GPS Drawing Etch-a-sketch

[pmax]

Folks,

 

Here's a fun site:

http://www.gpsdrawing.com

 

Treat your GPS like an etch-a-sketch.

 

Includes a 3D viewer to include elevation

with your dataset.

 

gpsdrawing.com

[Zuckerruebensirup]

It never ceases to amaze me the different ways people think up to play with their gadgets.

[Zuckerruebensirup]

It never ceases to amaze me the different ways people think up to play with their gadgets.

[Parsa]

You could have a multiple cache in which the geocacher goes from cache to cache in an area. Then after they've been to all the caches, the points on the GPS receiver will map out a letter or symbol. This could be emailed to the cache owner as proof.

[+ESFKids]

On a whim, Dave of caching team ESFKids went out and did a quick sketch of a dog. It can be seen on the GPSdrawing site. Since then I've learned a lot about the way my little eTrex gathers and stored tracklog points, and my next drawing should be much better. Tell me what you think!

 

Oh, and I love the idea of having a multicache draw something out. That would certainly add a new element to the whole experience, and be great authentication.

[Zuckerruebensirup]

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Originally posted by ESFKids:

On a whim, Dave of caching team ESFKids went out and did a quick sketch of a dog. [...] Tell me what you think!

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Good job, especially for a first try!

 

(Here's a handy link to the drawing.)

[Zuckerruebensirup]

quote:

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Originally posted by ESFKids:

On a whim, Dave of caching team ESFKids went out and did a quick sketch of a dog. [...] Tell me what you think!

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Good job, especially for a first try!

 

(Here's a handy link to the drawing.)

[BassoonPilot]

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Originally posted by Parsa:

You could have a multiple cache in which the geocacher goes from cache to cache in an area. Then after they've been to all the caches, the points on the GPS receiver will map out a letter or symbol. This could be emailed to the cache owner as proof.

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Assuming that everyone follows precisely the same route to the various stages . . . how likely is that?

[DaBadger]

quote:

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Originally posted by Parsa:

You could have a multiple cache in which the geocacher goes from cache to cache in an area. Then after they've been to all the caches, the points on the GPS receiver will map out a letter or symbol. This could be emailed to the cache owner as proof.

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Or the letter could be a clue to a final waypoint.

[Parsa]

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Originally posted by BassoonPilot: Assuming that everyone follows precisely the same route to the various stages . . . how likely is _that_?

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8 caches show up like this on the screen. Ignore the tracks (or turn them off). What's the letter?

[BassoonPilot]

Yes, I understand how waypoints can create a 'picture,' but I was under the impression that the thread was about 'etch-a-sketch,' and the tracks were an important element of the picture.