CARTOcaching (GC4ZDRM)
Type: multi small cacheStarting coordinates: N 49° 35.854 E 017° 16.017
CARTOcaching is a unique cache founded primarily for CARTOCON 2014 - the first international cartographic conference held in Olomouc.
The aim of this multi-cache is to lead you through several interesting places in Olomouc - you are going to visit a museum, a pub, a gallery, a park etc. In sum the whole route is about 2,2 km, so we would suggest a nice walk through the city centre for you :-)
This cache is a part of our school project for the subject "computer cartography", here is an online version of the whole project:
http://geocachingolomouc.funsite.cz/
To find the cache you have to visit several places, it has eight stages. At every stage you have to find/count something and at last you will place all the numbers ino a formula. So do not forget to write down all the numbers!
Your journey is planned as following (of course you can choose any different order of the stages):
Stage 1: N 49° 35.854 E 017° 16.017 - 15 minutes club & pub
Here you have to count the number of glass squares in the front door of the pub in each horizontal row (i.e. count only one row).
A = number of glass panes in a row
Stage 2: N 49° 35.850 E 017° 15.665 - St. Wenceslas Cathedral
Here you have to count the number of letters on a white table indicating the name of the street just at the left end of this street (the table is in a height of appr. 2 metres)
B = addition of the number of letters on the table
Stage 3: N 49° 35.770 E 017° 15.425 - Vlastivedne (historical) museum
Here you have to count the number of stairs leading to the non-used door of the museum - you will see them just behind you when you stand at the train stop in the direction towards the city centre.
C = number of stairs
Stage 4: N 49° 35.707 E 017° 15.046 - St. Moritz Church
Here you have to count the number of windows of the round tower of the church. The tower is just next to the entrance to the highest tower of the church.
D = addition of the number of windows of the round tower
Stage 5: N 49° 35.643 E 017° 15.110 - Caesar gallery & restaurant
Here you have to count the number of lions on all the coats of arms just above the entrance into the restaurant. The coats of arms are placed on the building of the town hall in approx. 3-4 metres above your head.
E = number of lions on the coats of arms
Stage 6: N 49° 35.457 E 017° 15.028 - the Theresian Gate
Here you have to find the date written in the Roman numerals on one side of the gate, write down the date in Latin numerals and add all the numbers together until you get a one-digit number.
F = addition of the numbers of the date
Stage 7: N 49° 35.645 E 017° 15.297 - the Primavesi House
Here you have to count the number of round windows in the highest floor of the house - seen from the front side with the entrance to the house. Just look above and you will see.
G = number of oval windows in the highest floor
Stage 8: N 49° 35.626 E 017° 15.352 - the Botanical Garden - the "rozarium"
Here you have to count the number of rails / sticks of the nearest bridge on both sides of the bridge (so you count one side and multiply it by 2).
H = addition of all the sticks of the bridge
Final formula:
N 49° 3(A+1).(B-1)(C-2)(D+4)
E 017° 1(E+3).(F+1)(G+4)(H-4)
Each bracket stands for one coordinate, so in the end you should get e.g. N 49° 30.123 E 017° 14.567.
Hint: take the mail; but firstly search for a key in a fake stone near the cache - just look around :-)
For the conference participants:
If you find the cache, you will find a number of unique CWGs (Czech wood geocoins - a special thing to collect and change here in the Czech republic) made just for this conference, so you can get a special souvenire :-)
After the conference is finished, the cache will go officially online so you can log it at www.geocaching.com.
Information about the conference: www.cartocon2014.org
