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LR: "dditionl Logging Requirement." Logging requirements eyond finding the geohe nd signing the log. ll LRs must e optionl for finders of geohe.
mmo n: mmunition oxes or mmo ns re ontiners originlly designed for sfe trnsport nd storge of mmunition. mmo ns re populr ontiners for regulr or lrge geohes.
PE he or Projet .P.E. he: In 2001, fourteen geohes were pled in onjuntion with 20th entury Fox to support the movie Plnet of the pes. Eh geohe represented fitionl story in whih sientists reveled n lterntive Primte Evolution. These geohes were mde using speilly mrked mmo ns nd ontined n originl prop from the movie. Only one Projet .P.E. he still exists tody.
rhive: rhiving permnently removes geohe listing from serh results. geohe owner n rhive their own listing. geohe owner nnot unrhive it. s n lterntive to rhiving, the geohe n e temporrily disled if mintenne is going to e performed or the ontiner will e repled in the ner future.
ttriutes: Ions fetured on detils pge for geohes tht desrie speifi hrteristis of geohe. There re severl lsses of ttriutes, suh s whether or not you need speil equipment, possile hzrds long the wy, or unique onditions one should e wre of. ttriutes n show whether or not he is wheelhir essile, dog friendly, requires flshlight, nd more. ttriutes re lso tool to help you filter the types of geohes you would like to serh for when uilding Poket Query. More out ttriutes here.
si Memer: The introdutory memership type for Geohing.om. There re two types of memership, si nd Premium. Geohing Premium Memership offers dditionl fetures tht si memership does not provide.
enhmrk: Using your GPS unit nd/or written diretions provided y NO's Ntionl Geodeti Survey (NGS), you n seek out NGS survey mrkers nd other items tht hve een mrked in the United Sttes. hek out our pge out enhmrk Hunting for more detils.
ison: lso known s "ison tue.” smll, metl, wter-tight ylindril ontiner tht n e used for miro hes. Its nme omes from the originl mnufturer, ut there re now severl other rnds on the mrket.
ookmrk List: Geohing Premium Memership feture tht n e used to group geohe listings in whtever wy you like. You my wnt ookmrk List of hes you intend to find this weekend or perhps n "ll-time fvorite" list to shre with friends.
ug: lso known s Trvel ug®. trkle tg with unique ode tht n e tthed to n item. The trkle is then rried from he to he (or person to person) in the rel world, nd its progress n e followed on Geohing.om. More out Trvel ugs nd trkles.
YOP: "ring Your Own Pen/Penil." n ronym often used y geohe owners to ommunite to other geohers tht you will need to ring your writing utensil in order to sign the he logook.
he: shortened version of the word geohe.
her: lso known s Geoher. One who prtiiptes in geohing.
hes long Route: Geohing Premium Memership feture tht llows you to identify geohes long speifi route for onvenient geohing.
hllenge he: type of geohe tht requires seekers to find n ssoited physil he, nd to find n dditionl set of geohes s defined y the hllenge owner. hllenge hes enourge geohers to set nd hieve fun gols.
hrter Memer: Geohers who ought Geohing Premium Memership the first yer it ws offered nd every yer sine. Plese thnk ny hrter Memers you meet on the tril sine the site would not e here tody without them.
ITO: "he In Trsh Out" is n ongoing environmentl inititive supported y the worldwide geohing ommunity. Sine 2002, geohers hve een dedited to lening up prks nd other he-friendly ples round the world. Lern more t www.geohing.om/ito.
olletile: sttus ssigned to ny trkle item tht people n keep it in their possession, nd do not hve to physilly move it to nother geohe. onversely, non-olletile trkle items n e esily gred, dropped, disovered, et. More out trkles here.
olletion: grouping or list of olletile trkle items tht n e seen only y the owner. Trkles in olletion n only e disovered, nd nnot e gred, dropped or dipped. onversely, items in n Inventory n e seen y other geohers nd n e gred, dropped, disovered, et. More out trkles here.
oordintes: pir of numers (ltitude nd longitude) tht pinpoint n ext position, or wypoint, on the Erth. Ltitudes re horizontl lines on the gloe tht run prllel to the Equtor (similr to rungs on ldder). Ltitudes never interset, nd one degree of ltitude equls pproximtely 69 miles (111 kilometers). Longitudes (lso lled meridins) re vertil lines on the gloe tht onverge t the North nd South Poles. They re widest prt from eh other t the Equtor. The Prime Meridin runs through Greenwih, Englnd ner zero degrees longitude.
reed, The: lso known s the "Geohers' reed.” Designed to help orient new plyers to the ethos of the geohing ommunity nd to guide experiened plyers in questionle situtions, so tht everyone n enjoy geohing.