USN Retired Posted April 11, 2002 Share Posted April 11, 2002 Hi all Brand new to the board, I have been looking at caches in the Va Beach area and see this on the cache. Use Waypoint: GC48D6.... What exactly is the GC48D6 and how do I use it? Thanks Dave Dave Quote Link to comment
TikimanHSA Posted April 11, 2002 Share Posted April 11, 2002 Welcome aboard! It's very addicting, by the way. The waypoint numbers are for use when using EasyGPS to downlload wayponits into your GPS unit. They are an internal site number for organizing the waypoints (GC stands for GeoCache). Hope this helps, TikimanHSA Later, TikimanHSA (Hunter) Quote Link to comment
USN Retired Posted April 11, 2002 Author Share Posted April 11, 2002 OK that explains what they are. Internal points. Where do I find what they coorelate to and how do I use them with a handheld. Thanks Dave Quote Link to comment
USN Retired Posted April 11, 2002 Author Share Posted April 11, 2002 OK found that you can download Geocache waypoints into EASYGPS. Thanks Dave Quote Link to comment
+Brokenwing Posted April 11, 2002 Share Posted April 11, 2002 Here is additional info from the geocaching.com glossary: quote:waypoint Waypoints are named coordinates representing points on the surface of the Earth. Geocaching uses a suggested waypoint for a cache, created automatically when a cache has been created. Because most GPS units have restricted names to 6 characters or less, we generate a waypoint name based on the ID of the cache. It is optional, but makes it easier to locate a cache on the geocaching web site. Scott / Brokenwing http://www.cordianet.com/geocaching Quote Link to comment
TikimanHSA Posted April 11, 2002 Share Posted April 11, 2002 Yeah sure Scott, if you want to get all technical about it. Later, TikimanHSA (Hunter) Quote Link to comment
+Markwell Posted April 11, 2002 Share Posted April 11, 2002 I like to get REALLY technical MORE THAN YOU EVER WANTED TO KNOW Markwell My Geocaching Page [This message was edited by Markwell on April 12, 2002 at 05:09 AM.] Quote Link to comment
+parkrrrr Posted April 11, 2002 Share Posted April 11, 2002 quote:Originally posted by Markwell:MORE THAN YOU EVER WANTED TO KNOW What if we wanted to know how to spell "Hexadecimal?" (sorry, just couldn't resist...) Quote Link to comment
+Markwell Posted April 12, 2002 Share Posted April 12, 2002 yea, yea, yea. When Mr. Gates decides to put spell check on the notepad text editor, then I'm OK. Same with the forums here. I am a hopeless speller. All is fixed. Markwell My Geocaching Page Quote Link to comment
+RangerRick Posted April 12, 2002 Share Posted April 12, 2002 quote:Originally posted by Markwell: yea, yea, yea. When Mr. Gates decides to put spell check on the notepad text editor, then I'm OK. Same with the forums here. I am a hopeless speller. All is fixed. Markwell http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/marklent60544/myhomepage/Geocaching/markwellcachemain.htm Quote Link to comment
+RangerRick Posted April 12, 2002 Share Posted April 12, 2002 Not so fast Markwell. About 1.5 months ago, I detected an error on your site about GPSr accuracy. But I notice it is still incorrect. A 30' radius equals 2827 square feet. An easy way to calculate this is this formula: (.7854) x (diameter squared). [This message was edited by Ranger Rick on April 19, 2002 at 01:26 PM.] Quote Link to comment
+Markwell Posted April 12, 2002 Share Posted April 12, 2002 Dagnabit. Fixed. But your formula is incorrect in your post. Markwell My Geocaching Page Quote Link to comment
+Jamie Z Posted April 12, 2002 Share Posted April 12, 2002 As long as we're climbing on Markwell's back... what about this one: "Why on earth does the login Markwell have over 1,000 posts in the forums?" Markwell, better get typing so this isn't inaccurate for too long. Jamie Quote Link to comment
+Markwell Posted April 13, 2002 Share Posted April 13, 2002 I do have over 1,000 posts in the forums. When you take into account the original forums and the new ones, I actually have about 1,450. Markwell My Geocaching Page Quote Link to comment
BassoonPilot Posted April 13, 2002 Share Posted April 13, 2002 quote:Originally posted by Markwell: I do have over 1,000 posts in the forums. When you take into account the original forums and the new ones, I actually have about 1,450. And according to Dan's leaderboard, you have 164 logs on geocaching.com, including: 11 Couldn't find it! logs 17 caches hidden 65 Found it! logs And, absolutely true to form: 71 informational logs. Quote Link to comment
+Markwell Posted April 13, 2002 Share Posted April 13, 2002 At least 50% of those informational logs have to do with the Photographer's Caches. Markwell My Geocaching Page Quote Link to comment
