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### Viewing cable 08HELSINKI185, HIGH TECH PUBLIC DIPLOMACY IN HELSINKI

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08HELSINKI185 | 2008-04-29 13:01 | 2011-04-24 00:12 | UNCLASSIFIED | Embassy Helsinki

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    VZCZCXRO0777
    RR RUEHHM RUEHLN RUEHMA RUEHPB RUEHPOD
    DE RUEHHE #0185 1201350
    ZNR UUUUU ZZH
    R 291350Z APR 08
    FM AMEMBASSY HELSINKI
    TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 4265
    INFO RUEHZN/ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COLLECTIVE

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    UNCLAS HELSINKI 000185

    SIPDIS

    SIPDIS

    E.O. 12958: N/A
    TAGS: ECPS TSPL KPAO FI
    SUBJECT: HIGH TECH PUBLIC DIPLOMACY IN HELSINKI
    THROUGH GEOCACHING

    ¶1. (U) Working in a high tech country provides
    opportunities to explore innovative public diplomacy
    avenues for outreach to a tech savvy crowd.  Working
    closely with the Public Affairs Section, the Economic
    Section recently created a "geocache" in downtown
    Helsinki to encourage people to visit the American
    Resource Center (ARC) located in the Finnish National
    Library.  Geocaching is a popular treasure hunt hobby
    in which participants use GPS (Global Positioning
    System) receivers to hide and seek "geocache"
    containers around the world.  This "techno-treasure
    hunt" includes over 500,000 "caches" worldwide and
    some 5,000 caches in Finland.  Visitors to the
    Embassy Helsinki's geocache (The Statue of Liberty in
    Helsinki - GC1A3PW) receive an information packet
    about GPS technology and learn about the other unique
    services the American Resource Center offers.

    ¶2. (U) When creating the Embassy's geocache, our
    objectives were to:

    ¶A.  Advertise the ARC and promote the services the
    ARC provides.  The ARC is a unique section in the
    Finnish National Library; however, it is enough off
    the beaten path that patrons generally don't "bump
    into it" which in many ways made it an ideal geocache
    site and provided Embassy Helsinki with a unique way
    to increase traffic to it.

    ¶B. Reinforce the unparalleled investment the United
    States Government has made to provide realtime
    navigation worldwide for free.  This is especially
    timely as the EU's Galileo system has recently been
    approved by the various EU institutions, in theory
    paving the way for an on time completion in 2013.
    However, many believe the EU will ultimately charge
    subscriptions for at least some of Galileo's
    services, effectively ensuring GPS remains the most
    popular navigation service in the future.

    ¶C. Connect with the large tech savvy population in
    Finland in a creative way.

    ¶D. Provide official information on how GPS functions
    to clear up misconceptions, such as rumors about GPS
    being "turned off" or reengaging the "selective
    availability" feature that distorted the accuracy of
    GPS signals for civilian users prior to May 1, 2000.
    Last fall the Department of Defense announced that
    future GPSIII satellites will not feature selective
    availability, effectively making this policy
    permanent in the future.  Unfortunately, these rumors
    have provided fodder for proponents of Galileo, the
    EU's own future satellite navigation system.

    ¶3. (U) Initial feedback from visitors to our geocache
    has been positive; with many expressing appreciation
    for introducing them to the American Resource Center.
    One visitor expressed, "Thank you for introducing us
    to this place. It was my first visit to the library
    and left a very positive impression. Who knows, maybe
    I'll come back some day?"

    ¶4. (U) With so many GPS devices in Finland, including
    many on mobile phones, geocaching is an innovative
    way for Embassy Helsinki to reach out to the tech-
    savvy public.  Additionally, since geocaching is
    free, this effort was a no-cost means for doing
    public diplomacy.  You can visit the Embassy's
    geocache at:
    http://finland.usembassy.gov/geocache.html or
    http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.
    aspx?pf=&guid=475e5415-465e-4490-ace1-
    d5acf1c184a2&decrypt=y&log=&numlogs=

    Background on GPS

    ¶5. (U) GPS is a U.S. space-based radio navigation
    system that provides reliable positioning,
    navigation, and timing services to civilian users on
    a continuous worldwide basis free of charge.
    Following several years of negotiations, the U.S. and
    the EU signed an agreement in 2004 establishing
    interoperability between GPS and Galileo, the EU's
    own future navigation network.  Set to be operational
    no earlier than 2013, Galileo has been delayed
    several times due to cost overruns and political
    positioning by EU member states.  Hence, for the near
    future GPS navigation is the only game in town.

    HYATT

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