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TNGIC Geocaching Info

Posted on March 20th, 2008 by Theron Hatch

Here is the latest Geocaching info for next week’s TNGIC event. You can download the PDF here.

Here’s the scoop:

Date: Tuesday, March 25th
Time: Noon – 3 pm
Location: Chattanooga Convention Center
Teams: should be 4-6 people
Equipment Needed:
- GPS receiver (Bring your own. GEO-Jobe will provide up to 4 Trimble GPS Units)

- Good walking shoes
- Downloaded data/map files (see below)

More Details

Teams should arrive 30 to 45 minutes before the start of the event to receive the cache information, which includes the coordinates for each cache and a brief description of tasks required at each location. GEO-Jobe GIS will be emailing a TerraSync SSF file, ArcPad checked out map file, and a data sheet for recreational GPS receivers on Friday, March 21. These files will also be available via the TNGIC website on April 21st at http://www.geo-jobe.com/tngic/tngic-geocache.htm. The Trimble GPS units provided by GEO-Jobe GIS will have these files loaded and ready to go. So for those bringing units of your own, make sure you have these data files loaded. This will keep things fair.

Before you begin the event, enter the coordinates into your GPS receiver. Remember, this is a race and the more efficient you are, the better you will do. Teams will leave the Convention Center at noon to start the hunt. There will be several caches placed within a half-mile radius of the Convention Center. Teams must be back by 3:00 p.m. to turn in the information compiled during the hunt. Deadline to enter is Friday, March 21st at Noon.

Prizes:

Prizes will be awarded for first, second, and third place and are being donated
by GEO-Jobe GIS Consulting.

What is Geocaching?

Geocaching is an entertaining adventure game for GPS users. Participating in a cache hunt is a good way to learn about the great features and capabilities of a GPS unit. The basic idea is to have individuals and organizations set up caches all over the world and share the locations of these caches on the internet. GPS users can then use the location coordinates to find caches. Once found, a cache may provide the visitor with a wide variety of rewards. For more information on geocaching please visit www.geocaching.com.