +KD0506
  • +1 wuja
  • (-1) andylphoto (-RK0311)
  • (-1) lost02 (-DU0968 )
  • (-1) PFF (-EZ2348)
  • (-2) YeOleImposter (-DE5560 TV0699)
  • (-1) missing initials (-TV0513)

edit: fixups

 

It looks like most of the additional reports were due to my more aggressive download process that captured some reports that were on destroyed sheets, which had been absent from previous counts. The negative numbers look like they are corrections of erroneous counts, or in the case of YeOldImposter, the new numbers didn't include Puerto Rico. I may be able to fix that for the next round of statistics.

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AZcachemeister.

 

What's up with CZ2300? The Geocaching page indicates you recovered it in good condition, and you were credited with the recovery report in July, but if you look at the current datasheet, your report is not there and the mark is destroyed. Huh?

 

July was the month that the NGS had some database problems, and it was the month that I couldn't download. The NGS webmaster did the extract for me and sent me a file of updates. It looks like at least one of the July datasheets got lost in the shuffle. Perhaps that may also explain some of the other losses.

 

In July of this year, here is what the datasheet looked like:

 

CZ2300 ***********************************************************************
CZ2300  DESIGNATION -  AD 47
CZ2300  PID		 -  CZ2300
CZ2300  STATE/COUNTY-  AZ/PINAL
CZ2300  USGS QUAD   -  CHUICHU (1992)
CZ2300
CZ2300						 *CURRENT SURVEY CONTROL
CZ2300  ___________________________________________________________________
CZ2300* NAD 83(1992)-  32 50 06.24886(N)	111 45 27.74947(W)	 ADJUSTED  
CZ2300* NAVD 88	 -	   432.14   (+/-2cm)	1417.8	(feet)  VERTCON   
CZ2300  ___________________________________________________________________
CZ2300  LAPLACE CORR-		   2.30  (seconds)					DEFLEC99
CZ2300  GEOID HEIGHT-		 -30.18  (meters)					 GEOID03
CZ2300  HORZ ORDER  -  FIRST
CZ2300  VERT ORDER  -  THIRD ? (See Below)
CZ2300
CZ2300.The horizontal coordinates were established by classical geodetic methods
CZ2300.and adjusted by the National Geodetic Survey in August 1993.
CZ2300
CZ2300.The NAVD 88 height was computed by applying the VERTCON shift value to
CZ2300.the NGVD 29 height (displayed under SUPERSEDED SURVEY CONTROL.)
CZ2300.The vertical order pertains to the NGVD 29 superseded value.
CZ2300
CZ2300.The Laplace correction was computed from DEFLEC99 derived deflections.
CZ2300
CZ2300.The geoid height was determined by GEOID03.
