[GeoStL] Re: GeoHashing
- From: "Andrew Senger" <asenger@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 21 May 2008 12:28:37 -0500
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The closest cache is PEA RIDGE HIKE (GCVKFK), only 10.5 miles SW of
the location.
I'd say that if this takes off, we agree to meet at the cache nearest
the "random" location if the location isn't accessible.
Andrew
On 5/21/08, Jon Mertz <jemertz@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Today's is in the middle of a forest relatively far south of here. Looks
> like a decent place to be, but good luck getting there. And watch out for
> meth labs disguised as geocaches.
>
> On Wed, May 21, 2008 at 8:27 AM, Andrew Senger <asenger@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > -
> >
> > Sounds like fun, but I'm wondering the chances the random coordinates
> > will be on public property that's easily accessible.
> >
> > Yesterday's was east of Babler State Park. It looks like it's in the
> > middle of a field, so I would assume it's private property.
> >
> > Andrew
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On 5/21/08, Jon Mertz <jemertz@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > Play with the coordinate calculator here: http://xkcd.com/geohashing
> > >
> > > Every day, the algorithm generates a new set of coordinates for every
> > > region. They are randomly placed -- they could be in the forest, in a
> city,
> > > or on a mountain.
> > >
> > > Unless you can predict the stock market, you can't figure out what the
> > > coordinates will be ahead of time. You can first calculate a weekday's
> > > coordinates at about 9:30 AM (Eastern), and on Friday morning you can
> > > calculate the coordinates for each day that weekend.
> > >
> > >
> > > Origin:
> > > http://xkcd.com/426/
> > >
> > > Wiki:
> > > http://wiki.xkcd.com/geohashing/Main_Page
> > >
> > > Enjoy!
> > >
> > > -Jon
> > >
> > > PS. For those of you who don't know, XKCD is a web comic of sarcasm,
> > > romance, math, and language. I suspect that GPSes fall into the math
> > > category.
> >
> >
> > --
> > Andrew Senger
> > asenger@xxxxxxxxx
> > http://yawetag.110mb.com
> > "I can't win anything. In fact, if you look up 'loser' in the
> > dictionary, you'll see someone else's photo!" --Andrew Senger
> >
> >
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