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In the News
The
Delaware Geocaching Trail
is now available for you to enjoy!!
The trail, sponsored by the
Delaware Tourism Office, features 26 caches located statewide at historical and
cultural attractions. There also will be a Geocoin available after October 26, 2009.
To see the site and find the Caches, go to their website at:
Delaware Geocaching Trail Web Site
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GPS Excitement is
“Cache-ing” on at Maryland
Science Center
Traveling Exhibition
Explores GPS Technology and Treasure-Hunting Game of Geocaching
The
coordinates for fun in Baltimore are 39.2 (N) and 76.6 (W), as the Maryland
Science Center unveils GPS Adventures, an interactive exhibition and
Inner Harbor “treasure hunt” exploring cutting-edge Global Position System
(GPS) technology and the treasure-hunting phenomena of Geocaching. From
February 20 through April 18, 2010 GPS Adventures will be on view in the
Legg Mason
Gallery of the Maryland Science
Center.
Geocaching
Visitors,
or “explorers,” will be introduced to the international, family-friendly
treasure-hunting sport of Geocaching as they search for hidden treasures,
called caches, in the 4,500-square-foot GPS Adventures maze. Clues are
hidden throughout the common area of the maze that unlock doors to “secret”
rooms with games and additional content about Geocaching, including the
different types of caches, geocacher lingo, and game rewards. During
their adventure, visitors will stamp a logbook after leaving each secret room.
Collecting stamps leads visitors to the discovery of the “Treasure
City” and the Maryland Science
Center’s special hidden
cache.
Exhibition
GPS
Adventures
illustrates the history, current uses, and future of navigation with more than
20 activities in a maze environment. As visitors plot their journey, they will
find themselves in thematic rooms, from city to back country, where they will
solve puzzles to find their way around impossible obstacles, including ravines
and waterfalls, that will test their knowledge of GPS and navigation.
The
exhibition surveys the evolution of GPS, from the invention and reading of a
compass rose and topographical maps, to a large-scale timeline plotting the
history of navigation. Hands-on activities illustrate basic map skills,
including how visitors can locate themselves on a map, find latitude and
longitude, and pinpoint geographic landmarks.
Mini
games and information stations positioned throughout the maze reveal the
practical uses of GPS technology, including OnStar car safety devices, the
advent of global positioning and navigation tools to automate agribusiness, and
government geolocation capabilities.
GPS
Adventures
also illustrates the future potential of GPS with the latest gadgets from
familiar technology companies, including Trimble, Garmen, and Magellan, as well
as prototypes for future devices. Guests can let their imagination go “off the
map” as they create their own GPS concepts and design the future applications
of this evolving technology.
Inner Harbor Geocaching Adventure
After
completing the activities inside the Maryland
Science Center,
visitors can extend the experience with a Geocaching scavenger hunt in Baltimore’s Inner
Harbor. Using actual GPS
devices available for free use from the museum, “cachers” will use clues from
the GPS Adventures maze to find caches throughout the Inner Harbor
hidden by the Maryland
Science Center.
GPS
Adventures
was developed by Groundspeak and Minotaur Mazes. After its appearance at the Maryland Science
Center, the exhibition will continue
on its multi-year tour to museum and science institutions throughout North America.
The
Maryland Science
Center is located at 601 Light Street at
Baltimore’s Inner Harbor.
For information and tickets, visit www.marylandsciencecenter.org or
call the 24-Hour Information Line at 410-685-5225.
About
the Maryland Science Center
The
Maryland Science
Center in Baltimore is visited by more than 500,000
people each year. Popular exhibits
include: Dinosaur Mysteries with full-size dinosaurs and interactive
paleontology activities; a day in the life of the human body in Your Body: The
Inside Story; and dozens of interactive experiments in Newton’s Alley. Other attractions
include the Kids Room, the five-story St. John Properties IMAX Theater, and the
world-famous Davis
Planetarium.
About
Groundspeak
Groundspeak,
Inc. was started in the year 2000 to manage Geocaching.com, the global
headquarters for the sport of geocaching. Geocaching was the first activity to
combine Global Positioning System technology and the Internet for real-world
treasure hunting. Groundspeak continues to develop tools to help GPS
enthusiasts create unique adventures in the real world.
About
Minotaur Mazes
Minotaur is the world's largest creator of
interactive, educational, traveling maze exhibits. The company has been
creating walk-through mazes, ranging in size from 300 to 10,000 sq ft, for over
15 years. Its mazes have been installed in museums, science centers, zoos,
aquariums and festivals around the world. A Minotaur Maze exhibit is an interactive learning tool
where visitors immerse themselves in a theme-based environment and come away from the
experience with increased empathy and understanding for the subject. Minotaur is the
world's largest creator of interactive, educational, traveling maze exhibits. We have
been creating walk-through mazes, ranging in size from 300 to 10,000 sq ft, for over
15 years. Our mazes have been installed in museums, science centers, zoos, aquariums
and festivals around the world.
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Links To Neighboring
State's
Websites
SouthEastern PA Geocachers (SEPAG)
Maryland Geocaching Society (MGS)
South Jersey Geocachers (SJG)
Central Jersey Geocachers (SJG)
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Delaware Cache Count
as of February 2010
1221 Active Caches
22
Inactive Caches
1243 Total Caches
data from www.geocaching.com
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