CZ2300
CZ2300;					North		 East	 Units Scale Factor Converg.
CZ2300;SPC AZ C	 -   203,473.237   228,241.278   MT  0.99990273   +0 05 10.3
CZ2300;SPC AZ C	 -   667,563.11	748,823.09   iFT  0.99990273   +0 05 10.3
CZ2300;UTM  12	  - 3,633,257.192   429,085.800   MT  0.99966201   -0 24 39.1
CZ2300
CZ2300!			 -  Elev Factor  x  Scale Factor =   Combined Factor
CZ2300!SPC AZ C	 -   0.99993689  x   0.99990273  =   0.99983963
CZ2300!UTM  12	  -   0.99993689  x   0.99966201  =   0.99959893
CZ2300
CZ2300:				Primary Azimuth Mark					 Grid Az
CZ2300:SPC AZ C	 -  AC 47									273 15 08.4
CZ2300:UTM  12	  -  AC 47									273 44 57.8
CZ2300
CZ2300|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
CZ2300| PID	Reference Object					 Distance	  Geod. Az  |
CZ2300|														   dddmmss.s |
CZ2300| CZ2304 AC 47							   APPROX. 1.5 KM 2732018.7 |
CZ2300|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
CZ2300
CZ2300						  SUPERSEDED SURVEY CONTROL
CZ2300
CZ2300  NAD 83(1986)-  32 50 06.24292(N)	111 45 27.75035(W) AD(	   ) 1
CZ2300  NAD 27	  -  32 50 06.04116(N)	111 45 25.28498(W) AD(	   ) 1
CZ2300  NGVD 29 (07/19/86)  431.54   (m)		 1415.8	(f) LEVELING	3  
CZ2300
CZ2300.Superseded values are not recommended for survey control.
CZ2300.NGS no longer adjusts projects to the NAD 27 or NGVD 29 datums.
CZ2300.<a href="http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/ds_lookup.prl?Item=HOW_SUP_DET">See file dsdata.txt </a>to determine how the superseded data were derived.
CZ2300
CZ2300_U.S. NATIONAL GRID SPATIAL ADDRESS: 12SVB2908633257(NAD 83)
CZ2300_MARKER: DD = SURVEY DISK
CZ2300_SETTING: 7 = SET IN TOP OF CONCRETE MONUMENT
CZ2300_SP_SET: SET IN TOP OF CONCRETE MONUMENT
CZ2300_STAMPING: AD 47 1968 ARMY MAP SERVICE
CZ2300_MARK LOGO: USACE 
CZ2300_PROJECTION: PROJECTING 8 CENTIMETERS
CZ2300_MAGNETIC: N = NO MAGNETIC MATERIAL
CZ2300_STABILITY: C = MAY HOLD, BUT OF TYPE COMMONLY SUBJECT TO
CZ2300+STABILITY: SURFACE MOTION
CZ2300_SATELLITE: THE SITE LOCATION WAS REPORTED AS SUITABLE FOR
CZ2300+SATELLITE: SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS - April 07, 2007
CZ2300
CZ2300  HISTORY	 - Date	 Condition		Report By
CZ2300  HISTORY	 - 1967	 MONUMENTED	   DMA
CZ2300  HISTORY	 - 19980314 MARK NOT FOUND   USPSQD
CZ2300  HISTORY	 - 20060831 GOOD			 MHD
CZ2300  HISTORY	 - 20070407 GOOD			 GEOCAC
CZ2300
CZ2300						  STATION DESCRIPTION
CZ2300
CZ2300'DESCRIBED BY DEFENSE MAP AGENCY 1967
CZ2300'MONUMENT WASHED OUT BY FLOOD LATE 1967.  TO BE RESET, 1968
CZ2300'AT--210 FT S. FROM SECTION CORNER AND 125 FT. W. FROM SECTION
