3. GIS
Geographic Information System
• Capture, store, manipulate, analyze all types
of geographically referenced data
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9. Geocaching
• An outdoor game, where a GPS receiver is
used to hide and seek containers known as
“geocaches”
10. Geocaching
• One person ‘hides’ a container, making a note
of the location with their GPS receiver
• They share this location with others, who will
then go and ‘seek’ the item
11. Geocaching
• What do you do when
you find it??
– Sign the logbook (initials,
date)
– Trade items
– Place the cache back
EXACTLY as you found it!
12. Other Geocaching Guidelines
• Do no trample ANY flowers/important plants
• Watch out for ‘muggles’ (non-geocachers)!
• Place the container back exactly as you found
it