Reporting a found Benchmark

[+latahgps]

When I find a Benchmark the the first thing I check is the current data sheet, if there is one. If there has not ben an update in the last 12 months I always complete a "Mark Recovery Entry" report. I don't see anyone else talking about completing the report. Just wondering.

[+LSUFan]

Oh yeah, lot's of regulars on this forum report recoveries directly to the NGS. You might can do a search for "recovery report" to see other forum topics about it.

 

Holograph/Jim tries to keep an updated statistic page with all the recovery reports submitted by geocachers to the NGS, as well as their gc.com benchmark log numbers. You can find it here. If Jim has been able to associate your initials from the recovery reports to your geocaching name, you might just see your efforts listed there too. He also shows the recoveries by state/counties.

 

I for one, look forward to seeing his reports.

 

http://www.holoscenes.com/special/geocac/n...tats_indiv.html

 

http://www.holoscenes.com/special/geocac/map_index.html

Edited July 30, 2010 by LSUFan

[Bill93]

I think their guideline is "No sooner than 12 months unless there is a significant change in condition".

 

If you can add good handheld coordinates to one that has Scaled coordinates 'way off, or if it was hard to find from the data sheet and you can give a better set of ties, then I would certainly report 12 months after someone else.

 

But if it is just a "ditto" every year then I try to restrain myself from a fairly unimportant report, and only report "ditto" if it has been a few years.