CZ2300'LINE.
CZ2300'
CZ2300'T-7-S.  R-6-E.  IN SECTION 7 NEAR THE NORTHEAST CORNER.
CZ2300'
CZ2300'THE STATION MARK IS A CORPS OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY DISK
CZ2300'CENTERED IN THE TOP OF A ROUND CONCRETE POST 8 INCHES IN DIAMETER
CZ2300'PROJECTING 0.2 FOOT ABOVE THE SURFACE OF THE GROUND.  THE MARK
CZ2300'IS STAMPED--AD 47 1967 ARMY MAP SERVICE.
CZ2300'
CZ2300'THE STATION MARK IS LOCATED 211 FEET SOUTH OF THE CENTERLINE
CZ2300'OF EAST-WEST CANAL DITCH.  158 FEET SOUTH OF THE CENTERLINE
CZ2300'OF EAST-WEST CANAL ROAD.  100 FEET WEST OF THE CENTERLINE OF
CZ2300'NORTH-SOUTH ROAD.  210 FEET SOUTH AND 125 FEET WEST FROM THE
CZ2300'SECTION CORNER.
CZ2300'
CZ2300'TO REACH FROM THE JUNCTION OF STATE ROUTES 84 AND 93 IN CASA
CZ2300'GRANDE, ARIZONA GO SOUTHEAST ON 84 AND 93 FOR 0.25 MILE TO
CZ2300'A CROSSROAD (FLORENCE ST.).  TURN RIGHT AND GO SOUTHWEST ON
CZ2300'FLORENCE ST. FOR 0.4 MILE TO A CROSSROAD (CHUICHU ROAD).  TURN
CZ2300'LEFT AND GO SOUTH ON CHUICHU ROAD FOR 2.5 MILES TO THE CASA GRANDE
CZ2300'CANAL AND THE STATION SITE.
CZ2300
CZ2300						  STATION RECOVERY (1998)
CZ2300
CZ2300'RECOVERY NOTE BY US POWER SQUADRON 1998
CZ2300'MARK NOT FOUND.
CZ2300
CZ2300						  STATION RECOVERY (2006)
CZ2300
CZ2300'RECOVERY NOTE BY MHD AND ASSOCIATES 2006 (MHD)
CZ2300'RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.  A NEW DESCRIPTION FOLLOWS.
CZ2300' 
CZ2300'THE MARK IS LOCATED ABOUT 12.3 MI (19.8 KM) EAST-SOUTHEAST OF
CZ2300'STANFIELD, 5.9 MI (9.5 KM) NORTH-NORTHEAST OF CHUICHU AND 3.1 MI (4.9
CZ2300'KM) SOUTH OF CASA GRANDE ON PROPERTY OWNED BY THE CITY OF CASA GRANDE
CZ2300'AT THE CASA GRANDE LANDFILL.
CZ2300' 
CZ2300'TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE INTERSECTION OF STATE HIGHWAY 287
CZ2300'(FLORENCE BOULEVARD) AND HIGHWAY 387 (PINAL AVENUE), GO SOUTHEAST
CZ2300'ALONG SECOND STREET 0.3 MI (0.5 KM) TO FLORENCE STREET, TURN RIGHT AND
CZ2300'GO SOUTH ALONG FLORENCE STREET (CHUICHU HIGHWAY) 2.9 MI (4.7 KM) TO
CZ2300'CANAL CROSSING AND NORTHEAST CORNER OF CITY LANDFILL PROPERTY.
CZ2300'STATION IS LOCATED INSIDE LANDFILL PROPERTY, 160 FT (50 M) SOUTH OF
CZ2300'CANAL, 125 FT (38 M) WEST OF THE CENTERLINE OF CHUICHU HIGHWAY.
CZ2300'STATION IS A U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS ARMY MAP SERVICE BRASS DISK
CZ2300'IN CONCRETE POST AND AERIAL TARGET.
CZ2300
CZ2300						  STATION RECOVERY (2007)
CZ2300
CZ2300'RECOVERY NOTE BY GEOCACHING 2007 (ACM)
CZ2300'RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.

