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There would be a multitude of applications for county data in the GPX file that would save end users a lot of time. There has been talk about work-arounds, but this would be the most efficient approach. Any indication this would be included in the future?
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If you're concerned about stats then GSAK with the FindStatGen macro is a must. You need to be a premier member of GC to download the "My Finds" pocket query and you'll probably want to be a premier user of GSAK as well to avoid the nag screens that increase in frequency over time. Check out my profile for an example of the output (click on my name to the left). I've been Geocaching for about 4 months now and I update my stats as often as I can.
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I remember this. I would prefer it showed all events within x [configurable] miles of my home coordinates with little Accept/Decline/Tentative buttons next to each. It would then hide any that you check decline for. And yes, I know about the weekly email and the notification feature. I currently use a PQ for events, but it would be nice to have a little reminder/notification all in one.
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I was curious if the PQ from the link on the map only included what was visible on the map or if it includes caches off the map. The query is based on a radius from a point, so there would either be more that are outside the corners of the box inside the radius or less than is showing if the radius is inside the box. Does that make any sense? Basically I wanted to know if the query showed exaclty what was in the map or something different, more or less. Thanks.
The "Create Pocket Query" link from the map centers the pocket query at map center and uses a radius based on the zoom level.
Zoom 1 = 1 mile
Zoom 2 = 1 mile
Zoom 3 = 2 miles
Zoom 4 = 4 miles
Zoom 5 = 8 miles
Zoom 6 = 17 miles...
This range is always outside of what is shown on the map (pretty substantially, look at the scale on the bottom of the map). It will not track whether you have checked "Hide My Finds" or specific cache types (unfortunately).
Personally, I prefer to take all my PQs out to 500 miles. If you only get 5 a day, why not make the best of it? There's nothing wrong with a couple duplicates anyways.
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I kind of like it, It lets me be able to pick an area with a high concentration of caches in an area. I am trying to hit the 200 mark on the 26 and want the 200th to be at an event. this new feature helps me find an area that has just the right number (199) and then go to the event for # 200. I think that if a cacher is in it for the numbers, this new feature will help them get the numbers in an area that has a high cache count.
If someone wants to turn it off then thats ok just give them a button.
You'll probably feel different shortly after you hit that mark. I zoom out looking for caches I HAVEN'T found and these blue spodges show me everywhere I've been. Yes, I know there were a lot of caches there... I got all those. But this blue spodge looks just like every other.
I like that you can still see something when you zoom out further (although they go away when you get out far enough and then you get nothing), but I would prefer to turn them off.
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I definately prefer the maps displayed by ItsNotAboutTheNumbers over GSAK or any World66 based program. I've been trying to get lignumaqua and The Cheeseheads to do some collaboration because they both have great tools.
Recently INATN has stopped working for me though. So sad
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Some challenge caches have strange requirements for example, you must have a day where you find 10 caches, one must be a puzzle. If that puzzle were to change to a traditional and you were using that "puzzle" to meet the requirement of some challenge cache, then you (and anyone else) would no longer meet that requirement... then what? The whole universe could implode in a sequence of contradictions!
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Use Mapsource. The button at the top in the middle says "Receive from Device" will get maps, waypoints, routes, and tracks from your GPS.
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I see a lot of threads where folks recommend buying TOPO maps for geocaching. Why? Maybe I am missing something but I think street maps would be a lot more useful than a TOPO. I guess it depends on where you cache, but even out in the middle of nowhere, my Metroguide or CN2008 maps seem to get me there and back. What more would a TOPO map add?
I have both types of maps on my Vista HCx. The auto-routing street maps are extremely helpful when I am driving, but when I am hiking, it is helpful to see the contour lines to make a decision about whether hiking to a ridge, or down into a gully or canyon, is the best route to take to get to the cache.
As soon as I get back to the car, I switch the maps so I have the streets and auto-routing available again.
Whether someone needs Topo maps or not depends on the type of caching they do. If you do most of your caching in urban settings and city parks, they wouldn't be necessary.
How do you do this? I first installed TOPOs on My Vista HCx, but then when I installed City Navigator TOSOs went away. Do you use a separate memory card? I think it would be a pain to have to uncheck all of the boxes on the map selection screen. I was disappointed to see that they wouldn't just overlap, or group all the TOPOs maps in one group and CN in another.
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If I can get to ground zero and can't find the cache before giving up then I ALWAYS log my DNF. Sometimes I can't find a trailhead or park access, in which case I won't log it.
Out of 237 finds I have 20 DNF: 7.8%
5 out of 20 have been CONQUORED!
15 DNFs REMAIN!
0 out of 15 have been ARCHIVED!
0 out of 15 are DISABLED!
6 out of 15 have another DNF adjacent to mine!
I'm working on writing a macro for GSAK that will copy all of your DNFs into one database and run some statistics. I plan on having a graph that will display accumulated DNFs (both resolved and unresolved) as well as outstanding DNFs (not found, not archived). Accumulated DNFs should increase over time, but your outstanding DNFs should keep low (I plan to resolve every DNF I have).
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I found a cache with a real live spider running around inside. I thought it was pretty cool... my girlfriend nearly had a heart attack though.
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I use a Palm iii (street value: ~$1.00) with Cachemate 4. Works great. I have about 2000 caches in and haven't run into any memory issues. I just wish it had a backlight.
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I have a cache that's not exactly pranked, but a great decoy.
We had an old local favorite here that was recently archived. I put a new one close to the original hide, and a decoy container in the original hide spot. People pull up, leave the GPS in the car, and go check the original hiding spot. Then, they grumble as they go back to the car, get the GPS and start hunting the right way. Unfortunately, many people commented about it in their logs, in spite of a request not to, so I had to re-locate it.
