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Day: January 27, 2009

Geohashing – A Game Based on a Comic

Posted on January 27, 2009 By Tom 6 Comments on Geohashing – A Game Based on a Comic
Geocaching and Maps

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The XKCD comic seen above came out around Christmas of 2006, and formed the basis for a new GPS activity – not necessarily going to a random location and making out, but using random numbers to generate latitude and longitude coordinates.  The process of generating the random coordinates is called Geohashing.  These coordinates serve as a basis for adventure, not unlike throwing a dart on a map and then trying to reach that location.  It’s a lot like Geocaching, but you don’t have to find a little container, and the coordinates change.

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