 

Here is what the datasheet looks like today:

DATABASE =  ,PROGRAM = datasheet, VERSION = 7.61

*** NOTE - The station below is destroyed.

1		National Geodetic Survey,   Retrieval Date = OCTOBER  3, 2008
CZ2300 ***********************************************************************
CZ2300  DESIGNATION -  AD 47
CZ2300  PID		 -  CZ2300
CZ2300  STATE/COUNTY-  AZ/PINAL
CZ2300  USGS QUAD   -  CHUICHU (1992)
CZ2300
CZ2300						 *CURRENT SURVEY CONTROL
CZ2300  ___________________________________________________________________
CZ2300* NAD 83(1992)-  32 50 06.24886(N)	111 45 27.74947(W)	 ADJUSTED  
CZ2300* NAVD 88	 -	   432.14   (+/-2cm)	1417.8	(feet)  VERTCON   
CZ2300  ___________________________________________________________________
CZ2300  LAPLACE CORR-		   2.30  (seconds)					DEFLEC99
CZ2300  GEOID HEIGHT-		 -30.18  (meters)					 GEOID03
CZ2300  HORZ ORDER  -  FIRST
CZ2300  VERT ORDER  -  THIRD ? (See Below)
CZ2300
CZ2300.The horizontal coordinates were established by classical geodetic methods
CZ2300.and adjusted by the National Geodetic Survey in August 1993.
CZ2300
CZ2300.The NAVD 88 height was computed by applying the VERTCON shift value to
CZ2300.the NGVD 29 height (displayed under SUPERSEDED SURVEY CONTROL.)
CZ2300.The vertical order pertains to the NGVD 29 superseded value.
CZ2300
CZ2300.The Laplace correction was computed from DEFLEC99 derived deflections.
CZ2300
CZ2300.The geoid height was determined by GEOID03.
CZ2300
CZ2300;					North		 East	 Units Scale Factor Converg.
CZ2300;SPC AZ C	 -   203,473.237   228,241.278   MT  0.99990273   +0 05 10.3
CZ2300;SPC AZ C	 -   667,563.11	748,823.09   iFT  0.99990273   +0 05 10.3
CZ2300;UTM  12	  - 3,633,257.192   429,085.800   MT  0.99966201   -0 24 39.1
CZ2300
CZ2300!			 -  Elev Factor  x  Scale Factor =   Combined Factor
CZ2300!SPC AZ C	 -   0.99993689  x   0.99990273  =   0.99983963
CZ2300!UTM  12	  -   0.99993689  x   0.99966201  =   0.99959893
CZ2300
CZ2300:				Primary Azimuth Mark					 Grid Az
CZ2300:SPC AZ C	 -  AC 47									273 15 08.4
CZ2300:UTM  12	  -  AC 47									273 44 57.8
CZ2300
CZ2300|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
CZ2300| PID	Reference Object					 Distance	  Geod. Az  |
CZ2300|														   dddmmss.s |
CZ2300| CZ2304 AC 47							   APPROX. 1.5 KM 2732018.7 |
CZ2300|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
CZ2300
CZ2300						  SUPERSEDED SURVEY CONTROL
CZ2300
CZ2300  NAD 83(1986)-  32 50 06.24292(N)	111 45 27.75035(W) AD(	   ) 1
CZ2300  NAD 27	  -  32 50 06.04116(N)	111 45 25.28498(W) AD(	   ) 1
CZ2300  NGVD 29 (07/19/86)  431.54   (m)		 1415.8	(f) LEVELING	3  
CZ2300
CZ2300.Superseded values are not recommended for survey control.
CZ2300.NGS no longer adjusts projects to the NAD 27 or NGVD 29 datums.
CZ2300.See file dsdata.txt to determine how the superseded data were derived.
CZ2300
CZ2300_U.S. NATIONAL GRID SPATIAL ADDRESS: 12SVB2908633257(NAD 83)
CZ2300_MARKER: DD = SURVEY DISK
CZ2300_SETTING: 7 = SET IN TOP OF CONCRETE MONUMENT
CZ2300_SP_SET: SET IN TOP OF CONCRETE MONUMENT
CZ2300_STAMPING: AD 47 1968 ARMY MAP SERVICE
CZ2300_MARK LOGO: USACE 
CZ2300_PROJECTION: PROJECTING 8 CENTIMETERS
CZ2300_MAGNETIC: N = NO MAGNETIC MATERIAL
CZ2300_STABILITY: C = MAY HOLD, BUT OF TYPE COMMONLY SUBJECT TO
CZ2300+STABILITY: SURFACE MOTION
CZ2300
CZ2300  HISTORY	 - Date	 Condition		Report By
CZ2300  HISTORY	 - 1967	 MONUMENTED	   DMA
CZ2300  HISTORY	 - 1968	 DESTROYED		DMA
CZ2300
CZ2300						  STATION DESCRIPTION
CZ2300
CZ2300'DESCRIBED BY DEFENSE MAP AGENCY 1967
CZ2300'MONUMENT WASHED OUT BY FLOOD LATE 1967.  TO BE RESET, 1968
CZ2300'AT--210 FT S. FROM SECTION CORNER AND 125 FT. W. FROM SECTION
CZ2300'LINE.  T-7-S.  R-6-E.  IN SECTION 7 NEAR THE NORTHEAST
CZ2300'CORNER.
CZ2300
CZ2300						  STATION RECOVERY (1968)
CZ2300
CZ2300'RECOVERY NOTE BY DEFENSE MAP AGENCY 1968
CZ2300'SURFACE MARK REPORTED DESTROYED.

