10,000 coming up!

October 11, 2002

I've only logged a handful on here, but I;ve been hunting benchmarks for a few years and have located over 100 of them (not found another few dozen as well).

I suppose I could go hunt up pictures and log entries on here to provide subsequent hunters with first hand information which could come in handy. Maybe I'll start adding them a little at a time as I hunt and log more...

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October 15, 2002

Ok....So we're up to 9299......

Only 701 more to go!

Art

October 15, 2002

quote:
Originally posted by Cracker7M:
Figure about 100-120 per day get logged

Actually, in the past two weeks, we have averaged about 74 a day. My crystal ball guess of October 26th still stands, although it is still a bit fuzzy and I might easily be off by a day or two.

October 15, 2002

How's about publishing the data?

I would love to see the plot over time!

>Personally Responsible for the Recovery of .00217% of the Benchmark Database!<--watch this number!

October 16, 2002

Yes....Data would be cool...

I bet highest counts are on Sat & Suns....

Art

October 16, 2002

Never mind...had coffee...eyes became wider...not tooo hard to find after all.

You can't be lost if you don't care where you are.

[This message was edited by Freelens & Mosie on October 16, 2002 at 02:41 AM.]

October 16, 2002

I started keeping track of the count in late June. I check it in the morning when I first get to work, therefore there are no counts from the weekend. Also, I think the count is updated once a day in the afternoon, so I'm really picking it up a day later.

column 1 = date

column 2 = count

column 3 = days since last count

column 4 = average since last count

6/24/02 1,624

6/26/02 1,709 2 43

6/27/02 1,750 1 41

6/28/02 1,767 1 17

7/1/02 1,844 3 26

7/2/02 1,879 1 35

7/3/02 1,900 1 21

7/8/02 2,094 5 39

7/10/02 2,147 2 27

7/11/02 2,181 1 34

7/12/02 2,232 1 51

7/15/02 2,347 3 38

7/16/02 2,392 1 45

7/17/02 2,409 1 17

7/18/02 2,442 1 33

7/19/02 2,477 1 35

7/22/02 2,556 3 26

7/23/02 2,580 1 24

7/24/02 2,593 1 13

7/25/02 2,625 1 32

7/26/02 2,641 1 16

7/29/02 2,735 3 31

7/30/02 2,763 1 28

7/31/02 2,785 1 22

8/1/02 2,797 1 12

8/2/02 2,878 1 81

8/5/02 3,115 3 79

8/6/02 3,188 1 73

8/7/02 3,296 1 108

8/8/02 3,383 1 87

8/9/02 3,452 1 69

8/12/02 3,856 3 135

8/13/02 3,934 1 78

8/14/02 3,998 1 64

8/15/02 4,065 1 67

8/16/02 4,140 1 75

8/19/02 4,444 3 101

8/20/02 4,547 1 103

8/21/02 4,643 1 96

8/22/02 4,728 1 85

8/23/02 4,791 1 63

8/26/02 5,071 3 93

8/27/02 5,093 1 22

8/28/02 5,157 1 64

8/29/02 5,224 1 67

8/30/02 5,331 1 107

9/2/02 5,607 3 92

9/3/02 5,731 1 124

9/4/02 5,884 1 153

9/5/02 5,942 1 58

9/6/02 6,041 1 99

9/9/02 6,346 3 102

9/10/02 6,434 1 88

9/11/02 6,516 1 82

9/12/02 6,587 1 71

9/13/02 6,648 1 61

9/16/02 6,952 3 101

9/17/02 7,039 1 87

9/18/02 7,108 1 69

9/19/02 7,187 1 79

9/20/02 7,264 1 77

9/23/02 7,544 3 93

9/24/02 7,653 1 109

9/25/02 7,732 1 79

9/26/02 7,795 1 63

9/27/02 7,858 1 63

9/30/02 8,062 3 68

10/1/02 8,189 1 127

10/2/02 8,235 1 46

10/3/02 8,299 1 64

10/4/02 8,370 1 71

10/7/02 8,639 3 90

10/14/02 9,137 7 71

10/15/02 9,224 1 87

10/16/02 9,299 1 75

October 16, 2002

>Personally Responsible for the Recovery of .00244% of the Benchmark Database!<--watch this number!

