Explorist 110 Coordinate Issue

[+nemer06]

So i have been geocaching for about 6 months now. After my first month I purchased the explorist 110 and it has worked great for traditional caches, but this last week I have attempted some multi-caches requiring me to input coordinates. After making sure the setting were correct i entered the new coordinates and saved the way point but for some reason my explorist changes the last number from a 6 to 7. Thus altering the final location. I called Magellan about this issue and asked me about what software im running (1.06). Then told me i need to update my device, but.... the update is not out yet and is still being worked on. So i am wondering if anyone else is having this problem and any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. The coordinates i am entering are N 41.42.55(6) W 083. 41.865 the six in parenthesis automatically changes to 7

[+Gitchee-Gummee]

That last digit hardly affects your caching abilities. It is 1/1000^th of a minute (about a pace or two).

 

EDIT to add: up until just a few years ago, almost all GPSr units used only two digits south of the decimal. Lots of geocaches were found with them.

Edited April 17, 2013 by Gitchee-Gummee

[+nemer06]

That last digit hardly affects your caching abilities. It is 1/1000^th of a minute (about a pace or two).

 

EDIT to add: up until just a few years ago, almost all GPSr units used only two digits south of the decimal. Lots of geocaches were found with them.

 

when i type in the coords to my computer it shows the final location about 100 feet in the opposite direction. One area being right next to a grave site the other area being on the edge of a ravine. Its a micro cache and that just seems like a very large area to search for such a small cache?

[+Gitchee-Gummee]

That last digit hardly affects your caching abilities. It is 1/1000^th of a minute (about a pace or two).

 

EDIT to add: up until just a few years ago, almost all GPSr units used only two digits south of the decimal. Lots of geocaches were found with them.

 

when i type in the coords to my computer it shows the final location about 100 feet in the opposite direction. One area being right next to a grave site the other area being on the edge of a ravine. Its a micro cache and that just seems like a very large area to search for such a small cache?

Your computer is using overlay maps. You really should never trust those. Search the forums regarding that issue and see what you find.

That .001 differential isn't going to make a hill of beans difference whether or not you can find the cache. Consumer-grade GPSr units simply are not up to those accuracy standards/capabilities.

This applies doubly so, when you consider that the cache was hidden and the coordinates posted by somebody using a different GPSr.

 

ADD: just trying to save you some angst over worrying about a miniscule distance when your device itself cannot guarantee 100% accuracy. That .001 minute equates out to something like six feet.

 

Try it, using this online coordinate distance calculator: http://boulter.com/gps/distance/

Edited April 18, 2013 by Gitchee-Gummee

[+gpsblake]

demer06, I just tried to enter those coordinates and indeed it does change that digit from a 6 to a 7 on the GC v2.15. I think you found a bug.

[+nemer06]

Magellan customer service wasn't very helpful when I talked to them. They said that an update would be released for it soon (no date yet), thats all they could tell me. But according to Glitchee-gummee that last digit will not have much effect on my search. I appreciate your quick replies and any other information is greatly appreciated.