*** retrieval complete.
Elapsed Time = 00:00:00



-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-   This listing contains control for which complete digital				-
-   data sheets where not provided.  The complete data sheets were		  -
-   not provided for the reason listed below.  The reason below is		  -
-   associated with a horizontal control Nonpub code shown under			-
-   the heading 'H' and/or a vertical control Nonpub code shown under	   -
-   the heading 'v'														 -
-																		   -
-   The format of the records are as follows:							   -
-	   Pid  = Station Permanent Identifier)								-
-	   Name = Station Designation										  -
-	   Lat  = Approx. Latitude (Degrees, Minutes, truncated Seconds)	   -
-	   Lon  = Approx. Longitude (Degrees, Minutes, truncated Seconds)	  -
-	   O	= Horizontal Order											 -
-	   o	= Vertical Order											   -
-	   H	= Horizontal Nonpub Code									   -
-	   v	= Vertical Nonpub Code										 -
-																		   -
-	   H Nonpub HORIZONTAL CONTROL NONPUB REASON						   -
-	   -------- --------------------------------						   -
-	   X		Surface Mark Reported Destroyed							-
-	   Y		Surface and underground mark reported destroyed			-
-	   A		A-Order Horizontal mark not tied to an adjusted HARN	   -
-	   C		C-Nonoperational CORS Station							  -
-	   W		Weakly determined position.								-
-	   P		Purpose of position is not for network control			 -
-	   D		No Descriptive Text available							  -
-	   R		Restricted position										-
-	   O		Outside NGS Publication Area							   -
-	   N		No geodetic control at this mark						   -
-																		   -
-	   v Nonpub VERTICAL CONTROL NONPUB REASON							 -
-	   -------- ------------------------------							 -
-	   X		Surface Mark Reported Destroyed							-
-	   Y		Surface and underground mark reported destroyed			-
-	   F		Bench Mark not yet adjusted.							   -
-	   D		No Descriptive Text available							  -
-	   Z		Presumed destroyed										 -
-	   R		Restricted elevation									   -
-	   O		Outside NGS Publication Area							   -
-	   N		No geodetic control at this mark						   -
-	   S		Mark is in a subsidence area							   -
-																		   -
-																		   -
-   NOTE - Stations found in this listing may still have a valid			-
-		  datasheet produced by use of other publishable values.		   -
-		  For example, an ADJUSTED height may be non-publishable		   -
-		  but a good GPS height might be found on the datasheet.		   -
-		  This listing does not imply that values found on the datasheet   -
-		  are restricted.  If it's on the datasheet, use it.			   -
-																		   -
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 Pid	Name						   Lat		Lon		 Elev	 O o Hv
 ------ ------------------------------ ---------- ----------- -------- - - --
>CZ2300 AD 47						  32 50 06.2/111 45 27.7 431.54   1 3 XX

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What's up with CZ2300? ...

Looks to me that CZ2300 was monumented and stamped “AD 47 1967” and the Mark at the current location is “AD 47 1968”. It appears that CZ2300 was Reset because CZ2300 was (probably) destroyed.

 

There a few other marks in this grid that have the same issue - the original Mark was destroyed and was Reset, but DMA never followed-up with the paperwork.

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What's up with CZ2300? ...

Looks to me that CZ2300 was monumented and stamped “AD 47 1967” and the Mark at the current location is “AD 47 1968”. It appears that CZ2300 was Reset because CZ2300 was (probably) destroyed.

 

There a few other marks in this grid that have the same issue - the original Mark was destroyed and was Reset, but DMA never followed-up with the paperwork.

 

HUH!

Well it looks like lost02 have the answer, and I must agree with them and conclude that I didn't read the datasheet completely. :)

 

Not sure how or why the datasheet has been suddenly updated forty years later, but there it is.

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They must have quite a backlog. I see no updated datasheets for any of my reports since early August. The two PIDs you mentioned for me were from the distant past: MC1243 was from October 2006 and JW1749 was from April 2007. Sure hope that they can get things straightened around soon. I appreciate your work, I just wish that your incoming data was more current!

