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Re: challenge - 100 contiguous counties

[Resolved] challenge - 100 contiguous counties
February 13, 2017 08:34PM
Am requesting a checker for the following challenge: (cache GC6TQ77)

Cacher must have found at least one cache in 100 contiguous counties. Counties are considered to be contiguous if their borders are touching even if only at a corner. A checker has recently been developed.

see <http://project-gc.com/forum/read?8,6631,7249#msg-7249>;

I do not know if this checker includes Canada. My cache will indicate if Canada is included.
Re: challenge - 100 contiguous counties
February 13, 2017 09:33PM
I don't know if we have the connectivity graph yet for Canada and the US at the county level.

These are a work in progress and are still hand generated.
Re: challenge - 100 contiguous counties
February 13, 2017 10:08PM
are you ok with US only? It is unclear from your message.
Re: challenge - 100 contiguous counties
February 14, 2017 12:46AM
The County Connection Matrix we created is based on the definition of Contiguous Counties we used (prior to checkers being required) on our Challenge (GC43JRX ). It does not consider pure corner to corner counties as being adjacent.
Re: challenge - 100 contiguous counties
February 14, 2017 01:12PM
The checker I am requesting does not need to include Canada.

If the currently available county data does not consider corner to corner contact as contiguous/adjacent that's OK. I'll change the definition of contiguous in my proposed cache.
Re: challenge - 100 contiguous counties
February 14, 2017 01:18PM
Re: challenge - 100 contiguous counties
February 16, 2017 05:31PM
Checker works fine. the graphic display could be improved to zoom in on the United States rather than the entire world. But that is minor.
I have submitted a cache for review in NM. Have not had any response yet from the Reviewer to see if it is publishable. There are at least 6 qualifying cachers and lots more at the 50 level. So prospect is good.
Re: challenge - 100 contiguous counties
February 16, 2017 05:37PM
Thanks. The mapping is a known issue. If you can point me to a macro that does it better, I can incorporate their approach.
Re: challenge - 100 contiguous counties
February 17, 2017 03:29AM
Mapping should be fixed.

Please advise.
Re: challenge - 100 contiguous counties
February 19, 2017 10:36PM
map much nicer now. thanx.

suggestion.:

I notice that your checker is case sensitive on the cacher name. Does geocaching permit 2 cachers to have names that differ only on the use of capital letters? If not, then you might want to ignore capitalization on the input. Of course, if your name search will only get a match on the exact spelling used by the cacher then this suggestion is useless.
Re: challenge - 100 contiguous counties
February 20, 2017 01:01AM
I believe all checkers are case sensitive in the cacher name. If you have a counter example, I will be happy to look at the code.
Re: challenge - 100 contiguous counties
February 21, 2017 09:42PM
FYI, you should see this thread: http://project-gc.com/forum/read?8,6631,7478#msg-7478

HQ will not publish this challenge based on the nature of the contiguous connection file being used.
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