User:Ilpadre
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[edit] About Me
I'm a physics student from Heidelberg, Germany and currently working on my diploma thesis. I will visit hashpoints reachable by bike or foot and sometimes those reachable by train. I don't own a GPS yet, so I navigate by maps and rely on satellite/aerial imagery (or, if the coordinates are in a forest, topographic maps) to find the exact spot. That works most of the time, but occasionally leads to extensive searches or user errors if the imagery or map is outdated.
[edit] Future Plans
Current status/plans: Still no internet access at home.
In Göttingen from Dec. 13-18
[edit] Graticules to Conquer
- 50,9: My arch enemy. I'm there about once every month and already missed several great hashpoints due to time constraints, Mother Nature (darkness, massive snowfall) or departing just one day too soon.
[edit] Achievements to Get
It's always nice to win an achievement along with a successful expedition. For me, some are more desirable than others.
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Walk to as many hashpoints as possible and beat the current distance record. For a complete list of all my walk hashes (successful or not), see Walk Geohashes.
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Submit more pictures for the Calendar Girl Achievement.
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Send more hashcards.
[edit] Things to Do at Hashpoints
- Combine geohashing with guerilla gardening.
- Revisit old hashpoints and document how the place changed (the above point makes revisiting particularly interesting).
- Clean up the hashpoint area.
- Leave a hashtag.
- Leave a hashmark big and durable enough that it can be seen from space. Then wait for the next Google Earth imagery update.
[edit] Statistics
| Total expeditions: | 32 in 7 graticules |
| 29 in 6 graticules |
| 3 in 2 graticules |
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Walk geohashes: | 10 |
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By bike: | 12 |
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By public transport: | 7 |
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By car: | 3 |
[edit] Expeditions
[edit] Regular Expeditions
Most recent first:
| 2009-11-19
Ladenburg (49,8) |
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| 2009-11-14
Karlsruhe (49,8) | Stacking achievement
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| 2009-11-04
Sandhausen (49,8) |
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| 2009-10-09
Hamburg (53,9) |
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| 2009-09-08
Mannheim (49,8) |
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| 2009-08-27
Sandhausen (49,8) |
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| 2009-08-19
Weinheim (49,8) |
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| 2009-07-23
Altenbach (Schriesheim) (49,8) |
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| 2009-07-20
Heidelberg (49,8) |
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| 2009-07-12
Frankfurt (50,8) |
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| 2009-07-09
Otterstadt (49,8) |
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| 2009-07-04
Bensheim (49,8) |
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| 2009-06-23
Epfenbach (49,8) |
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| 2009-06-15
Neurott (Heidelberg) (49,8) |
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| 2009-06-08
Lobbach (49,8) |
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| 2009-05-13
Speyer (49,8) |
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| 2009-04-30
Heidelberg (49,8) |
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| 2009-03-26
Neu-Ulm (48,10) |
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| 2009-02-24
Hoffenheim (49,8) |
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| 2009-02-15
Oftersheim (49,8) |
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| 2009-02-13
Dossenheim (49,8) |
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| 2009-01-28
Grein (49,8) |
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| 2009-01-21 |
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| 2009-01-12 |
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| 2008-12-30 & 2008-12-31 Wörth & Maximiliansau (49,8) |
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| 2008-12-10
Mauer (49,8) |
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| 2008-11-24 |
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| 2008-11-01 |
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| 2008-10-29
Heidelberg (49,8) |
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| 2008-10-26
Heidelberg (49,8) |
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| 2008-10-22
Heidelberg (49,8) |
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[edit] Irregular Expeditions
| 2008-12-21
Heidelberg (49,8) | Retro expedition to a conveniently placed 2008-07-09 hashpoint |
[edit] Videos
Videos of my expeditions (5 so far).
[edit] Wiki Stuff
I like drawing xkcd-ish images for achievement ribbons. See my gallery of achievement images. I keep looking out for newly created achievements that need a ribbon image, and for old images that could be improved.
[edit] To-Do List
- Write expedition reports for 2009-10-09 53 9, 2009-11-04 49 8, 2009-11-14 49 8, 2009-11-19 49 8
- Add yet unnamed graticules to the All Graticules list (constantly looking for remote or interesting graticules). Name the Antarctica graticules.
[edit] Misc.
| “ | :) Ar, a hash! Oh, Sahara ):
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—Geohashing palindrome
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