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SHORBIRD WROTE:

 

"They must have quite a backlog. I see no updated datasheets for any of my reports since early August."

 

 

Same thing here. None of my August submissions ever showed up in the NGS database. That's discouraging, since the motivation for some of us is to help professionals by updating the status and "to reach" directions.

 

I stopped uploading to NGS in September. It's a lot of work to write the entries and send them in--if nothing is going to happen.

 

For now, I'll keep stacking up the data sheets in the corner, in case something changes. Meanwhile, if the delay is due to the workload at NGS or to technical problems, it would be helpful if one of the NGS folks in the forum would provide an explanation.

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They must have quite a backlog. I see no updated datasheets for any of my reports since early August.

Ditto these folks, although I hadn't made a whole bunch of recovery attempts, none of my August submissions made it.

 

EDIT: Still, thanks to holograph for your work. I like to see the maps whether I've done submissions or not.

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[*](-1) andylphoto (-RK0311)

 

Holograph,

 

Thanks for the added detail--I was curious. The report on RK0311 IS in fact my recovery.

 

I had made an error (two, actually) in submitting the recovery on that one--a part of the description and a "Found Poor" designation got carried over from another recovery from the same day. After an embarrassed & apologetic email, Deb made a manual correction in the database, hence the NGS agency designation. I don't know if she put in the initials or if I mistakenly left out my middle initial on that one.

 

Andy

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Holograph--

 

I just noticed that you listed the new reports one by one. I found MY2806 in my list. This was a report of "Destroyed" to NGS. Does this mean that Deb accepted my report? (The station was literally blown up. :( )

 

I'm not so bright. Yup, I went back and pulled a new NGS datasheet, and there's the "X" for my station... :)

 

Thanks,

-Paul

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Actually, after reviewing my processed reports, I find that the ones listed are all "Destroyed" ones! Even one that I believe I said was NF (a mark that was likely paved-over). I'm sure I submitted other reports as well. Isn't this unusual?

 

Questions: I don't keep a log of the reports I submit to NGS (I just note on the paper datasheet when I log them with GC and NGS). Is there a way to track these--like to see all the NGS reports from "PG" that have been accepted? Do folks keep more detailed logs (like a SS of reported marks) for themselves?

 

And another question--what do you do if you make a mistake on an NGS report and don't realize it until after you have mashed the "send report" key? Send another whole (updated) report?

 

Thanks,

-Paul

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And another question--what do you do if you make a mistake on an NGS report and don't realize it until after you have mashed the "send report" key? Send another whole (updated) report?

Send an e-mail to Deb with the PID in the subject, and in the e-mail tell her the date of the recovery that needs fixing, and why. If you have more'n one that needs fixing, I find it better for her if you send seperate e-mails. :)

 

Me.

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Questions: I don't keep a log of the reports I submit to NGS (I just note on the paper datasheet when I log them with GC and NGS). Is there a way to track these--like to see all the NGS reports from "PG" that have been accepted? Do folks keep more detailed logs (like a SS of reported marks) for themselves?

On Mac OS X systems, you can save documents from nearly any application as PDF files. So before I hit "SUBMIT" to go to the "are you sure this is the right station?" page, I print my report to a PDF file, assigning the filename "PID-rpt.pdf." Then when the report shows up in the database, I PDF the NGS page as "PID-ds.pdf"and delete the report file.

 

That came in handy recently when one of my reports went astray. (Perhaps I forgot to complete the submission process??) Deb asked me to resubmit it, so I just pulled up the PDF of the original report and re-created it. (I had put some text in the comments field, so it was more complicated than just looking up my find date to redo the report.)

 

And another question--what do you do if you make a mistake on an NGS report and don't realize it until after you have mashed the "send report" key? Send another whole (updated) report?

I drop a note to Deb. I don't know what her procedure is, but I wouldn't count on her seeing the corrected report until after she has approved the first one. Then she would have to retract that and put up the new one. I figure if I can head her off at the pass, it'll save her some wasted time.

 

Patty

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