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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I'm a fairly new goecacher but I have found that
the coordinates that are given for a cache usually will get me within about 6-8
feet of the cache. Occasionally I have gotten within a couple of feet but that
is rare. I 'believe' it is because different GPS units have varying degrees of
accuracy and that it is also impacted by the amount of foliage that you might be
standing under. Experts in the field might be able to tell you of other factors
that impact the accuracy but the idea of being a few miles off sounds to me like
someone typed (transposed) the numbers wrong when the recorded the
coordinates.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Ray</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=rgreenlund61@yahoo.com href="mailto:rgreenlund61@yahoo.com">Robyn
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, August 10, 2009 7:22
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [or-roots] Goldson Cemetery
Lane county Oregon</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">I don't
have any specific information about the Goldson cemetery, but I have found
that when I look at the longitude and latitude coordinates from the State
lists, they are generally up to 6 miles to the east of where the actual
location is. I suspect this is because the coordinates are not precise enough
to show the exact location. So my tip would be to look to the west of the
coordinates.<BR><BR>I am curious if this group knows of any current cemetery
listings which use GPS coordinates to locate individual graves, or family
plots within a cemetery. I am looking into GPS units that will give me this
ability to list the coordinates. I'd also be curious what people who have done
geocaching can tell me about this idea, and what special considerations I
could be taking into account if I embark on this type of a project. For the
rest of the group, what would you need to know to be able to use this
information if it was on a website for a cemetery, and would you still want a
map of the cemetery too?<BR><BR>I appreciate any and all feedback!<BR>
<DIV> </DIV>Robyn<BR><BR><FONT color=#bf005f size=2
face="bookman old style, new york, times, serif">Interested in Oregon History?
Check out my webpages at<BR>coquillevalley.org or genealogytrails.com (Coos
& Curry Counties)</FONT>
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