[GeoStL] Re: Chirp

  • From: muther andsun <mutherandsun@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2010 13:19:46 -0600

Thanks for the info Gary.  I'd read on the forums about some caches not
passing reviewers because of having no alternative way to use it.  I'm going
to order a Chirp and incorporate it into a new cache somehow...I know at
least one person will look for it. :)
-Tracy of MutherAndSun

On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 12:28 PM, Gary Braman <Gary.Braman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:

>  I found the following on GPSFIX.net blog:
>
>
>
> 1.      Before buying one of these to use in a geocache, cache owners
> should be aware that the announcement of this product caught the folks at
> Groundspeak TOTALLY flat footed. Garmin provided no prior warning.
> Groundspeak has very quickly reviewed this gadget, and based partly on the
> fact that the receivers are sole sourced (only certain Garmin handheld GPS
> units can receive and understand the content of a Chirp transmission), have
> arrived at the following compromise in their use. Per Jeremy hisself…
>
> “Garmin didn’t tell us about this product. We only became aware of it, by
> accident, two days prior to the public announcement.”
>
> and per Groundspeak, the following will apply as of this morning:
>
> Here is the current plan:
>
> 1. A new attribute for a “beacon” will be added soon. Any caches that use a
> Chirp (or any future similar device) should use this attribute.
> 2. If a cache owner puts a beacon in a traditional cache and geocachers
> have an alternative method to find it without using the beacon, then OK. I
> remind you to use the coming attribute.
> 3. If the cache owner insists on not providing an alternative means of
> finding the geocache, it must be listed as a mystery with the beacon
> attribute.
> 4. Cache descriptions may mention the “Chirp” as long as the text doesn’t
> go on and on with “overtones of advertising, marketing, or promotion” as per
> our long-standing commercial guidelines.
> 5. We do not plan to add a new cache type just for this.
>
>
>
>
>
> *Gary Braman*
> Senior Technical Consultant
>
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>
>
> *From:* geocaching-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:
> geocaching-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On Behalf Of *Tom Wolpert
> *Sent:* Tuesday, October 19, 2010 12:30 PM
> *To:* geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Subject:* [GeoStL] Re: Chirp
>
>
>
> That's a pretty pricey piece of hardware to plonk down in a cache, let
> alone in each stage of multi...
>
>
>
> Tom
>
>
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>
> *From:* muther andsun <mutherandsun@xxxxxxxxx>
> *To:* geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Sent:* Tue, October 19, 2010 11:39:41 AM
> *Subject:* [GeoStL] Chirp
>
> This looks interesting, but will cachers appreciate the time, effort, and $
> that an owner puts into using it?  Anyone know of a Chirp being used with a
> cache?
>
>
>
>
> http://garmin.blogs.com/my_weblog/2010/10/garmin-chirp-brings-geocachers-even-more-creativity-connectivity.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Garmin+%28Garmin+Blog%29
>
>
>
> -Tracy of MutherAndSun
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