+RangerRick Posted April 13, 2002 Share Posted April 13, 2002 quote:Originally posted by Markwell: Dagnabit. Fixed. But your formula is incorrect in your post. Markwell http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/marklent60544/myhomepage/Geocaching/markwellcachemain.htm Markwell, I have an engineering degree and I don't believe my formula for the area of a circle is incorrect. You can let me know what you think the formula is and I'll let you know where you are going wrong or you can email me if you would like to keep the lesson private Quote Link to comment
+Jamie Z Posted April 13, 2002 Share Posted April 13, 2002 RR, Although your formula is not incorrect, it's just an unsual form to state it in. I think we're all used to seeing the formula as (pi)®^2. Markwell, I'm sure you can figure it out, but I was curious about it myself, and the derivation of RR's formula is like this: (pi) * ®^2 = (pi) * (1/2 D)^2 = (pi) * 1/4 * (D)^2 = (3.1415...) * 1/4 * (D)^2 = (0.7854) * (D)^2 ... and I suppose you have more than 1000 posts if you want to get technical. Anyway, I'd prefer to have pi memorized than both pi and 1/4 pi. Jamie Quote Link to comment
+Team Roman Geoskis Posted April 14, 2002 Share Posted April 14, 2002 Dave, See what an old sailor can start? You can also search for a specific cache using the gc numbers. My buddy went to europe and did some geocaching there. He emailed me the gc numbers so we could check out the caches he visited. Kinda cool! RMCS(SW), USN, RETIRED NOW WHERE DID I LEAVE THOSE SKIS? Quote Link to comment
+RangerRick Posted April 14, 2002 Share Posted April 14, 2002 quote:Originally posted by Jamie Z: RR, Although your formula is not incorrect, it's just an unsual form to state it in. I think we're all used to seeing the formula as (pi)®^2. Markwell, I'm sure you can figure it out, but I was curious about it myself, and the derivation of RR's formula is like this: (pi) * ®^2 = (pi) * (1/2 D)^2 = (pi) * 1/4 * (D)^2 = (3.1415...) * 1/4 * (D)^2 = (0.7854) * (D)^2 ... and I suppose you have more than 1000 posts if you want to get technical. Anyway, I'd prefer to have pi memorized than both pi _and_ 1/4 pi. Jamie Hello Jamie and thanks for your input. You saved me a lot typing when you explained the math involved in this formula. In my business, I am calculating areas constantly. Just to get me in the ball park and to easily calulate the area of a circle in my head, I round the .7854 to 8. Using this rounded off shortcut, the area of a 10 foot circle would be .8 x 10^2 or (.8 x 100 =80 sq. ft.) Just for estimating, I find this formula easier than trying to do the (pi x radius squared) in my head. But if I posted the .8 formula, I would be ridiculed right out of the forum. Thanks again Jamie. Also, a thanks to Markwell, I learned a lot from his posts als [This message was edited by Ranger Rick on April 19, 2002 at 01:28 PM.] Quote Link to comment
+Jamie Z Posted April 14, 2002 Share Posted April 14, 2002 RR, Hmmm, I like that 0.8 * D^2 for a rough estimate. That's something I've never thought of before, but it's quick and easy. I like it. Jamie Quote Link to comment
+Smokehouse Posted April 14, 2002 Share Posted April 14, 2002 Why bother with formulas when you can just estimate? The KGB Quote Link to comment
+RangerRick Posted April 14, 2002 Share Posted April 14, 2002 quote:Originally posted by The KGB: Why bother with formulas when you can just estimate? http://img.Groundspeak.com/user/avatar/46113_400.jpg _The KGB_ http://www.geocaching.com/profile/default.asp?A=46113 Hello KGB, To answer your question, You need to know the formula to be able to estimate with any amount of precision. For example, if you needed to know how much vinyl sheeting you would to cover a 200' diameter skating rink you were building in your back yard. We will say that it costs 1 dollar per square foot so you don't want to buy any extra. Just guess how many sqare feet you would order.(That is, guess without using any formula) Pretty tough to do. Now, with the formula .8 x 40000, at least you can get a rough idea that it is 32,000 sq. ft. of material you need. Hope this helps Quote Link to comment
+Markwell Posted April 15, 2002 Share Posted April 15, 2002 No - the problem was once again my synapse taking leave of their senses. When I tried the formula Ranger Rick gave, I must have tried it 50 different times and couldn't get Pi*R² = (.7852) x (diameter squared) That's because is Ranger Rick's formula, I plugged in the radius instead of the diameter. I'll shut up and take a handful of Ginko Biloba. Markwell My Geocaching Page Quote Link to comment
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