We also have a local cache near the waste water treatment plant, called 'What's that smell?' that has an appropriate noise maker inside, activated by light. Startled me when I found it, that's for sure! That explains the smell!
If many people are commenting on the decoy in their logs then they are obviously not reading the logs before beginning their hunt or they (everyone after the first person) would know about it and not need to comment on it. I for one, don't read any logs until I've either found it or am ready to post a DNF. Therefore, comments to not spoil the decoy/surprise effect.
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Get lost in the maze and learn how to find your way using GPS! Visitors simulate a GPS adventure using a unique stamp card that leads each visitor to their own Treasure City. By collecting all 4 stamps, the visitor successfully simulates how a GPS unit locks into 4 satellites to determine a location.
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Without an active and involved community, geocaching would not enjoy the success it does today. You place and maintain caches, spread the word, and get out there with your friends and families, receivers in hand, to search for hidden treasure.
The GPS Adventures Maze is a product of that interest and involvement, and to show our appreciation for your support, we have created a unique icon that will appear in your profile when you log your GPS Adventure Maze find on geocaching.com.
This is a new cache type that so far has only been held in Indiana. New locations are yet to determined, so show your enthusiasm and help bring one to the Pacific Northwest. OMSI would be a perfect location!
Check out the website for more information...
Then submit a request to have them come to OMSI! Just follow the link, check the OMSI box, write a little blurb about how you would love for them to come to the area, and submit!
Request them to come to the Pacific Northwest!
Show your support and bring GPS Maze Exhibit to the Pacific Northwest!
I plan to make index cards with information about GPS Maze Exhibits and distribute them in caches in the NW to raise awareness. If you do the same then we are sure to raise awareness!
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Found a cache once where I had to carry a gallon of water.
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Blue please.
I've always been partial to red, myself. Although I cannot say that all of my cars have been a shade of red, I can say that the ones that I enjoyed and loved the most were red!
Red? That is SO last year... where have you been?
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I've been thinking about ordering a Geostick from Twigmeister. It's a hand-carved walking stick that's trackable on Geocaching.com. He hids it in the woods and you have to go find it. Check out TB1D3CA for example, or Twigmeister's profile.
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There was a 5/5 event in Idaho last year (GC13VV4). Required ATVs and lasted 6 days. I'd say that counts!
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Think about it... how do you pronounce FBI? CIA? NRA? NAACP?
Acronyms don't get pronounced, so spell it out: C-I-T-O. Then... the next closest thing to spelling it out is "Sigh-toe"
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I know people have been talking about including attribute flags in GPX files for at least 4 years now and I've heard several times that they will be in the next version of GPX. I was just wondering if there is any status on this?
If there is a problem in implementation it seems that a simple solution would be to standardize the order of the attribute flags (e.g. "dogs," then "parking fee," then "climbing gear," etc.) and write a string in the GPX file indicating the status of each flag. This would look something like this "FNTNNN..." Where F is a no, T is a yes, and N indicates "null, no comment indicated." The example above would mean "no dogs allowed, climbing gear required, no comments on parking fee, etc."
Use the current order listed on the pocket query page and additional flags can be added at the end as needed.
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I've thought long and hard about this. I think it would be awesome. I've even sent an email to Google.com requesting that they show county lines on their maps.
One solution, if anyone knows how to implement it, is to take the county-line map that ItsNotAboutTheNumbers is using, blow it up, and overlay it on the Google map.
It's not so much that I want to know "all of the caches in county x." I want to know exactly where the line is, so I can make my caches count for that county.
I've had some trouble with the County filter on GSAK. Eventually I'll get around to figuring it out, but I basically get nothing when the macro runs.
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I do most of my caches at night; mostly out with my girlfriend. We usually get a few in during the daylight and as the sun goes down we keep saying "ok, one more..." then, "how about another?" And before we know it, it's the middle of the night and we just keep going.
She's terrified of cougars, so she went out and bought a can of bear spray; which is basically an industrial size pepper spray that creates a 30 foot cloud.
This last weekend we went to GCZYKV in the middle of the night. I didn't tell her until after we got it that the hint was "cougar bait."
We decided to hold off on the rest of that trail until next time.This was only minutes after we found GC10B2D... night cemetary caching is pretty freaky.
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Are you aware you can preview a pocket query on the map? You don't have to run the query, just set it up. There is a little icon on the pq list to go to the map preview.
Awesome! That will do!
Thanks
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Currently, when you are viewing a map and you filter out specific cache types, or your finds, the back end software still locates all of the filtered caches and just does not display them on the map.
If this filter could be applied before the search, then it would allow users to view 500 caches without receiving the 500 caches limit.
Consider the following:
I set my filter to only show only event caches and zoom out to show the entire city. However, after only a few steps out I get a message "Your search exceeded 500 caches" even if there are NO event caches in the current view. If the filter were applied before the seach I should be able to view the 500 closest event caches. Essentially the "filter" is only for asthetic purposes. I think it would be nice to utilize the full benefit of a filter.
I only have 144 finds at this point, but I can see this becoming a problem when I get to 1000+ and want to see the closest caches that I have not found (yes, I could do a pocket query, but I am a map person). I would normally do this by viewing the map and filtering out my finds, but soon they will include all 500 of the closest caches and I would have to manually move around the map at a high zoom level.
What do you think?
We decided to hold off on the rest of that trail until next time.
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I never understood why people would buy tons and tons of coins just to show off at events... why not send them out into the world? You could always set the mission to be "come home" if you want it back.