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Introduction to Geocaching

Introduction to Geocaching. Images are either personal or taken from geocaching.com site unless otherwise noted…. Agenda. What is geocaching? How GPS works History of geocaching How to use geocaching.com Popularity ~ Options ~ Etiquette Educational Possibilities Interesting stories

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Introduction to Geocaching

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  1. Introduction to Geocaching Images are either personal or taken from geocaching.com site unless otherwise noted…

  2. Agenda • What is geocaching? • How GPS works • History of geocaching • How to use geocaching.com • Popularity ~ Options ~ Etiquette • Educational Possibilities • Interesting stories • Questions • Hands-on search…

  3. What is Geocaching? • Treasure hunt • for kids….. • and adults http://www.atlanticgeocaching.com/

  4. News video clip from USA or http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flsZVs4l3gU

  5. How does GPS work? http://img.geocaching.com/benchmark/lg/a5887ff5-37e8-44b4-bb7b-9fc9bc8acfd6.jpg http://www.uwec.edu/jolhm/Past_Classes/1998/491Class/Nov2-3/geography_4912.htm

  6. History of… • Oregon gps user • Container with gadgets & logbook • Online local challenge • Sign the logbook and… • “Take some stuff, leave some stuff."

  7. History of… • Within three days two others had found the bucket and geocaching was born. • As word spread, others followed suit…. “If you hide it, they will find it.” • Over time, a website was created to help organize the new sport… GEOCACHING.COM

  8. How does geocaching.com enable this? • Geocaching.com serves as an online database where “hiders” can tell others where a cache has been hidden and “finders” can look for new challenges. • A large amount of information describing cache locations, sizes, etc. is available by logging on to this website.

  9. Guess how many hidden in a 20 mile radius (32 KM) ofE3B 6J8 (FHS Postal Code)GUESS!!!!

  10. 1784!

  11. Geocaching.com How to use Internet down or too slow??? Click here for backup slides….

  12. When you return home, login to geocaching.com and record your find online. Ex: “Found your cache early this afternoon without difficulty. Enjoyed the scenery but not the mosquitoes;-) Took the City of Moncton pin and left a Keychain. TFTF (Thanks for the find) Other popular acronyms: FTF & TNLNSL (First to Find) (Took nothing, left nothing, saw lots) Geocaching.com keeps a record of your results…. L I N K

  13. Then it’s your turn to hide your own.. http://members.shaw.ca/fca/cn/cn05.jpg

  14. Caching “etiquette” Re-hide better than you found it

  15. Caching Responsibility • Caches should not contain hazardous material (including food). • Avoid environmentally sensitive areas(ex: within days noticeable trail) • Private property ~ need permission! • Include “Stash note” • Cache maintenance….water, animals, etc… • Caches must be placed in approved locations (ex: highway median/black box besides major bridge not good idea) • Safe searching (include compass, spare batteries, survival gear,etc.) http://walkergarbage.com/hazardous.html

  16. How popular is it? • Guess how many caches in New Brunswick? • 3115(March, 2007) • 9375 (April 2012) • geocachers plan trips around ‘caching. • “Geofanatics” try to find as many as they can, some even go to further lengths

  17. New Brunswick…

  18. Maritimes

  19. Options: Travelbugs Multicache Don’t forget to click on puck! Premium membership http://www.geocaching.com/images/track/travelbugs.jpg

  20. Even more options… Event Cache Nightcache Geocoin http://www.nightcaching.org/

  21. GPS Designs on Google Earth • Triangle • Carm • Stickman

  22. Interesting stories…. Ultimate cache? http://www.geocaching.com/bookmarks/view.aspx?guid=909c9502-796e-442f-aa8f-b71be68a772b

  23. Turn GPS on by holding power button for a few seconds

  24. Wait patiently…

  25. Give GPS time to acquire satellites

  26. Change pages until you get to the Main menu page

  27. “Main Menu” page

  28. Use joystick to select FIND Warning! Joystick isdifficult for first time users.

  29. Waypoints

  30. Nearest HINT: If no luck with “nearest” try “By Name””

  31. Select the cache number you’re looking for Need to useJoystick to move up and downand selectwaypoint

  32. Then “Goto” Again, need to usejoystick to movearound and select.

  33. Then follow arrow

  34. Reminders: • Move leaves, plants, etc. • Look up and down; try moving around. • Faster you move, better for GPS (don’t need to run) • Heavy foilage/bridges/buildings=poor reception • Always a chance the cache has been moved/removed.

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