Team MJDJ Posted March 9, 2003 Posted March 9, 2003 I keep reading about GCM and UTM...what exactly are they and HOW do I set my GPS to interpret? Quote
+PDOP's Posted March 9, 2003 Posted March 9, 2003 Look at this web pagefor an explanation of UTM. PDOP's GPS Pages Quote
Tahosa and Sons Posted March 10, 2003 Posted March 10, 2003 UTM'S are the real tough Caches, not found too often, because they are Up The Mountain! No really here are some links for the Univeral Transverse Mercator on of the handiest ways to plot your position on a map. http://www.maptools.com/UsingUTM/index.html http://edu-observatory.org/maps/utm.html Tahosa - Dweller of the Mountain Tops. Quote
dsandbro Posted March 10, 2003 Posted March 10, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Tahosa:UTM'S are the real tough Caches, not found too often, because they are Up The Mountain! Tahosa - Dweller of the Mountain Tops. I thought it was "Under The Moss" ======================================== Friends don't let Friends geocache drunk. Quote
+brad.32 Posted March 10, 2003 Posted March 10, 2003 You should able to set your GPS unit to display/use UTM coordinates through the setup, then use the coordinates on the caches pages. GCM? "General circulation model" and "global climate model" are the only ones I know. GCP would be ground control point. What was the context for that one? Quote
+TheGertridgeExplorers Posted March 10, 2003 Posted March 10, 2003 Geodetic Control Monument? Maybe, just a guess with no contaxt. -Donna G Quote
+MrGigabyte Posted March 10, 2003 Posted March 10, 2003 As you are based in Chilliwack, BC, I assume you are referring to this cache. GCM refers to Geodetic Control Monument and in BC, are managed by the Base Mapping and Geomatic Services Branch. Hey Donna, so they did teach you something at UNB after all! :-) Quote
Tahosa and Sons Posted March 10, 2003 Posted March 10, 2003 GCM actually has two real important meanings. It depends if you are in Canada or in the States. 1. Canada GCM - means Got Cold Molson 2. States GCM - means Got Cold Miller Both of them if applied liberaly will alleviate any sattelite interference. After a while you won't care if you have a good lockon or what. Tahosa - Dweller of the Mountain Tops. Quote
+canadazuuk Posted March 11, 2003 Posted March 11, 2003 Here's the link you require: http://mascot.gdbc.gov.bc.ca/mascot/ you will likely require this link as well: http://williams.best.vwh.net/gccalc.htm good luck, e-mail me directly if you require anything else... canadazuuk Quote
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