5.9k · October 16, 2002

I think we'd be talking about breaking 20 thou if there were an easier way of searching the database. A map layout for example. I think I read that it is being worked on.

Anybody have any updates/rumors/denials regarding this?

If your house catches afire, and there aint no water around,

Throw your jelly out the window; let the dog-gone shack burn down.

**Huddie Ledbetter**

October 16, 2002

Nice chart Raouljan!

The increase in rate of finds that occurred on Aug 2nd is when Jeremy put in the software updates that included benchmark find counts on the profile page. All of a sudden everyone paid attention to their counts!

October 16, 2002

quote:
Originally posted by Criminal:
I think we'd be talking about breaking 20 thou if there were an easier way of searching the database. A map layout for example. I think I read that it is being worked on.

Anybody have any updates/rumors/denials regarding this?

While a map layout would help, I don't think it would help us break 20,000 at this point. You still have to go out and find the darn things and sometimes they're not there to be found. Jeremy has mentioned putting in some mapping logic, but I don't have any idea what form it will take.

October 16, 2002

very Cool!

Wow, I thought the 9300 had taken longer to hit than just the past 5 months!....

If the rate of finds keeps climbing as shown, we could find a SIZABLE amount of marks in the next year or two.

Hopefully Jeremy will soon be able to update the database also, which should help.

Art

5.9k · October 16, 2002

This is my logic,

Poof! A new cache appears a few days before the Thursday email comes, I punch the lat-long into my Garmin, tear off towards the cache trying to be first.

or

I'm planning a road trip to a somewhat remote location to pick up a few caches that are hidden near each other.

In either case I would love to be able to view a map of the area and quickly ascertain the presence of nearby benchmarks. I know I can download the lat-longs and enter them in mapsource. I think it would be easier if the website had a BM map like the cache map.

If your house catches afire, and there aint no water around,

Throw your jelly out the window; let the dog-gone shack burn down.

**Huddie Ledbetter**

9.4k · October 16, 2002

I do the front end, but all the database work for getting the benchmarks in the system was Elias' doing. He is currently working on getting the updates in the system. Ultimately we plan to get a direct ftp feed from the NGS so it's pretty darn close to the official database.

Yes, we're working on adding a more comprehensive mapping system, and will have a better way of seeking out those pesky benchmarks.

Jeremy Irish

Groundspeak - The Language of Location

9.4k · October 16, 2002

quote:
Originally posted by RogBarn:
The increase in rate of finds that occurred on Aug 2nd is when Jeremy put in the software updates that included benchmark find counts on the profile page. All of a sudden everyone paid attention to their counts!

Perhaps, but I also attribute it to the people that didn't know about the new section. As people have already indicated, the benchmark section doesn't have its own navigation link on the site. The profile pages having the info helped inform folks who were previously unaware of it.

Jeremy Irish

Groundspeak - The Language of Location

1.4k · October 16, 2002

quote:
Originally posted by Jeremy Irish:
As people have already indicated, the benchmark section doesn't have its own navigation link on the site.

Jeremy Irish

Groundspeak - The Language of Location

So... When can we expect to see this fixed?

October 16, 2002

Woohoo, Elias!

Nice job on the quick updates, too, Jeremy!

Looks like 86 marks got logged today!

Art

October 23, 2002

Hey RogBarn,

looks like you guessed Just about right!

Only 128 more marks to go....

Should hit it on the 24th or 25th!

Art

October 23, 2002

quote:
Originally posted by Criminal:
I think we'd be talking about breaking 20 thou if there were an easier way of searching the database. A map layout for example. I think I read that it is being worked on.

I think this has been mentioned before, you can use an interactive map 'NGS Survey Control Map' to look for benchmarks in your area. However, I'm not sure geocaching.com should do this on the cache mapping page--simply because of the number of benchmarks! In San Mateo, CA there are 78 'stations' in a 5mi x 3mi area. Over 50 of these are 'vertical controls'--i.e., benchmarks.

Richard.

October 25, 2002

Looks llike Oct 25th is the magic day....Only 30 marks to go.....

Jeremy, is there a way to find out who will be logging the 10,000th mark?

Art