Censorship in GeoCaching ?

[Andronicus]

As for the caches you have listed that you didn't use a gps to find the coordinates for, they technically violate the guidelines. In many places the coordinates on online mapping services are off by a considerable amount.

I can't speak for other areas, but in New York City the combination of 1) horrendous GPSr reception and interference thanks to the man-made canyons, and 2) amazingly detailed, high-resolution satellite imagery for this area, leads to far superior results with Google / Bing maps vs. taking a reading with a handheld unit.

I would be supprised if google earth's coordinates were very good in NK.

 

Plus, why can't GS ban NK. NK is a butal communist dictatorship. They could actualy get in trouble with the state department for doing buisness with NK.

[+NYPaddleCacher]

As for the caches you have listed that you didn't use a gps to find the coordinates for, they technically violate the guidelines. In many places the coordinates on online mapping services are off by a considerable amount.

I can't speak for other areas, but in New York City the combination of 1) horrendous GPSr reception and interference thanks to the man-made canyons, and 2) amazingly detailed, high-resolution satellite imagery for this area, leads to far superior results with Google / Bing maps vs. taking a reading with a handheld unit.

 

Here's an example of another area. Take a look at this cache:

 

GC1ZP43

 

Go to the Geocaching.com Google Map on that page and you'll find the map is of no help whatsoever. The Bing maps and mapquest maps don't provide enough resolution to be useful either.

Edited September 22, 2010 by NYPaddleCacher

[+addisonbr]

Here's an example of another area. Take a look at this cache:

 

GC1ZP43

 

Go to the Geocaching.com Google Map on that page and you'll find the map is of no help whatsoever. The Bing maps and mapquest maps don't provide enough resolution to be useful either.

It's a pretty good argument for using the methods and strategies that make the most sense in your local area.

[+Don_J]

As for the caches you have listed that you didn't use a gps to find the coordinates for, they technically violate the guidelines. In many places the coordinates on online mapping services are off by a considerable amount.

I can't speak for other areas, but in New York City the combination of 1) horrendous GPSr reception and interference thanks to the man-made canyons, and 2) amazingly detailed, high-resolution satellite imagery for this area, leads to far superior results with Google / Bing maps vs. taking a reading with a handheld unit.

 

Here's an example of another area. Take a look at this cache:

 

GC1ZP43

 

Go to the Geocaching.com Google Map on that page and you'll find the map is of no help whatsoever. The Bing maps and mapquest maps don't provide enough resolution to be useful either.

 

Google Earth is also almost useless, but it does tell you to watch for brown and white cows on the roads...

Edited September 23, 2010 by Don_J