Difference between revisions of "Template:Expeditions/2008-06-01"

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West of -30°: 0.3491079341188037, 0.9162389042702137
East of -30°: 0.3491079341188037, 0.9162389042702137

2008-06-01 North West Netherlands - Celebithil reached the hashpoint, which was located almost 1km from his house.
2008-06-01 Helsinki, Finland - Peldie, delsku and Wildmage spontaneously went for a geohash and reached the destination near an recycling plant. - Now with pictures!
2008-06-01 Sussex, New Brunswick - Booberfish drove within 25 metres on the highway at about 4 pm. In trying to get closer he found a lake, log cabins, and horses!
2008-06-01 Rhine Neckar Area, Germany - Nearly reached the spot
2008-06-01 Berlin, Germany - In the woods near Spreehagen; we plan to hit the spot at 4.
2008-06-01 Batesville, MS - MS35 exit off I-55. It should be at the back of a gas station lot. I should be there between 2 and 3 pm, CDT.
2008-06-01 Canberra, Australia - 800m off Paddy's River Road, just past Pierces Creek. Psud, Kieran, Nemo, Joanna and Andi all made it out for a picnic amongst the pine trees and blackberry brambles, and invented the first Geohash Card Game
2008-06-01 Eindhoven, Nederland - Paul succesfully cycled to the hashpoint near Meijel.
2008-06-01 Hartford, CT - Quentin St, Hamden, CT. Residential neighborhood.
2008-06-01 Linköping, Sweden - Effbot et al almost got lost in the woods southeast of Linköping. [pics]
2008-06-01 Munich, Germany - successfully seen by BB at 1700h. Ate half a chicken.
2008-06-01 Pine Hill Reservoir, MA - The actual spot can't be reached, except by boat. It looks like a pretty area for a day hike.
2008-06-01 Providence, RI - SUCCESSFUL geohash made by Patrick - pics to come!
2008-06-01 San Jose, CA - Successfully reached by a disparate group of eleven geohashers, who then retired to a nearby Quizno's for dinner.
2008-06-01 Singapore - Inside Paya Lebar Airbase, near Kaki Bukit sand store. Good for a Restricted Area Geohash. r0d3n7z was doomed to fail, but tried anyway.
2008-06-01 Stockholm, Sweden Was successfully encircled by Bobbert (The exact spot was in the middle of a small lake)
2008-06-01 Sydney, Australia - Outside 12 Park Rd, Woonona.
2008-06-01 Ulsteinvik, Norway - Just off the road from Ulsteinvik to Hareid. AshleyMorton made it. Played solitaire. Read The Economist. See pictures on the event page.
Detroit, Michigan - In the middle of a field just north-west of Dexter, Michigan.
2008-06-01 Lac Leman, Switzerland - In the fields, reached by Kh and a friend.
2008-06-01 Exeter, United Kingdom - Accidentally got pretty close. See page for details.

