GPS Accuracy Special Traditional Cache

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Rosco Bookbinder: It's been out there a very long time, it's served it's purpose and now that it's reported to have been muggled it's time to close shop on this one.

Thanks to all of you that reported your findings on the differences in gps readings. Not sure what it told us but we did find that not everyone finds the same coordinates at the same place. Many factors are involved and more than most of us want to deal with. Getting within 30 feet of a cache is usually good enough to start the search. Hey, these gps receivers weren't designed for caching to begin with and they still aren't 100%.

Look for another Accuracy Special in the future. Under the trees I would suspect.

Rosco

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Hidden : 2/23/2004
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

The purpose and intention of this cache is to provide us with information on individual GPS units collecting data from an established benchmark (the one I made) and possibly what conditions are factors in varied readings. As cache hiders, we may all learn from this experiment as to what kind of conditions are NOT favorable for placing a cache. As seekers we may also learn as well.

The brand of your receiver IS NOT important!

How to make this test work:
Place your GPS unit on the platform and stand back. Take as many different readings as you like. Walk from the platform then come back and let the receiver sit for a while. When you are comfortable with the data you have collected please record the following:

Coordinates;
Elevation;
Weather (amount of cloud cover, fog, blue sky, rain etc.);
Temperature;
Time of day;

If your coordinates don’t match the ones posted, note how far and in what direction you had to travel from the platform before they match.

If you have WAAS capabilities and you have it turned on, put that in your log as well. If you don’t have it or don’t have it turned on, don’t worry about it. The idea here is to compare what your GPS unit tells you with what others are saying.

The coordinates listed for this cache were taken around 2pm on a bright and sunny day, without a cloud in the sky, a temperature of 42 degrees and with more than one GPS brand. You have a full view of the sky with nothing in the way to block any of the satellites.

Thank you for participating in this experiment and helping all of us to better understand the factors that may or may not affect accurate readings on our GPS receivers.

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