Difference between revisions of "2024-06-27 -38 145"

Latest revision as of 12:56, 29 June 2024

Location

On a vacant plot in Pakenham

Participants

BarbaraTables

Expedition

The Research

Finally, I've achieved a Geohash in the Pakenham Graticule! As someone who lives closer than other Geohashers in Melbourne to this Graticule, I've had to wait a surprisingly long time to get one here.

The most notable part of this expedition was the research performed beforehand to ensure that this plot was still empty. The maps at the present didn't indicate anything here, but the presence of a real estate office just on the corner seemed to indicate possible ongoing construction in this area. And lo and behold, winding back the Street View photographs a few years to 2019 showed that the plot containing the Geohash was being worked on, possibly in preparation for a building. They added a building on part of this worked site - could they have added a building at the crucial location as well?

I looked up this real estate company online, but the results weren't clear. Were these charts indicating that they are currently using the entire plot for a small, temporary office? If those boxes are to scale, then there cannot be a new property where the Geohash is. It suggested to me that their plan was to keep the office until it has served its purpose, knock it down, then repurpose it, in order to retain the possibility of constructing a building taking up the entire plot. This area has a lot of large, industrial buildings.

At the end of the day, there was only a span of maybe six months in which anything could have changed. But all it takes is construction to start, and then it's inaccessible.

The expedition

I took a number of buses and trains to get there, and it was indeed accessible. Some of the ground was a bit yielding, so I walked against the back of those fences to keep on solid ground. It was in view of a couple passers-by and I'm sure it looked a bit suspicious and weird, but I definitely wasn't doing anything wrong. I didn't want to push it by taking a selfie on the spot - that definitely takes it from "I'm sure they know what they're doing" to "okay, wat".

It's in the corner!
Now I'm in the corner!
Proof

BarbaraTables earned the Land geohash achievement

by reaching the (-38, 145) geohash on 2024-06-27.

BarbaraTables achieved level 3 of the Minesweeper Geohash achievement

by visiting coordinates in Melbourne West, Australia and 3 of the surrounding graticules.

BarbaraTables earned the Public transport geohash achievement

by reaching the (-38, 145) geohash on 2024-06-27 using public transit.

BarbaraTables earned the Two to the N achievement

by reaching 2⁴ hashpoints on 2024-06-27 -38 145 and is promoted to Level 4 (Coordinates reached).

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+{{meetup graticule|date=2024-06-27|lat=-38|lon=145}}
+== Location ==
+On a vacant plot in Pakenham
-[[Image:{{{image|IMAGE}}}|thumb|left]]
+== Participants ==
+*[[User:BarbaraTables|BarbaraTables]]
-Remove this section if you don't want an image at the top (left) of your report. You should remove the "Image:" or "File:"
+== Expedition ==
-tag from your image file name, and replace the all upper-case word IMAGE in the above line.
+=== The Research ===
+Finally, I've achieved a Geohash in the [[Pakenham,_Australia|Pakenham Graticule]]! As someone who lives closer than other Geohashers in Melbourne to this Graticule, I've had to wait a surprisingly long time to get one here.
-And DON'T FORGET to add your expedition and the best photo you took to the gallery on the Main Page! We'd love to read your report, but that means we first have to discover it! :)
+The most notable part of this expedition was the research performed beforehand to ensure that this plot was still empty. The maps at [https://www.google.com/maps/@-38.058408,145.4618149,3a,75y,9.02h,86t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sAgPLd3d72Sguo6UIE-bH_A!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?coh=205409&entry=ttu the present] didn't indicate anything here, but the presence of a real estate office just on the corner seemed to indicate possible ongoing construction in this area. And lo and behold, winding back the Street View photographs a few years to [https://www.google.com/maps/@-38.0584249,145.4617663,3a,75y,14.46h,89.16t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sEJYdAPeJJZrB-lJDYs04rQ!2e0!5s20190701T000000!7i16384!8i8192?coh=205409&entry=ttu 2019] showed that the plot containing the Geohash was being worked on, possibly in preparation for a building. They added a building on part of this worked site - could they have added a building at the crucial location as well?
--->{{meetup graticule|date=2024-06-27|lat=-38|lon=145}}
-== Location ==
-<!-- where you've surveyed the hash to be -->
-== Participants ==
+I looked up this real estate company online, but the [https://www.openlot.com.au/mt-pleasant-estate-pakenham results] weren't clear. Were [https://www.openlot.com.au/mt-pleasant-estate-pakenham#communityGallery-1 these] [https://www.openlot.com.au/mt-pleasant-estate-pakenham#communityGallery-3 charts] indicating that they are currently using the entire plot for a small, temporary office? If those boxes are to scale, then there cannot be a new property where the Geohash is. It suggested to me that their plan was to keep the office until it has served its purpose, knock it down, then repurpose it, in order to retain the possibility of constructing a building taking up the entire plot. This area has a lot of large, industrial buildings.
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--->
-== Plans ==
+At the end of the day, there was only a span of maybe six months in which anything could have changed. But all it takes is construction to start, and then it's inaccessible.
-<!-- what were the original plans -->
-== Expedition ==
+=== The expedition ===
-<!-- how it all turned out. your narrative goes here. -->
+I took a number of buses and trains to get there, and it was indeed accessible. Some of the ground was a bit yielding, so I walked against the back of those fences to keep on solid ground. It was in view of a couple passers-by and I'm sure it looked a bit suspicious and weird, but I definitely wasn't doing anything wrong. I didn't want to push it by taking a selfie on the spot - ''that'' definitely takes it from "I'm sure they know what they're doing" to "okay, wat".
-== Tracklog ==
-<!-- if your GPS device keeps a log, you may use Template:Tracklog, post a link here, or both -->
-== Photos ==
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+File:2024-06-27_-38_145_view_at_hash.JPEG|Now I'm in the corner!
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+File:2024-06-27_-38_145_proof.PNG|Proof
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+{{land geohash
+    | latitude = -38
+    | longitude = 145
+    | date = 2024-06-27
+    | name = [[User:BarbaraTables|BarbaraTables]]
-__NOTOC__
+}}
-<!-- =============== USEFUL CATEGORIES FOLLOW ================
+{{Minesweeper geohash
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-[[Category:New report]]
-<!-- Potential categories. Please include all the ones appropriate to your expedition -->
+    | graticule = Melbourne West, Australia
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+    | n = true
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+    | e = true
+    | se = true
+    | name = [[User:BarbaraTables|BarbaraTables]]
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-[[Category:Expeditions]]
+{{Public transport geohash
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-[[Category:Expeditions with photos]]
-[[Category:Expeditions with videos]]
--->
-<!-- if you reached your coordinates:
+    | latitude = -38
-[[Category:Coordinates reached]]
+    | longitude = 145
+    | date = 2024-06-27
+    | name = [[User:BarbaraTables|BarbaraTables]]
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+}}
-[[Category:Coordinates not reached]]
+{{Two to the N achievement
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-[[Category:Not reached - Mother Nature]]
-When there is a man-made obstacle between you and the target:
+    | count = 4
-[[Category:Not reached - No public access]]
+    | date = 2024-06-27
+    | latitude = -38
+    | longitude = 145
+    | name = [[User:BarbaraTables|BarbaraTables]]
+    | reached = true
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+}}
-[[Category:Not reached - Technology]]
-(Don't forget to delete this final close comment marker) -->
+__NOTOC__
+<!-- =============== USEFUL CATEGORIES FOLLOW ================
+[[Category:Expeditions]]
+[[Category:Expeditions with photos]]
+[[Category:Coordinates reached]]
+{{location|AU|VIC|CA}}


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