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Virtual Orienteering

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One Thousand Odd Spiders
One Thousand Odd Spiders
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5:01pm, 12 Aug 2024
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(And I've just seen this addressed in the thread, but it could do with being prominent in the instructions on the page)
Alice the Camel
Alice the Camel
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Are you “rural” by any chance @One Thousand Odd Spiders ?
I’ve given up (:-)) as Garmin doesn’t seem able to find a satellite at my start point and shows me setting off from neighbours’ gardens. I’m not sure what the answer is, if there is one.
One Thousand Odd Spiders
One Thousand Odd Spiders
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It was pretty rural for this one - I was being a taxi home for friends finishing the Dales Way so stopped off to have a go at this on the way up. Might be part of it I guess - the start of your GPS trace is usually the wonky bit in any case (I also didn't for example directly wander through the hedge onto the 60mph road as the recorded route might suggest)
Elsie Too
Elsie Too
Aug 2024
7:08pm, 12 Aug 2024
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Thanks @fetcheveryone I’ll start designing a route.
fetcheveryone
fetcheveryone
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12:59pm, 13 Aug 2024
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@Drell I've amended the page for each course, so that when you put your mouse over the list of flags, each flag is shown in isolation on the map.

@One Thousand Odd Spiders the game guide says "All you need to do is start your run, ride or walk from within 20 metres of the start flag".
Drell
Drell
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4:35pm, 13 Aug 2024
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Brilliant, thanks @fetcheveryone !
Chicken 🐔 Legs
Chicken 🐔 Legs
Aug 2024
8:12pm, 16 Aug 2024
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More meandering shenanigans to have a go at. Set up one, I'm Sorry I Havant A Clue. Off for a recce (I assume we can complete our own courses?).
Chicken 🐔 Legs
Chicken 🐔 Legs
Aug 2024
9:29pm, 16 Aug 2024
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Nada so far. The start at the foot of the steps outside Havant Train Station can only be 3 meters difference, as the steps are that wide.
Looks like my Coros watch may not be correctly logging my route.
The 20m limit might prove a problem with this one.
Chicken 🐔 Legs
Chicken 🐔 Legs
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Apologies for the spam @fetcheveryone
Waited overnight to see if it popped up but nope.
And it's not GPS bounce:

Lat Lon URL
Start Point 50.854127 -0.981833 fetcheveryone.com/ori-course.php?id=100
1st GPS Point 50.8541085 -0.9818523 fetcheveryone.com/t-23482715

Difference: 2.46 Meters
omnicalculator.com

GPX Extract for 1st Point:

</trkpt>

<trkpt lat="50.8541085" lon="-0.9818523">

<ele>9</ele>

<time>2024-08-16T17:39:18Z</time>

<extensions>

<gpxdata:distance>0.00</gpxdata:distance>

<gpxdata:cadence>45</gpxdata:cadence>

</extensions>

</trkpt>

I'm at a loss to see what's gone wrong.
roberton
roberton
Aug 2024
3:31pm, 17 Aug 2024
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Had a second go at completing my own course. First one failed because I didn't know you needed to start at the start points, not just go through it. I see I'm not the only one!

This time I tried to fix that. No notifications or anything. If it did recognise an attempt at doing a course, where would it tell you? Where do you see this 2/10 type stuff?

About This Thread

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I had an idea the other day whilst walking with Katie. A lot of Fetch games rely on randomly-placed markers to encourage you to vary your routes - but what if you could design your own virtual orienteering course? Drop a dozen or so virtual flags on the map, and then you've got a challenge for yourself and anyone else who is passing through the area.

I've built some pages that allow you to construct a course:

fetcheveryone.com/ori

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