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This is work in progress. The geocache is not ready yet!!!!!
 
== GCSHA2017 - The 'Official' SHA2017 unofficial GeoCache ==
 
 
 
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]
 
 
 
=== Your mission ===
 
 
 
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.
 
 
 
=== Geocache properties ===
 
 
 
Type: Multicache
 
Difficulty : 2.5
 
Terrain: 2.5
 
Size: Other
 
 
 
Other properties:
 
* Fee to get in
 
* Available 24/7
 
* Camping
 
* Parking
 
* Picknick tables nearby
 
* Potable water nearby
 
* Public toilets nearby
 
* Phones nearby
 
* Requires special tools
 
* <10 KM walk
 
* Restaurant nearby
 
* Wireless transmitter
 
* Field puzzle
 
* Still Hacking Anyway
 
 
 
=== What do you need? ===
 
 
 
You will need some special equipment:
 
* Access to SHA2017
 
* A device to get your GPS coordinates and to find other GPS coordinates
 
* A device to show the SSIDs of BlueTooth Low Energy (BLE) devices around you
 
 
 
Luckily most smartphones actually have both properties.
 
 
 
==== GPS coordinate finder ====
 
 
 
Android: [http://appcrawlr.com/android/c-geo|C:geo] - Use the 'Any Destination feature'
 
iPhone: [https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/gctools-the-geocaching-tool-collection/id438313105?mt=8|GCTools]
 
Your GPS unit: RTFM
 
 
 
==== BLE scanner ====
 
 
 
Android: [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bluemotionlabs.bluescan|Bluetooth 4.0 Scanner]
 
iPhone: [https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ble-scanner-4-0/id1221763603?mt=8|BLE Scanner 4.0]
 
The badge: Write one in mycropython.. ;)
 
 
 
=== How does it work ===
 
 
 
Below is an example of five waypoints. This is *NOT* the answer.
 
 
 
The first coordinate is given: N 52 17.032 / E 5 31.521
 
 
 
When you go here you open your bluetooth
 

Revision as of 10:35, 31 July 2017

Moved to [Projects:GCSHA - SHA2017 Geo Cache]