GPS may save the Congo Basin.
by Roxanne Laverty on Mar 29, 2012 |
 GPS is helping thousands of Africa's indigenous population stake claim, to land that has been in their families for generations.
The Congo Basin covers over 1.3 million square miles, including rainforests that are rivaled only by the Amazon. For many years, local laws have determined that ...
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Tags: GPS, Congo, Basin, Africa, aboriginal, indigenous, mapping, community, hunting, fishing, Amazon, Sting, Rainforest, Foundation, UK |
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KC Cache Dash 2012.
by Roxanne Laverty on Mar 26, 2012 |
 Garmin and Land Rover Merriam hosted the first ever KC Cache Dash in Kansas City on Saturday, March 24, 2012. The KC Cache Dash is a high-tech scavenger hunt that uses GPS to locate hidden treasures. Based on the popular activity of geocaching, the event ...
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Tags: KC Cache Dash, geocaching, Saturday, March 24th, 2012, charities, Garmin, Land Rover, GPS, technology, social media, hidden, treasure, hunt, interactive, Kansas |
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Helly Hansen Big Mountain Battles
by Roxanne Laverty on Feb 13, 2012 |
 This past weekend, Fernie, British Columbia was the latest stop of the 3rd annual Helly Hansen Big Mountain Battle (BMB) tour. Their tagline "The ultimate scavenger hunt" is not far off the mark with applicants hiking and climbing the mountain at Fernie Alpine Resort. Teams are ...
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Tags: GPS, Helly Hansen, Big, Mountain, Battle, tracking, Flaik, scavenger, hunt, prizes, teams, race, Fernie, British Columbia, Canada, Squaw Valley, Steven's Pass, Killington, Kicking Horse, Park City, geocaching |
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Garmin Announces OpenCaching Contest
by Roxanne Laverty on Oct 5, 2011 |
 Garmin just announced a contest to get more people involved with their caching website, OpenCaching. Similar to the well-known Geocaching, OpenCaching is a treasure-hunting game designed to bring people together and out into the world.
The contest revolves around Opie, Garmin's OpenCaching mascot, and his treasure chest full ...
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Tags: Garmin, OpenCaching, Geocaching, treasure, hunting, Dakota 20, Oregon 450T, 62STC, Opie, starter kit, sweepstakes, contest, win, award |
Related Items: Garmin Dakota 20, Garmin Oregon 450t, Garmin GPSMAP 62stc, Garmin OpenCaching Introductory Kit |
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Texas State Parks Geocache Challenge
by Rebecca Pearson on Jul 18, 2011 |
 The yearlong Texas State Parks Geocache Challenge began last month and will continue until June 2012. The challenge involves 85 state parks, natural areas and historic sites and is expected to bring out about 50,000 participants. Organizers hope the geocaching event will push people to visit parks, spend ... View Article |
Tags: Texas, geocaching, cache, scavenger hunt, state parks, swag, cache containers |
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Garmin Rino lost, polled and found!
by Garminblog on Dec 14, 2010 |
 Fairy tales aren't the only stories with happy endings. This testimonial from Garmin's site shows that, if used correctly, GPS can really save the day!
Here's a note sent to the Garmin inbox from Scott, a satisfied Garmin customer, who discovered a feature of his Rino ...
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Tags: Garmin, Rino, 120, New York, Adirondack Mountains, hunt, GPS, poll |
Related Items: Garmin Rino 120 Canada, Garmin Rino 120 |
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