OK Haffy, now you need to get a Laptop and put this knowledge to good use. LOL :DQuote:
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OK Haffy, now you need to get a Laptop and put this knowledge to good use. LOL :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Haffy6
Ok I found the correct address......lol and posted it.
Northeast harbor library
PO Box 279
Mount Desert, Maine 04662
276-3333
Bass Harbor Library
Maine St.
Bass Harbor, 04653
WIFI Hot Spots in Maine Public Libraries are all listed with contact info. I did a Google.
Barbara
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Slow down, Haffy! We need a street number to get approximate coords!Quote:
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I am aware of this address, but the street cannot be found by any of the address to coordinate conversion software I used.Quote:
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Thanks for the other addresses, though - And No, P.O. box doesn't do much good. :p
Yeah,Yeah I know,I'm sorry I got carried away, I wasn't thinking. That's all I could find for the Main st addresses for some of those. I guess in some of those towns if you go down Main St you can find everthing you need too....lol :)
Wow! Looks like this project is getting started with a BANG!
Good work! :D
I sent a PM to Rick, he said he should be able to help us out with a place to upload the file(s) to.
Casco Public Library:
7 Leach Hill Road Casco
N 44 00.218
W 70 31.333
Here is a list of Maine libraries that may help fill in the gaps:
http://www.stuttersfa.org/Default.aspx?tabid=365
This looks like a good list! I would suggest that the final waypoints be placed into individual GPX files for each county. This would let the user choose the counties they are most likely to be in and not load up their GPS with excessive "non-cache" waypoints. :) For the power users that have a bazillion waypoints available, there could be a "whole state" GPX available as well.
I suggest that a field be entered so that the STATE would show up in GSAK. I know this doesn't sound like much but I think it would be helpful to those living near the NH border and to those of us from other states. That way a GSAK search for Maine goecaches would also bring up the hotspots. A local search(ie 25 miles around Waterville ) would automatically include only those hotspots within the search area.
You have done a great job so far. Keep up the good work.
That is an idea, but I wonder how many of us are going to load these into our GPSrs? It is hard telling how people would use it, but I myself think I will be viewing the file on my laptop, probably with EasyGPS, where I can view and sort the list by my current location and either upload or hand enter an individual point.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cache'n Jacksons
There is also the possibility of needing several counties anyway, if you are caching near a corner of one. I think we can start with this one file, and if demand requires, we can split it up.
Hmm, my original intent was to just do Maine. I can see where some cachers are on the border enough to warrant it. I wonder if there is a NH geocaching group we could convince to do something similar? if we start at NH, what's next, Mass?Quote:
Originally Posted by Sabby
There is no other field in an EasyGPS created file viewable in programs like GSAK. But, we could add it to the description field (I am not sure what the character limit is), or we could use different naming conventions for the waypoit. Right now I am just prefixing them with a "W", so it's easy to tell what it is, but we could use WME or something of that sort if need be.
Just because it is a public library does not mean it has wireless access. You can not just add the library to the list until someone has actually verified that they can connect to it wireless. Otherwise the credability of the list will not be worth a damn.
OK. I guess that I missed the part about it being done in EasyGPS. I think what you are doing is great and I now realize that if I load them with my caches in GSAK they will come up withe the caches that I intend to load becayse they will be within the search area anyway.
Good point... I expect some people will put these waypoints into GSAK and filter them along with all the other caches before their trips. That way the hotspots are in close proximity to the caches.Quote:
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I would keep it as one file. If we add another state, then add another file. We're not talking about hundreds of WiFi hotspots, like caches. And a one file would be a lot easier to manage, too. :D :D
I just thought before we went really crazy with this Wi-Fi data base you would like to see this
http://www.wardriving.com/
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Keep in mind that the WiFi database we're preparing is for FREE, PUBLIC hotspots. It will not include private, unsecure wireless networks.Quote:
Originally Posted by dave1976
But having said that, if you're going to do any wardriving, you should try the NetStumbler program. It's great. Lets you know when to pull over! LOL!
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We're also hoping for reliable spots. We'd rather see a few spots within a given area that have a 98% chance of existing over a year than 20 spots that might exist for 2 weeks.
Speaking of which, gotta get back to this project, things have been a little busy this week....
Hi,
I also use hotspots while traveling or caching so please let me know when the list is up or if you need some of them checked, I would be more than happy to check some out.
Also I know of a few other ones that I can confirm.
Eggspectation in South Portland - Is advertised and have used.
Pannerra Bread in South Portland - Is advertised, will need to check
There is one in the Maine Mall food court but I am not sure where.
I will check to see if I can find anymore that Road Runner may have or any others that I can think of. Let me know if you want me to check any
Robt
Keep in mind that any WiFi hotspots we list must be FREE and PUBLIC. As RoadRunner is a commercial ISP, do they offer FREE PUBLIC WiFi hotspotsQuote:
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(Well, we CAN list the pay-per-use hotspots. Like those McDonalds locations that have WiFI - you have to pay and be registered to use them...)
A company placed some open RoadRunner hotspots in about 5 locations around portland for RoadRunner, but I can not find out where they all where or if any of them are still in operation. Theese Hotspots are / were Free and open from what I have been told. Other than that I can get very little and very sketchy info on this subject.Quote:
Originally Posted by WhereRWe?
super shoe is good spot in skowhegan
and the high school
Does anyone know if there are any "hotspots" in or near Topsfield?
Do they have internet near topsfield?? I thought they just got their first powerlines last week... :rolleyes::rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Hiker Twins
No "free, public" ones that I know of.Quote:
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is someone making a list u can add the town office in norridgewock
the ones i list are the ones u can sit in the car and use and that i have connected with
I don't know about internet, but I am getting a phone line in two weeks! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Hiram357
My husband said no phone or computer at camp so I was hoping I could find a "hot spot" to sneak to when he was out fishing, but after some heavy duty persuasion, he relented and said I could get a phone line put in! I wasn't about to go to camp for two months without a computer! Talk about withdrawals....
i would say you could use smoke signals, but they're not givin out permits yet... too dry.. :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Hiker Twins
Really? I had a couple burns going this weekend. Burn #2 was spectactular. Sounded like a jet engine taking off with flames shooting about 18-22 feet in the air . . . I noticed my wife kept backing up as the fire kept growing. She claims it was due to the heat, but I personally suspect she was just edging closer and closer to the phone in the house.Quote:
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Man, oh man . . . I wish there was a career for folks who can start fires and get them going in good shape . . . I think I would be a shoe-in for a job like that.
yeah, round fayette and readfeild, there was a fire down at my bosses place, they said it was started from the forklift hittin some rocks.... :confused::confused::confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by firefighterjake
and i think you would have some pretty serious competition in a job market like that.... :D