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*I'm at the hash point it's really cold so do a full write up when I get back somewhere warm  -- [[User:Eldin|Eldin]] [http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=43.80085085&lon=-116.78848847&zoom=16&layers=B000FTF @43.8009,-116.7885] 18:36, 5 January 2013 (EST)
 
*I'm at the hash point it's really cold so do a full write up when I get back somewhere warm  -- [[User:Eldin|Eldin]] [http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=43.80085085&lon=-116.78848847&zoom=16&layers=B000FTF @43.8009,-116.7885] 18:36, 5 January 2013 (EST)
  
*Ok, I'm someplace warmer now, so here's the more complete write-up. The geohash was just off of a narrow dirt road running between an irrigation canal and a plowed field. Missed the dirt road turn off the first time and had to go back. Was able to drive to within 20ft of the geohash location. Arrived at approximately 4:30pm Actual location was about half way down a slippery slope, so while I was able to slide across it, I was actually standing about 12ft away when I took pictures and posted my initial comment while onsite. My phone was both the only camera and only GPS device I had, so I didn't get a picture of the GPS screen. However, the photo of me is geotagged, which serves as the only proof I have that I was in the right place. I've posted the full EXIF information from the photo in lieu of a tracklog, since the metadata displayed on the site doesn't show the actual coordinates from the photo.
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*Ok, I'm someplace warmer now, so here's the more complete write-up. The geohash was just off of a narrow dirt road running between an irrigation canal and a plowed field. Missed the dirt road turn off the first time and had to go back. About half a mile down, road (really more like a couple ruts than a real road) narrowed down to a single lane with no room to turn around, so I was committed to pushing on at that point. Fortunately, the map showing the road as a loop was accurate. I'd have hated to back out of that. I was able to drive to within 20ft of the geohash location. I arrived at approximately 4:30pm, and the thermometer in my car read 12°F. Weather info on my phone said 9°F, and it felt colder than that with the wind blowing. Actual location was about half way down a slippery slope, so while I was able to slide across it, I was actually standing about 11ft away when I took pictures and posted my initial comment while onsite.  
== Tracklog ==
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<!-- if your GPS device keeps a log, you may post a link here -->
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Note: My phone was both the only camera and only GPS device I had, so I didn't get a picture of the GPS screen. However, the photo of me has geotagging information embedded in it by my phone, so I submit that as my only proof that I was in the right place. It contains the following tag:
  
File Name                      : 2013-01-05_16-33-22_671.jpg
 
MIME Type                      : image/jpeg
 
Exif Byte Order                : Little-endian (Intel, II)
 
Make                            : Motorola
 
Camera Model Name              : DROID2 GLOBAL
 
Orientation                    : Rotate 90 CW
 
X Resolution                    : 300
 
Y Resolution                    : 300
 
Resolution Unit                : inches
 
Software                        : 2.3.4
 
Modify Date                    : 2013:01:05 16:33:20
 
Y Cb Cr Positioning            : Centered
 
Exposure Time                  : 1/688
 
F Number                        : 2.8
 
Exposure Program                : Program AE
 
ISO                            : 116
 
Exif Version                    : 0220
 
Date/Time Original              : 2013:01:05 16:33:20
 
Create Date                    : 2013:01:05 16:33:20
 
Components Configuration        : Cb, Y, Cr, Y
 
Compressed Bits Per Pixel      : 4
 
Shutter Speed Value            : 1/690
 
Aperture Value                  : 2.8
 
Brightness Value                : 7.87109375
 
Exposure Compensation          : 0
 
Max Aperture Value              : 2.8
 
Subject Distance                : 0 m
 
Metering Mode                  : Center-weighted average
 
Light Source                    : D75
 
Flash                          : Auto, Did not fire
 
Focal Length                    : 4.0 mm
 
User Comment                    :
 
Flashpix Version                : 0100
 
Color Space                    : sRGB
 
Exif Image Width                : 2592
 
Exif Image Height              : 1456
 
Interoperability Index          : R98 - DCF basic file (sRGB)
 