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+* [[2008-06-01_52_4|2008-06-01 North West Netherlands]] - [[user:Celebithil|Celebithil]] reached the hashpoint, which was located almost 1km from his house.
-'''The above coordinates are correct; they use <code>2008-06-01-12647.36</code>, taking the value from finance.google.com.'''  The Dow Jones feed utilised by the [http://www.xkcd.com/geohashing/ reference implementation] did not update properly at first, causing disputes, '''but this has been corrected'''.    If you still have concerns, direct them to [[Template talk:Expeditions/2008-05-31]].  --[[User:FunkyTuba|FunkyTuba]] 17:40, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
+* [[2008-06-01_60_24|2008-06-01 Helsinki, Finland]] - [[User:Peldie|Peldie]], delsku and Wildmage spontaneously went for a geohash and reached the destination near an recycling plant. - Now with pictures!
-}}
+* [[2008-06-01_45_-65|2008-06-01 Sussex, New Brunswick]] - [[User:Booberfish|Booberfish]] drove within 25 metres on the highway at about 4 pm. In trying to get closer he found a lake, log cabins, and horses!
+* [[2008-06-01_49_8|2008-06-01 Rhine Neckar Area, Germany]] - Nearly reached the {{egl|2008-06-01|49|8|text=spot}}
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+* [[2008-06-01_52_13|2008-06-01 Berlin, Germany]] - In the {{egl|2008-06-01|52|13|text=woods}} near Spreehagen; we plan to hit the spot at 4.
-'''For some users, the [http://www.xkcd.com/geohashing/ reference implementation] fails to generate coordinates for dates in June 2008 for locations east of -30°''' as it is trying to fetch market data that doesn't exist yet. Please use [http://maps.google.com Google Maps] for now. Keep an eye [[Talk:Implementations#Wrong_market_data_for_June_2008_in_locations_east_of_-30°|here]] for updates. -- [[User:R0d3n7z|r0d3n7z]] 18:15, 30 May 2008 (UTC)}}
 * [[2008-06-01_34_-89|2008-06-01 Batesville, MS]] - MS35 exit off I-55.  It should be at the back of a gas station lot.  I should be there between 2 and 3 pm, CDT.
-* [[2008-06-01_41_-72|2008-06-01 Hartford, CT]] - Quentin St, Hamden, CT.  Residential neighborhood.
+* [[2008-06-01_-35_148|2008-06-01 Canberra, Australia]] - 800m off Paddy's River Road, just past Pierces Creek. [[User:Psud|Psud]], [[User:Kieran|Kieran]], [[User:Nemo|Nemo]], [[User:Joannac|Joanna]] and Andi all made it out for a picnic amongst the pine trees and blackberry brambles, and invented the first [[Geohash Card Game]]
-* [[2008-06-01_41_-71|2008-06-01 Providence, RI]] - An attempt will be made by [[User:Patrick|Patrick]] - leave machinations on my talk page!
+* [[2008-06-01_51_5|2008-06-01 Eindhoven, Nederland]] - [[User:Paul|Paul]] succesfully cycled to the hashpoint near Meijel.
-* [[2008-06-01_37_-121|2008-06-01 San Jose, CA]] - In the exit ramp from I-880 to Coleman Ave (the SJ Airport exit).  [[User:Tapin|Tapin]] will definitely visit, take the proof photo, and then find somewhere safer to congregate.
+* [[2008-06-01_41_-72|2008-06-01 Hartford, CT]] - Quentin St, Hamden, CT.  Residential neighborhood.
-* [[Singapore, Singapore|2008-06-01 Singapore]] - Inside [[wikipedia: Paya Lebar Air Base|Paya Lebar Airbase]], at the eastern edge, near Kaki Bukit sand store. Good for a [[Restricted Area Geohash]]. [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=1.3491079341188037,+103.9162389042702137&ie=UTF8&ll=1.348168,103.916556&spn=0.008119,0.010042&t=k&z=17&iwloc=addr]
+* [[Linköping, Sweden|2008-06-01 Linköping, Sweden]] - [[user:Effbot|Effbot]] et al almost got lost in the woods southeast of Linköping. [[http://www.flickr.com/photos/effbot/sets/72157605382341171/ pics]]
+* [[2008-06-01_48_11|2008-06-01 Munich, Germany]] - successfully seen by [[User:Bb|BB]] at 1700h. Ate half a chicken.
+* [[2008-06-01_42_-71|2008-06-01 Pine Hill Reservoir, MA]] - The actual spot can't be reached, except by boat.  It looks like a pretty area for a day hike.
+* [[2008-06-01_41_-71|2008-06-01 Providence, RI]] - SUCCESSFUL geohash made by [[User:Patrick|Patrick]] - pics to come!
+* [[2008-06-01_37_-121|2008-06-01 San Jose, CA]] - Successfully reached by a disparate group of eleven geohashers, who then retired to a nearby Quizno's for dinner.
+* [[2008-06-01 1 103|2008-06-01 Singapore]] - Inside [[wikipedia: Paya Lebar Air Base|Paya Lebar Airbase]], near Kaki Bukit sand store. Good for a [[Restricted Area Geohash]]. [[User:R0d3n7z|r0d3n7z]] was doomed to fail, but tried anyway.
+* [[2008-06-01_59_17|2008-06-01 Stockholm, Sweden]] Was successfully encircled by [[User:Bobbert|Bobbert]] (The exact spot was in the middle of a small lake)
+* [[2008-06-01_-34_150|2008-06-01 Sydney, Australia]] - Outside 12 Park Rd, Woonona.
+* [[2008-06-01_62_5|2008-06-01 Ulsteinvik, Norway]] - Just off the road from Ulsteinvik to Hareid. [[User:AshleyMorton|AshleyMorton]] made it.  Played solitaire.  Read The Economist.  See pictures on the event page.
+* [[Detroit, Michigan]] - In the middle of a field just north-west of Dexter, Michigan.
+* [[2008-06-01_46_6|2008-06-01 Lac Leman, Switzerland]] - In the fields, reached by [[User:Kh|Kh]] and a friend.
+* [[2008-06-01_50_-3|2008-06-01 Exeter, United Kingdom]] - Accidentally got pretty close.  See page for details.