May the fourth be with you
on Blue Switch Day 2024!
We often underestimate our reliance on GPS (Global Positioning System), yet,
over the course of 24 years, it has fundamentally reshaped our lives and the
world we inhabit.
Imagine how different our daily routines would be without GPS technology. Among
many other things, paper maps would be necessary to navigate from point A to
point B and turn-by-turn delivery tracking would be impossible. Notably,
geocaching would never have come into existence.
This transformation traces back to a pivotal moment on May 2, 2000—dubbed
Blue Switch Day by geocachers. Before May 2000, Selective Availability
restricted accurate GPS technology to military use. However, on Blue Switch Day,
the U.S. government made a landmark decision which opened up accurate GPS
technology for public use. Geocachers commemorate this day as a milestone,
marking it with pride and celebration.
The advent of precise GPS technology brought a new era of possibilities,
fostering innovation and exploration worldwide. It’s no coincidence that the
very next day, on May 3, 2000, the first geocache was hidden, giving birth to
the game of geocaching.
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Lets meet up and trade caching stories, discover,
travel bugs, and
geocoins we picked up along the trails.
If you plan to leap in
please choose the "will attend" 
option.
May the fourth be with you while you attend this
Blue
Switch Event held at
Yeokjeon Grandmother Beer (역전할매맥주)
on
Saturday,
May 4, the event
will start at
5:30pm
and end at 7:00pm.
Food, Soft drinks, and spirits are "dutchly" available
and optional.
Patrons must be
19+ years old
to enter this location.
TRANSPORTATION
BUS: Line
1220 close the coordinates and is about a 2-3 minute walk to the coordinates with GPS device.
R.O.K. Geocachers on
