Talk:2013-06-30 33 -117

To Do: Add ribbons

Discussion:

Bicycle was walked up hills. Does this count for the Bicycle geohash achievement?
Path was crossed to take out Ingress portal and correct GPS readings at hash point. Does this count for Tron achievement?

If you crossed your path... No TRON, sorry. And I think you should believe your GPSr reading and not Google. Having said that, if you have a proper GPSr, my phone has a very crappy one wro distance to go, although the coordinates match with the Oregon 450 readings most of the time. --Palmpje (talk) 06:53, 1 July 2013 (EDT)

I am not taking Tron for this one. In this case Google was spot on and my phone was off. If you look at the track log, from the moment I turned onto Avenida de la Plata it was off by 50m. At the point I decided to turn around and confirm it was a GPS error it actually locked in, I just didn't notice. Long story short, if I had turned off my track log for my Ingress portal work and then been patient at the hash point I would have earned the achievement. However, since you can only earn the achievement for the first time once, I would prefer to save it for a time when I get it clear. I believe that my current residence is ideal for earning a Tron. I may create a throw away honorable mention ribbon though.

I am probably going to take the bicycling achievement. Even though I walked a great deal I am uncertain that without advances in medical technologies I will struggle to make this achievement. This was the closest hash point to my home I've seen so I am going to grit my teeth and take the ribbon. Stephen Cerruti (talk) 19:42, 1 July 2013 (EDT)

Oops, I guess I'm not taking bicycling either based on this from Bicycle Geohashes "completely qualify for the Bicycle Geohash award (for which the whole distance must be cycled, " :-( Stephen Cerruti (talk) 19:51, 1 July 2013 (EDT)