+DarkZen_EvilCowPie Posted January 27 Posted January 27 I just tried to update the coordinates on a cache of mine to make them a tad more accurate. A 'tad' being one number. I got a red text alert saying the new coordinates are the same as the old coordinates and wouldn't let me update them. Is there a minimum distance that must be met to update cache coordinates? Quote
+barefootjeff Posted January 27 Posted January 27 2 hours ago, DarkZen_EvilCowPie said: I just tried to update the coordinates on a cache of mine to make them a tad more accurate. A 'tad' being one number. I got a red text alert saying the new coordinates are the same as the old coordinates and wouldn't let me update them. Is there a minimum distance that must be met to update cache coordinates? There's no minimum distance, but I had a similar problem a few months ago. I found I had to click somewhere outside the coordinate entry box to make my new coordinates stick. 3 Quote
+lee737 Posted January 27 Posted January 27 2 hours ago, DarkZen_EvilCowPie said: I just tried to update the coordinates on a cache of mine to make them a tad more accurate. A 'tad' being one number. I got a red text alert saying the new coordinates are the same as the old coordinates and wouldn't let me update them. Who codes this stuff? I've made adjustments like that in the past, something must have changed. Could you do it in two steps? Move it x points over, then x-1 points back?? Quote
+DarkZen_EvilCowPie Posted January 27 Author Posted January 27 (edited) 50 minutes ago, barefootjeff said: There's no minimum distance, but I had a similar problem a few months ago. I found I had to click somewhere outside the coordinate entry box to make my new coordinates stick. Well, I tried it a couple of times with no luck. It's just in a weird place that the wrong area seems like its the obvious place. The coords are good enough as they are (despite 2 DNFs), I was just hoping to lead seekers in the right direction. As for Moving it x points over, then x-1 points back - It would prob have the same issue if it wont let me move it one number. Maybe move it x+5 and then x-4? But at this point it's not worth it. Maybe I'll just up the difficulty. Edited January 27 by DarkZen_EvilCowPie 1 Quote
+TeamRabbitRun Posted January 28 Posted January 28 This may be painfully obvious, but when you say 'one number', WHICH number are you trying to update? The first digit? The last digit? What's the distance between the current location and you're proposed new spec? 1 1 Quote
+NanCycle Posted February 9 Posted February 9 On 1/27/2025 at 1:19 PM, DarkZen_EvilCowPie said: Well, I tried it a couple of times with no luck. It's just in a weird place that the wrong area seems like its the obvious place. The coords are good enough as they are (despite 2 DNFs), I was just hoping to lead seekers in the right direction. As for Moving it x points over, then x-1 points back - It would prob have the same issue if it wont let me move it one number. Maybe move it x+5 and then x-4? But at this point it's not worth it. Maybe I'll just up the difficulty. Upping the difficulty is not an acceptable solution. Bad coordinates are not one of the aspects of difficulty. 3 1 Quote
+TriciaG Posted February 10 Posted February 10 (edited) From the latitude of one of your caches (N 34° 54), the difference of .001 minutes longitude is 1.52 meters, or 5 feet. A GPS can be that far off on any given day. I wouldn't worry about changing it. EDIT to add: latitude is about 6 feet per .001 minute. Edited February 10 by TriciaG 1 Quote
+fizzymagic Posted February 10 Posted February 10 On 1/27/2025 at 9:27 AM, DarkZen_EvilCowPie said: I just tried to update the coordinates on a cache of mine to make them a tad more accurate. A 'tad' being one number. I got a red text alert saying the new coordinates are the same as the old coordinates and wouldn't let me update them. Is there a minimum distance that must be met to update cache coordinates? The problem is almost certainly with the way that the cache edit page is implemented. You have to be sure to click outside of the box is just exactly the right way. It's bad interface design and implementation, not any minimum distance change. 2 1 Quote
+DarkZen_EvilCowPie Posted April 3 Author Posted April 3 On 2/9/2025 at 11:26 AM, NanCycle said: Upping the difficulty is not an acceptable solution. Bad coordinates are not one of the aspects of difficulty. The coordinates are not bad. The closest I could get is exactly between the cache and a much more attractive (to most cachers) target area. That area being bushes. If I have to err on one side or the other, I'd prefer to not have folks needlessly dig through the underbrush. Quote
+GeoTrekker26 Posted April 4 Posted April 4 No need to error on one side or the other. Take you time and get accurate numbers. Use coordinate averaging and test by approaching from different directions on a few days. Quote
+ecanderson Posted April 5 Posted April 5 On 2/9/2025 at 12:26 PM, NanCycle said: Upping the difficulty is not an acceptable solution. Bad coordinates are not one of the aspects of difficulty. True most of the time. But there are cache locations that make getting a decent fix very difficult (for the finder as well), and I've seen that (legitimately, I think) added to the difficulty rating. Quote
+arisoft Posted April 5 Posted April 5 This is definitely a bug It is not about how you "click" it definitely prevents changing the coordinates. Some programmer didn't compare the numbers but calculates the distance. There is some limit which is about 1 meter Please, escalate this to the HQ as soon as possible! Quote
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