Comments on: Lessons from a $40,000 G.P.S. Device http://blog.geocaching.com/2010/08/lessons-from-a-40000-g-p-s-device/ The Official Blog of Geocaching.com Wed, 22 May 2013 18:06:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 By: handheld gps http://blog.geocaching.com/2010/08/lessons-from-a-40000-g-p-s-device/comment-page-1/#comment-9157 handheld gps Mon, 29 Aug 2011 08:54:00 +0000 http://blog.geocaching.com/?p=1474#comment-9157 Nice…………………………………

]]> By: handheld gps http://blog.geocaching.com/2010/08/lessons-from-a-40000-g-p-s-device/comment-page-1/#comment-2409 handheld gps Thu, 30 Sep 2010 14:11:00 +0000 http://blog.geocaching.com/?p=1474#comment-2409 Hi,

GPS devices is really helpful at every place

]]> By: stor2467 http://blog.geocaching.com/2010/08/lessons-from-a-40000-g-p-s-device/comment-page-1/#comment-2980 stor2467 Mon, 20 Sep 2010 14:23:00 +0000 http://blog.geocaching.com/?p=1474#comment-2980 omg good luck

]]> By: Drivingrein http://blog.geocaching.com/2010/08/lessons-from-a-40000-g-p-s-device/comment-page-1/#comment-1690 Drivingrein Fri, 27 Aug 2010 18:58:00 +0000 http://blog.geocaching.com/?p=1474#comment-1690 Very cool! We have just got started geocaching in Washington State and are learning all about our Garmin Oregon 550t.

]]> By: ATMA http://blog.geocaching.com/2010/08/lessons-from-a-40000-g-p-s-device/comment-page-1/#comment-1687 ATMA Fri, 27 Aug 2010 15:31:00 +0000 http://blog.geocaching.com/?p=1474#comment-1687 This was quite a surprise when the opportunity came up to have our coordinates “adjusted”. Close is one thing but right on the money? Awesome!
We joke around about it now being a good calibration/verification point but it really is. Along with the spot on coordinates, we received a great lesson and some fantastic history of how this unit works and about surveying in general. Jib had some great stories of his experiences in the field.
This is one of our favorite cache hides and a good idea of Rhonda’s, along with the placement and container style.
Thanks to Groundspeak for posting this neat article and it was good to know that Mrs. ATMA got so many photos and none of this would have happened without the help of our friends, Sunshot99.
Tim & Rhonda
ATMA

]]> By: Sunshot99 http://blog.geocaching.com/2010/08/lessons-from-a-40000-g-p-s-device/comment-page-1/#comment-1684 Sunshot99 Fri, 27 Aug 2010 12:10:00 +0000 http://blog.geocaching.com/?p=1474#comment-1684 This was a lot of fun to get out with ATMA and test his coordinates that were very close. Another good way to test your PND is to go out looking for benchmarks. “First Order” horizontal BM’s will give you an idea of how far off your device is.

]]> By: Andrew http://blog.geocaching.com/2010/08/lessons-from-a-40000-g-p-s-device/comment-page-1/#comment-1670 Andrew Fri, 27 Aug 2010 01:11:33 +0000 http://blog.geocaching.com/?p=1474#comment-1670 I'm worried that Groundspeak think someone wouldn't know how big 3cm is!

]]> By: Joe http://blog.geocaching.com/2010/08/lessons-from-a-40000-g-p-s-device/comment-page-1/#comment-1671 Joe Fri, 27 Aug 2010 01:07:59 +0000 http://blog.geocaching.com/?p=1474#comment-1671 Heh, you might want to eliminate the “three centimeters” line. Whitespace collapses in standard HTML rendering and you're not using non-breaking spaces either. And a “standard” display (resolution? DPI?) doesn't exist.

]]> By: Andrew http://blog.geocaching.com/2010/08/lessons-from-a-40000-g-p-s-device/comment-page-1/#comment-1672 Andrew Fri, 27 Aug 2010 01:06:44 +0000 http://blog.geocaching.com/?p=1474#comment-1672 Er, those arrows are a bit more than 3 cm apart on my screen!

http://img695.imageshack.us/img695/9840/8468816…

]]> By: Eric Schudiske http://blog.geocaching.com/2010/08/lessons-from-a-40000-g-p-s-device/comment-page-1/#comment-1678 Eric Schudiske Thu, 26 Aug 2010 22:23:00 +0000 http://blog.geocaching.com/?p=1474#comment-1678 —–> Good point. I deleted the reference. Thanks for eyeballing that. <——–

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