We will meet at Yankee Lanes from 10:30PM until 1
AM...this way we can celebrate both the removal of "Selective
Availability" and the beginnings of geocaching. Cost for bowling
is $17 per person for unlimited bowling, shoe rental, and a wicked
cool light show! (see my note 4/29 fmi...) Please do log a
"will attend" note if you want to bowl so we know how many lanes to
reserve.
from geocaching.com..."On May 2, 2000, at approximately
midnight, eastern savings time, the great blue switch* controlling
selective availability was pressed. Twenty-four satellites around
the globe processed their new orders, and instantly the accuracy of
GPS technology improved tenfold. Tens of thousands of GPS receivers
around the world had an instant upgrade.
The announcement a day before came as a welcome surprise to
everyone who worked with GPS technology. The government had planned
to remove selective availability - but had until 2006 to do so.
Now, said the White House, anyone could "precisely pinpoint their
location or the location of items (such as game) left behind for
later recovery." How right they were. (*there is no actual blue
switch)"
