Geohashing Day 2023 in Germany

This is a planning page to organize a countrywide meetup in Germany for Geohashing Day in 2023, the 15th anniversary of Geohashing.

Date and time

Sunday, 2023-05-21, time TBD

Location

2023-05-21 52 10 - on a path near a forest in Wahrenholz

Graticule

add suggestions here until Friday, 2023-05-12 21:00 CEST (19:00 UTC)

Letter	Candidates	Pros	Cons
A	Berlin	Is the by-default candidate. Was the base graticule for Geohashing Day 2011 Extravaganza.	No interested participants live nearby. Is not centrally located.
B	Hannover	Several interested participants live nearby.
C	Kassel	Is centrally located.
D	Frankfurt am Main	Has several local and nearby geohashers who might decide to attend.
E	Mannheim	Is the most active graticule.	Was the most active graticule. Is not centrally located.
Z	Wait until the coordinates are known (2023-05-15 13:30 UTC)	Is more spontaneous. The best geohash can be chosen.	Harder to make plans for the weekend.

Voting system

We are using the same system as in 2011. Each wiki user can cast a vote. We're using the Schulze method for voting and this website with whole vote IRV in case of a tie as a calculator:

• Rank the nominated locations in order of preference, you may give the same preference to more than one location and you may choose not to rank every location
• Post your ranking below in the format of : [loc with rank 1] > [loc with rank 2] > ... --~~~~ and use the equality sign to indicate equal preference
• You cannot change your vote, unless a new location is nominated after you have cast your vote
• Please only vote for locations which you can attend. This is meant to determine the best location that large numbers of people can get to.
• Unranked places are assumed to be equal, and lower than everything else. A > B is the same as A > B > C = D = ...

Vote here

Vote here! Votes can be added or changed until Sunday, 2023-05-14 21:00 CEST (19:00 UTC)

• Z > C - (with Z including the Kassel, Goslar & Fulda Graticules for me) -- Digiphono 13:55, 12 May 2023 (UTC)
• A > B > Z —-Jan (talk) 11:08, 14 May 2023 (UTC)

• B > Z - (sollte aber nicht weit weg sein zwischen Hannover und Hildesheim) -- JoDaEmPa 20:31, 14 May 2023 at Home
• E > D > C > B > Z > A --Baarde (talk) 18:55, 14 May 2023 (UTC)
• Z > B > C = A --π π π (talk) 18:58, 14 May 2023 (UTC)
• A = B >C = D = E > Z --Fippe (talk) 18:59, 14 May 2023 (UTC)

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Voting has ended. Option B (Hannover) won. --Fippe (talk) 19:54, 14 May 2023 (UTC)

Location, for real this time

Now that the coordinates for this day have been published, let's find out who can come to which location.

Location	Pros	Cons
2023-05-21 52 9 in Vesbeck	Closer to Hannover	8 kilometers from the nearest train station reachable with only 1 change of trains from Munich Located on the edge of a field
2023-05-21 52 10 in Wahrenholz	Closer to a train station Located directly on a path	Further from Hannover Is near a natural preservation area: The forest area behind is closed because of the animals youngsters' time
2023-05-21 50 8 in Kinzenbach	better reachable from the south

Sign your name below for a location which you can come to - you can do so more than once. The location with the most people will become the "official" one.

Vote here

Yes, I can come to Vesbeck:

1. --Fippe (talk) 14:39, 19 May 2023 (UTC)
2. --π π π (talk) 14:50, 19 May 2023 (UTC)
3. --Baarde (talk) 14:54, 19 May 2023 (UTC)
4. --GeorgDerReisende (talk) 19:15, 19 May 2023 (UTC)
5. JoDaEmPa, according to 2023-05-21 52 9 --Baarde (talk) 08:41, 20 May 2023 (UTC)

Yes, I can come to Wahrenholz:

1. --Fippe (talk) 14:39, 19 May 2023 (UTC)
2. --π π π (talk) 14:50, 19 May 2023 (UTC)
3. --Baarde (talk) 14:54, 19 May 2023 (UTC)
4. --DLichti (talk) 16:49, 19 May 2023 (UTC) (and a friend) plan to arrive at 14:30 (CEST).
5. --GeorgDerReisende (talk) 19:15, 19 May 2023 (UTC)
6. JoDaEmPa per phone --Fippe (talk) 14:09, 20 May 2023 (UTC)

Yes, I can come to Kinzenbach:

1. --GeorgDerReisende (talk) 19:15, 19 May 2023 (UTC)

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Wahrenholz (2023-05-21 52 10) has the most participants and will be the "official" meetup location.

Participants

Everyone from inside or outside of Germany is welcome! Add yourself if interested.

• Fippe: I'd be open to go to anywhere in Germany for a larger meetup
• π π π: I can basically go anywhere as well if it's reachable by public transport. Could do a multiple-day journey if neccessary.
• Baarde: I’ll be free to travel too. Count me in. 👍

Maybes

• RecentlyChanged: I'll follow the conversation, but I am not sure yet.
• DLichti: I'm on duty until noon that day. I'll try to find a solution, but don't count on me just yet.
• JoDaEmPa:(Hildesheim bei Hannover) Wir wollen es auch versuchen in den Terminkalender einzutragen und vielleicht auch in unserer Nähe.
• Gefrierbrand I won't be able to travel far that day, so only if the location is relatively close to me
• Dirimwar: Might be able to reach something in southern Germany, but so far it looks like everyone else is more up north.
• Digiphono: I'd only go for a hash within a 50 km radius from my homezone, likely to be in the Kassel, Fulda or Goslar graticule.

• Jan: Most likely to come by in Berlin, maybe Hannover. Everything else is out of the question for me.
• rkschlotte: Hannover -- well, well. With a bit of luck I might be able to join. I'd prefer a rather early time of day for the meetup, say 14:00 CEST, since I have to go back to Munich (by train, by the way).

Can't comes

• Gamma (talk): I can't come; celebrating my kid's 2nd birthday. Unlikely I would have come otherwise, I'm rather shy. Thanks for the invite though Fippe!
• Trevil (talk): Read of your plans a couple of times. Toyed with attending but it's just not seriously within the realm of possibilities for me. Good luck and have fun!
• pah (talk): I did follow the discussion behind the scenes, but unfortunately I cannot join from Austria this year. Thanks for looping me in and have a nice and successful GeoHashing anniversary meetup!
• globescorer (talk): A great idea! Unfortunately I can't come because I'm already taking part in the gentleman's ride in Baden (Switzerland). But since we are all dressed very smartly on our motorcycles, I will celebrate geohashing day appropriately! there is the possibility to reach the near coordinates before the ride! I thank Fippe for organizing and wish everyone a great day! I hope there will be another meeting of like-minded people. best regards from Switzerland

Transportation

The Deutschlandticket, available for 49 €/month, grants access to all regional public transport, including regional trains, trams and busses. Long-distance trains like ICEs/ICs are not included. If you only want it for May, buy it before the 10th and cancel it immediately afterwards, otherwise the subscription is renewed until the end of June automatically.

Discussion

See Talk:Geohashing Day 2023 in Germany