Sophie Goodson

Geocaching
1. What is Geocaching?
Go to the following website and answer the questions below:
http://www.geocaching.com/faq/
a. What is Geocaching?
real-world, outdoor treasure hunting game using GP-enabled de!ices
b. "ow is technolog# used in this game?
GP $e!ice to assist #ou in finding the hidden geocache
c. What does the word Geocaching mean?
%ecreational acti!it# of hunting for and finding a hidden ob&ect
d. 'ompare the term cache in computer terms to the meaning for hi(ers/campers:
'omponent that transparentl# stores data so that future requests for that data can be ser!ed
faster. Indicates that the geocache is most likely still in place and findable
e. What does GP stand for? )*ou will need as( +ee!es for this definition,.
Global Positioning #stem
f. "ow close can a GP unit determine #our position?
-he Wide .rea .ugmentation #stem )W.., does gi!e #ou a more accurate position. GP units
often show on the screen an accurac# figure, e.g. /P/ on Garmin units.
g. $escribe how a GP de!ice wor(s:
-he GP recei!er gets a signal from each GP satellite. -he satellites transmit the e0act time the
signals are sent. 1# subtracting the time the signal was transmitted from the time it was recei!ed, the
GP can tell how far it is from each satellite
h. What is trilateration?
GP recei!ers calculate the position of ob&ects in two dimensional or three dimensional space
using a mathematical process
i. 2f a GP de!ice recei!es signals from 3 satellites what additional data would be pro!ided?
-he receiver can determine the user4s 5$ position
&. $o GP de!ices broadcast #our location? )'an #ou be trac(ed using a GP?,
6o
(. What are some problems which might pre!ent #ou from going directl# to a cache?
7inding the wrong 'ache
l. What are three rules for Geocaching?
2f #ou ta(e something from the cache, lea!e something of equal
Write about #our find in the cache logboo(.
8og #our e0perience
m. What items are usuall# placed in a cache?
8ogboo(, and an# number of items turning into ad!entures
n. What items should not be placed in a cache?
/0plosi!es, ammunition, (ni!es, drugs, and alcohol
o. Where do people t#picall# choose to hide a cache?
light 9error: to e!er# GP de!ice due to technological limitations
p. $o #ou thin( this would be a fun hobb# to ha!e? /0plain:
*es, because it will get #ou more acti!e
;. What would #ou chose to hide for others to find in a cache?
2n a hole in a hollow tree
5. What would #ou hide in #our cache?
nac(s, water container, blan(et. -ools to ma(e a fire
3. Wh# would #ou choose this location and contents for #our cache?
Cause it wouldnt be an obvious Place to fnd it.
Stuf for survival.
Sophie Goodson
<. What is the latitude and longitude where #ou li!e? Go to http://geonames.usgs.go!/pls/gnispublic
and t#pe in #our cit# )7eature 6ame,, state, count# and =ip code.
8atitude> 53<;5?6
8ongitude> 1113?3@W
@. $escribe a situation when #ou would benefit from (nowing #our latitude and longitude.
First of all for navigation. When you slice up the earth with longitudinal lines fro!
one line to the ne"t represents how !uch the earth turns in an hour and what the
corresponding position of the sun is. #he latitude lines also !easure the position of
the sun relative to where you are so with those two nu!bers you can draw two
lines that intersect your location.