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Navigation before GPS landmarks

Navigation before GPS land in sight

Navigation before GPS starry skies

Navigation before GPS sextant

Navigation before GPS chronometer

Radio navigation systems: Navigation before GPS Radio navigation systems: LORAN Radio navigation systems: LORAN

Navigation before GPS TRANSIT satellite

NAVSTAR Global Positioning System GPS NAVSTAR Global Positioning System

GPS manpack

GPS Precision Lightweight GPS Receiver (PLGR)

GPS So how does it work? Click the magnifying glass

Geocaching . Started in May 2000 ‘Geo” means “earth/geography” “Cache” means “container” As of August 2007 there were 444656 caches worldwide! Free- you don’t have to have a GPS receiver, but it sure does help!

How Geocaching Works . Geocacher searches by zipcode for caches in a certain area (or city or state or latitude and longitude) www.geocaching.com Uses the GPS receiver to locate the cache Open cache, sign logbook, trade items if you want to Replace cache as it was found Log find on the website

Geocaching Rules CITO- Cache In, Trash Out Leave no trace www.LNT.org No food or candy Don’t “trade down” Don’t give away the hide in the logs Adhere to the creed www.geocreed.info

Geocaching Lingo TFTC- Thanks for the cache! TNLNSL- Took nothing, left nothing, signed log FTF- First to find! DNF- Did not find  Swag- goodies found in cache “Muggles”- people who don’t know about geocaching

Types of Caches Micros Regular/small Multicache Virtual Where’s George Letterboxing

Trackables Travel Bugs Geocoins Promotionals Jeep 4x4 Unite for Diabetes

Google Earth Where do I get it? Free download at http://earth.google.com Uses satellite imagery Information is shared with KMZ and KML files