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| − | == GCSHA2017 - The 'Official' SHA2017 unofficial GeoCache ==
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| − | Welcome to the SHA2017 geocache. A geocache with a techie twist. Instead of looking for physical objects, you will be looking for the SSIDs of bluetooth beacons hidden on the [https://map.sha2017.org/ SHA2017 campground]
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| − | === Your mission ===
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| − | Your mission, should you choose to accept it, it to find 15 hidden bluetooth modules. Each of these bluetooth modules will give you a letter and it's relative position to the previous letter. Those 15 will form a sentense that will allow you to have some fun at the end coordinates of the geocache trail.
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| − | === Geocache properties ==
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| − | Type: Multicache
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| − | Difficulty : 2.5
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| − | Terrain: 2.5
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| − | Size: Other
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| − | Other properties:
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| − | * Fee to get in
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| − | * Available 24/7
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| − | * Camping
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| − | * Parking
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| − | * Picknick tables nearby
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| − | * Potable water nearby
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| − | * Public toilets nearby
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| − | * Phones nearby
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| − | * Requires special tools
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| − | * <10 KM walk
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| − | * Restaurant nearby
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| − | * Wireless transmitter
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| − | * Field puzzle
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| − | * Still Hacking Anyway
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| − | === What do you need? ===
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| − | You will need some special equipment:
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| − | * Access to SHA2017
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| − | * A device to get your GPS coordinates and to find other GPS coordinates
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| − | * A device to show the SSIDs of BlueTooth Low Energy (BLE) devices around you
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| − | Luckily most smartphones actually have both properties.
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| − | ==== GPS coordinate finder ====
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| − | Android: [http://appcrawlr.com/android/c-geo|C:geo] - Use the 'Any Destination feature'
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| − | iPhone: [https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/gctools-the-geocaching-tool-collection/id438313105?mt=8|GCTools]
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| − | Your GPS unit: RTFM
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| − | ==== BLE scanner ====
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| − | Android: [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bluemotionlabs.bluescan|Bluetooth 4.0 Scanner]
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| − | iPhone: [https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ble-scanner-4-0/id1221763603?mt=8|BLE Scanner 4.0]
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| − | The badge: Write one in mycropython.. ;)
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| − | === How does it work ===
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| − | Below is an example of five waypoints. This is *NOT* the answer.
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| − | The first coordinate is given: N 52 17.032 / E 5 31.521
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| − | When you go here you open your bluetooth
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