[GeoStL] Re: GeoHashing
- From: "Jon Mertz" <jemertz@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 21 May 2008 15:04:55 -0500
That could be a cacher's collision detection. XKCD readers just cancel the
meeting if it's over water or someplace like a military base. (unless of
course you're a soldier with access to a boat, then you get to go anyway.)
http://xkcd.com/240/
On Wed, May 21, 2008 at 12:28 PM, Andrew Senger <asenger@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> -
> 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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> Andrew Senger
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> "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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