+TJ-Tigger Posted January 27, 2003 Share Posted January 27, 2003 What symbol does everyone use for marking benchmarks on the GPSrs? Just curious if there was a standard yet? Quote Link to comment
+Kordite Posted January 27, 2003 Share Posted January 27, 2003 I use the default "crossed square" symbol for benchmarks, the "box" for geocaches and the "sightseeing" binoculars for virtual-caches. Quote Link to comment
Readymixer Posted January 27, 2003 Share Posted January 27, 2003 I also use the default crosshair symbol for benchmarks and The Skull and Crossbones for caches. Choos! "Not only is the universe stranger than we imagine, it is stranger than we can imagine." Quote Link to comment
+GEO*Trailblazer 1 Posted January 27, 2003 Share Posted January 27, 2003 The Teepee,or Triangle, For Triangulation Stations,Skull and Crossbones,for Fire District,Default,flag and square for vertical control marks,and several others for 2,3,order control..... When all else fails Geotry again. Quote Link to comment
survey tech Posted January 27, 2003 Share Posted January 27, 2003 The triangle is the universal mapping symbol for any type of randomly located survey control point, which includes all geodetic markers, whereas the square is used for points that are not set at random locations, such as boundary corners. In fact, many surveyors refer to random control points as deltas, due to the shape of that letter of the greek alphabet. Quote Link to comment
+Susan55115 Posted January 29, 2003 Share Posted January 29, 2003 I use the standard cross-box with the EasyGPS download and then when I send it to the mapping program I change it to identify the ones I found, didn't find, and still to be found. Quote Link to comment
+Black Dog Trackers Posted January 29, 2003 Share Posted January 29, 2003 I change the symbol for non-benchmark locations like vacation spots, common driving destinations, etc. to appropriate symbols. I let the benchmarks get the default symbol. When I get a lot of them loaded in my GPS, I select for that type and delete them all in one shot. This is of course after I've made sure to log them all on geocaching.com with the right date, whether found or not-found. Quote Link to comment
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