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| − | |style="color:#000;"| Welcome to the '''Geohashing Community Wiki'''. [[Geohashing]] is a ''Spontaneous Adventure Generator'', brought to you by the [[xkcd]] webcomic. | + | |style="color:#000;"| {{Welcome}} |
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| − | [[Image:Coordinates.png|right|240 px|[[The Algorithm]], as shown in [[xkcd]] [http://www.xkcd.com/426/ comic #426].]]
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| − | [[xkcd]] [http://www.xkcd.com/426/ comic #426], published on 21 May 2008, contains an [[algorithm]] that generates random coordinates around the world every day. Everyone in a given [[Graticule|region]] gets the same set of coordinates. As such, these coordinates can be used as destinations for adventures, ''à la'' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geocaching Geocaching], or for local meetups.
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| − | For a little more interactive discussion, consider joining [irc://irc.foonetic.net/geohashing the #geohashing IRC channel] on Foonetic.
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| − | |style="color:#000;"| '''Play with the coordinate calculator at [http://xkcd.com/geohashing http://xkcd.com/geohashing].''' All coordinates refer to the [[wikipedia:WGS84|WGS84]] datum.
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| − | Every day, the [[algorithm]] generates a new set of coordinates for each 1°×1° latitude/longitude zone (known as a [[graticule]]) in the world. They are randomly placed -- they could be in the forest, in a city, on a mountain, or even in the middle of a lake! You can use this wiki to document the daily coordinates (geohashes) you've been to.
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| − | Unless you can accurately predict the [[DJIA|stock market]] down to the penny, you can't figure out what the coordinates will be ahead of time. You can first calculate a weekday's coordinates at about 09:30 [[ET]], and on Friday you can calculate the coordinates for each day that weekend.
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| − | When visiting geohash locations, please [[geotrashing|respect the area]] you are visiting. Absolutely do not litter or otherwise disturb the natural integrity of the area. However, if possible, creating some kind of a marker out of nearby materials (i.e. cairn of stones, blair-witch-style 'stick figures', etc.) is encouraged.
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| | ! <h2 style="margin:0; background:#cef2e0; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #a3bfb1; text-align:left; color:#000; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Official xkcd meetups</h2> | | ! <h2 style="margin:0; background:#cef2e0; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #a3bfb1; text-align:left; color:#000; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Official xkcd meetups</h2> |
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| − | |style="color:#000;"| [[Image:Noterminal portland sample_2.jpg|right|222 px|[[User:NoTerminal|NoTerminal]] and [[User:Drache|Drache]] at the [[2008-02-19 45 -122|19 February 2008 coordinates]] for Portland, Oregon]] | + | |style="color:#000;"| {{:Saturday meetup}} |
| − | Official [[xkcd]] meetups happen every Saturday afternoon at that day's normal geohash coordinates. All meetups start at 16:00* (local destination time). If you go at these times, you might encounter other readers of xkcd. Bring games!
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| − | In such cases when it is unwise to attempt to access the generated coordinates, the [[Saturday meetup]] is postponed until a day when the algorithm provides a more suitable location. Alternatively, when the coordinates fall within a body of water, you can rent a boat and win the [[Water Geohash]] achievement.
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| − | * In some areas, 16:00 is too close to sunset during the winter, so earlier meetups are often more appropriate. See [[All Graticules|individual graticule pages]] for local conventions.}}
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| − | |style="color:#000;"| Want to find geohashers in your local area? See [[:Category:Active Graticules]] for a list of graticules with active users in them.
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| − | * Don't see your home area? Follow the format and create a page for it! We'd love to have you!
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| − | * An interactive map is available for [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/data/graticule.kml Google Earth] or on [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=http:%2F%2Firc.peeron.com%2Fxkcd%2Fmap%2Fdata%2Fgraticule.kml&ie=UTF8&ll=42.811522,-71.773682&spn=6.051885,9.733887&z=7 Google Maps].
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| − | * You can also attach your photos to this [http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&oe=UTF8&msa=0&msid=102381707694098607871.00044e6104ed42cdc2ff4 Google Maps layer].
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| − | |style="color:#000;"| A full list of reference and practical implementations can be found on the [[Implementations]] page.
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