Interoperability Version        : 0100
 
Exposure Index                  : 116
 
Sensing Method                  : One-chip color area
 
File Source                    : Digital Camera
 
Scene Type                      : Directly photographed
 
Exposure Mode                  : Auto
 
White Balance                  : Auto
 
Digital Zoom Ratio              : 0
 
Focal Length In 35mm Format    : 30 mm
 
Scene Capture Type              : Standard
 
Gain Control                    : Low gain up
 
Contrast                        : Normal
 
Saturation                      : Normal
 
Sharpness                      : Normal
 
Subject Distance Range          : Unknown
 
Image Unique ID                :
 
GPS Version ID                  : 2.2.0.0
 
GPS Latitude Ref                : North
 
GPS Longitude Ref              : West
 
GPS Altitude Ref                : Above Sea Level
 
GPS Time Stamp                  : 23:33:16
 
GPS Map Datum                  : Unknown
 
GPS Processing Method          : Unknown
 
GPS Date Stamp                  : 2013:01:05
 
Compression                    : JPEG (old-style)
 
Thumbnail Offset                : 2872
 
Thumbnail Length                : 25111
 
Image Width                    : 2592
 
Image Height                    : 1456
 
Encoding Process                : Baseline DCT, Huffman coding
 
Bits Per Sample                : 8
 
Color Components                : 3
 
Y Cb Cr Sub Sampling            : YCbCr4:2:0 (2 2)
 
Aperture                        : 2.8
 
GPS Altitude                    : 743 m Above Sea Level
 
GPS Date/Time                  : 2013:01:05 23:33:16Z
 
GPS Latitude                    : 43 deg 48' 3.00" N
 
GPS Longitude                  : 116 deg 47' 19.00" W
 
 
GPS Position                    : 43 deg 48' 3.00" N, 116 deg 47' 19.00" W
 
GPS Position                    : 43 deg 48' 3.00" N, 116 deg 47' 19.00" W
Image Size                      : 2592x1456
 
Scale Factor To 35 mm Equivalent: 7.5
 
Shutter Speed                  : 1/688
 
Thumbnail Image                : (Binary data 25111 bytes, use -b option to extract)
 
Circle Of Confusion            : 0.004 mm
 
Field Of View                  : 61.9 deg
 
Focal Length                    : 4.0 mm (35 mm equivalent: 30.0 mm)
 
Hyperfocal Distance            : 1.43 m
 
Light Value                    : 12.2
 
  
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which matches the location of the geohash to within the 1 arc-second resolution of the tag.
  
 
== Photos ==  
 
== Photos ==  

Revision as of 05:42, 6 January 2013

Snow-covered desert, looking west from hash point.
Sat 5 Jan 2013 in 43,-116:
43.8008605, -116.7884382
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Location

Northwest of Caldwell, near the Sand Hollow interchange on I-84

Participants

User:Eldin

Plans

I've been wanting to try geohashing for a while, and today things lined up so I had free time, and the geohash looked like it would be accessable.

Expedition

  • I'm at the hash point it's really cold so do a full write up when I get back somewhere warm -- Eldin @43.8009,-116.7885 18:36, 5 January 2013 (EST)
  • Ok, I'm someplace warmer now, so here's the more complete write-up. The geohash was just off of a narrow dirt road running between an irrigation canal and a plowed field. Missed the dirt road turn off the first time and had to go back. About half a mile down, road (really more like a couple ruts than a real road) narrowed down to a single lane with no room to turn around, so I was committed to pushing on at that point. Fortunately, the map showing the road as a loop was accurate. I'd have hated to back out of that. I was able to drive to within 20ft of the geohash location. I arrived at approximately 4:30pm, and the thermometer in my car read 12°F. Weather info on my phone said 9°F, and it felt colder than that with the wind blowing. Actual location was about half way down a slippery slope, so while I was able to slide across it, I was actually standing about 11ft away when I took pictures and posted my initial comment while onsite.

Note: My phone was both the only camera and only GPS device I had, so I didn't get a picture of the GPS screen. However, the photo of me has geotagging information embedded in it by my phone, so I submit that as my only proof that I was in the right place. It contains the following tag:

GPS Position  : 43 deg 48' 3.00" N, 116 deg 47' 19.00" W

which matches the location of the geohash to within the 1 arc-second resolution of the tag.

Photos

Achievements

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Eldin earned the Land geohash achievement
by reaching the (43.8009, -116.7884) geohash on 2013-01-05.
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Eldin earned the Frozen Geohash Achievement
by reaching the (43.8009, -116.7884) geohash on 2013-01-05 while the temperature was 12 °F.