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Esri UC2010 | Tech Workshops What is Geocaching?

Esri UC2010 | Tech Workshops What is GEOCACHING? A treasure hunt! A game! Hide and seek!

Esri UC2010 | Tech Workshops How do you play? Hide a cache, but give its GPS coordinates as a clue - Other clues and puzzles are sometimes involved Seek the hidden cache using a GPS receiver and the coordinates Find the cache and record your findings in the logbook You are here (X, Y, Z)

Esri UC2010 | Tech Workshops What is GPS? Global Positioning System - 24 satellites in geostationary orbit GPS receivers - Receives information from the satellites Geographic coordinates - Position on the Earth’s surface - Latitude and longitude - Given in Degrees Minutes Seconds or Decimal Degrees

Esri UC2010 | Tech Workshops How popular is geocaching? Over one million active caches Estimated 3-4 million participants worldwide Over 100 countries and all 7 continents (yes, Antarctica!) have geocaches

Esri UC2010 | Tech Workshops Geocaching vs. Virtual caching Virtual caching highlights points of interest, and is ecofriendly Leave nothing, take nothing National parks only allow virtual caching in their boundaries

Esri UC2010 | Tech Workshops