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FIGURE 12-2: 10-meter inaccuracy compared to 100-meter inaccuracy<br />

Chapter 12 — GPS Games<br />

Now everyone was interested. This level of accuracy meant that you could determine exactly<br />

which road you were traveling on (even which side of the highway), which trail or footpath you<br />

were following, or which side of a ravine you were on. This marvelous level of accuracy suddenly<br />

available was something only previously dreamt about and something that was well worth the<br />

price tag.<br />

The civilian GPS boom had now begun!<br />

The Dawn of GPS Games<br />

When new technology gets into the hands of enough people, eventually they will build a game<br />

around it, and it took only a few days for the game that is now called geocaching to be born<br />

(more on geocaching in Chapter 11). Geocaching is the game that most GPS users will have<br />

heard of, but it is not the only game. You can use GPS for many other games besides the<br />

directly navigation-related hobbies.<br />

What kind of games can you play with a GPS? While most of them are related to location, not<br />

all of them are.<br />

The following sections describe a few of the most popular games.<br />

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