rubybear712 Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 I am planning on hiding my first geocache. However, because I use a GPS enabled phone and not an actual gps, I have no way of marking the exact waypoint of my location to post accurate coordinates. Help? Quote Link to comment
+Yshf Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 Are you using the iphone app? Quote Link to comment
Pup Patrol Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 Uh, I've posted a reply to your other thread, in the "Getting Started" forum. Quote Link to comment
Clan Riffster Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 Welcome to the addiction! While I can't help you, as I don't know much about phone GPSr thingies. I would love to hear about your cache though! Where is it gonna be? What kind of container? What kind of hide technique? Curious minds want to know! Quote Link to comment
+RebelTJ Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 (edited) I made a first hide just in the past 24 hours with the Trimble Geocache Navigator app and the Blackberry Maps application as my guides... I noted about 6-7 different sets of coordinates with Blackberry Maps as I stood at GZ and later looked at them in Google Maps (it is near a road). I slowly refined the closest set of coordinates using Google maps, then I confirmed the best set at GZ using the "Enter Manually" feature in the Trimble app. The cache was published today and so far I have had four logged visitors and no questions of coordinates... Edited September 10, 2010 by rebelgtp Quote Link to comment
Pup Patrol Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 The Guidelines are quite clear: http://www.geocaching.com/about/guidelines.aspx You as the owner of the cache must visit the site and obtain the coordinates with a GPS. GPS usage is an essential element of geocaching. Therefore, although it is possible to find a cache without a GPS, the option of using accurate GPS coordinates as an integral part of the cache hunt must be demonstrated for all physical cache submissions. Quote Link to comment
+cobrac Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 I agree, google maps seems a pretty acurrate way of getting the co-ordinates. It's tricky if your in the middle of loads of trees, but most buildings/roads etc show up pretty well on google maps. Quote Link to comment
+Panther&Pine Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 I agree, google maps seems a pretty acurrate way of getting the co-ordinates. It's tricky if your in the middle of loads of trees, but most buildings/roads etc show up pretty well on google maps. It has been pointed out that Google Maps is only accurate in some areas. Others (where I live) it can be off by hundreds of feet. Quote Link to comment
chuckr30 Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 Are you saying your phone doesn't display the latitude and longitude numbers? That's bad. Quote Link to comment
+power69 Posted September 11, 2010 Share Posted September 11, 2010 I am planning on hiding my first geocache. However, because I use a GPS enabled phone and not an actual gps, I have no way of marking the exact waypoint of my location to post accurate coordinates. Help? think of your potential seekers. iphone hides coords suck! Quote Link to comment
+roziecakes Posted September 11, 2010 Share Posted September 11, 2010 Yes, please use an actual GPS receiver, not a phone, not Google Earth. They just are not as accurate. You may be able to borrow a GPSr from a friend. That's what I would recommend, or else hold off on hiding until you can get a GPSr. I know you're excited, but that's just how it works! Best of luck! Quote Link to comment
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