Why Geocaching Is Important?

There is no longer a need to be a skilled map reader as GPS can provide directions anywhere to the most unskilled navigators, whether it be to a hospital for emergency treatment or a local point of interest for tourists and finds the shortest route16, making travel easier. GPS can also be used to track others16 which has made it far easier to find missing persons as with GPS becoming prevalent in phones and car, almost anyone can be tracked by one of these items. The impact of GPS on travel is unfathomable, it has made the method of navigation that was used for centuries almost obsolete and opened up the world to

To start with, many people often just don't take the time to learn the things that they can use to have a safe trip in the wild. So, instead of learning things to help them they depend on technology to keep the safe. In the public letter “Survival is Your Own Responsibility’ written by Daryl R. Miller, he states, “Taking communication on a trip is being responsible but basing how much risk you take because of that communication is negligent at best.” Its negligent to the fact that you can't base your whole survival on the luck that you

The cartographer might’ve had people found

The summer of 2016, my family decided to shake up our annual summer vacation by heading out west, and chose to go to Sedona, Arizona. Let me tell you, this place radiates beauty. If you've never heard of Sedona, I’ll give you some background real quick. The city IS a desert city. Everywhere you look there's just dirt or sand on the ground and lots of cacti. But the trait that distinguishes the city IS that it sits within a valley in the red rock. All around you stand mountains made of this fiery earth. During our stay there we hiked along many trails through the red rock to almost every tourist spot, some of which gave you a panoramic view of the mountains. The views appeared surreal and took my breath away. Yes, I could go on and on about the beauty of this city, but that's not quite what this story IS about. On this trip, my family and I got up close and personal with some areas of Sedona that one wouldn't call “tourist hotspots.” The town of Jerome is an old mining town built at the base of a mountain, that now has lots of shops and restaurants, and we decided to make this our next destination. So my dad plugged the town into his iPhone GPS (first mistake) and we headed out to reach our destination. Blue sky and deserted land rolled by as I stared out the window. Time seemed to slowly trail by and we did not see signs of the town anywhere. Then suddenly, the smooth asphalt turned to gravel, and immediately something seemed off. “Are you sure we’re going the right way??”

Tracy and I sat down to prepare for our outing with my sister-in-law Shelly and her husband James, who were visiting from Kansas City. I must admit, I was a little skeptical about the thought of treasure hunting. James informed me that all we needed was a free membership with the website geocaching.com, and a hand held GPS unit or a GPS enabled smart phone. We then created an account and decided on a profile name. We were now ready to see what this treasure hunt was all about. We soon discovered it was a technology-driven game of hide and seek using global positioning satellites. Members are able to hide caches and log their coordinates for others to find. These hidden caches contain a log sheet for you to sign your profile name. Some

It takes a lot to rip apart a town. It takes a lot to ravage a community, particularly one as tightly-knit as Ridgway, Pennsylvania. Nestled snugly at the southeastern edge of Allegheny National Forest, Ridgway’s population has dipped to just below four thousand in recent years, though in its 191 years of settlement, it’s never once been called home by more than roughly six thousand people at once. Its proximity to the forest attracts huntsmen and hikers alike, but unless one were actively looking for the town—the square mileage of which comes in at just over two and a half miles, total—it would be remarkably easy for Ridgway to not make a blip on someone’s radar at all. It’s small, out of the way, and most of all, quiet—a recipe for insignificance.

The use of handheld GPS devices to locate hidden caches, or might we say treasures, is called geocaching or geoseeking. Florida State Parks, including this one, take part in Operation Recreation GeoTour by Geocaching.com. Spanning from Pensacola to West Palm, this engages treasure hunters all along the coast. The Lloyd Beach State Park is no exception.

Last year brought 100,000 new feet onto Colorado soil. Not far behind those feet, rolled an army of hungry bulldozers and cranes. Even in the suburbs, old walls crumbled to make way for sparkling new housing. People want to be here. Perhaps the only bearable part of living in Denver’s suburbs for me has been the gritty old farm houses tucked behind groves of mangled cottonwood trees. Haven’t you ever seen an old, abandoned building and wondered what it could tell you? This curiosity is the basis of urban exploration, or urbexing.

The trails are well-kept, and easy to navigate; moreover, the trails are situated in beautiful, serene woods. There a couple of bridges that goes over waterways in a couple of spots that provide calming views of the flowing waters. (I know this is not the focus of my research, but I had to include how picturesque the scenery is). While strolling along the trails, we passed various people. Most people were alone; there were only two occasions where we walked by two people. Some people were jogging, and others were just walking along the trail. Although the encounters with others were short-lived as we walked along the trails, every one we came across acknowledged us by saying hello or with a wave. At one point along the trail we found a box inside of a tree stump that had a piece of paper with names, a pencil, and other various items. I am not very familiar with geocaching, but I recognized the finding as that activity. The paper included signatures of people I did not know, as well as dates. The piece of paper was nearly four years old, and my children and I incorporated our own signatures. We also added our own various objects; my daughter left a hair bow, my son left a flower he picked, and I left a quarter. As I said, I am not sure how geocaching really works, but my children were especially excited to sign their names to a piece of

GPS software can be installed on all devices so that if they do go missing they can be found.

According to “Real Adventures Read Maps: Using Maps vs. GPS” written by Steven Kurtuz on July 19th, 2014, there are many reasons why a GPS is helpful but having a paper map as a backup can ensure that you can get to your destination. Throughout the generations of technology, paper maps have become less common, and GPS’ is usually the way that people get to places. For example, in the text, the wife had said that she likes the ease of the GPS, and she likes that she knows she is on the best route. In my opinion, I like GPS because it does tell you where to go, but in some cases it can make your trip longer due to new roads or a malfunction, so it always good to have a paper map ready to go. The paper map “engages you actively with your surroundings,”

GPS is a great part of technology in our world, the first GPS system was used for military and now anyone that has a

This essay examines the question: How does GPS rely on geometry and trigonometry now that there are satellites? Has the function of geometry and trigonometry in triangulation and navigation changed since satellites were

Cognitics, Inc. proposes a novel software system that combines a geospatial database and a 3D-simulated environment with technology developed by Lockheed Martin for targeting systems. The new software system will be able to precisely identify the camera position and orientation for each frame of video, and use that information to accurately overlay the video frames with a wide variety of geospatial and map features. This technology can dramatically increase the situational awareness of UAV pilots by displaying and/or highlighting the location of targets, troops, landmarks, or any other item that has a geographic location component.

Likewise, the geographer is consumed by his work and considers the time spend working in essence invaluable. He claims that “geographers is much too important to go loafing about” (The Little Prince) 64, thus he does not do any exploring. Ironically this leaves the geographer with nothing to