Blue Switch Travel Tag
€5.75
Product information "Blue Switch Travel Tag"
The day the world changed!
Blue Switch Day, May 2, 2000, is the day accurate GPS technology became available to everyone. It launched innovation and new technology that changed the world forever. It’s not a coincidence the first geocache was hidden the next day, and the game of geocaching was born!
Put this post switch technology to work by sending these tags out to accurately explore the geocaching world!
The Blue Switch Travel Tag is trackable at Geocaching.com.
Dimensions: Approximately 4,5 cm
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An impressive geocoin to celebrate a big day. It was way back on May 2, 2000 that the U.S. Government discontinued its use of Selective Availability in order to make GPS more responsive to civil and commercial users worldwide. Twenty-four satellites around the globe processed their new orders, and instantly the accuracy of GPS technology improved tenfold. Tens of thousands of GPS receivers around the world had an instant upgrade. Prior to this date, only the military had the ability to receive accurate GPS readings. Now, people throughout the world could pinpoint their precise location. For reasons unknown, this is often referred to as the flipping of the “Big Blue Switch”. It did not take long before a group of GPS enthusiasts decided to play a little game with this. A bucket was placed in the woods to see if anyone could find it... To learn more about the big day, check out the official Geocaching Blog! Dimensions: Approximately 5 x 6 cm.
Celebrate the day that it all started! Blue Switch Day, May 2, 2000, is the day accurate GPS technology became available to everyone. It launched innovation and new technology that changed the world forever. It’s not a coincidence the first geocache was hidden the next day, and the game of geocaching was born! The 2023 Big Blue Switch Day Geocoin is trackable at Geocaching.com with a unique icon. To learn more about the inspiration behind this unique limited edition geocoin, check out the official Geocaching Blog!