Geomate.jr

G'day Fyguy1111 It's Waz here, and I work for Geomate.jr. To answer your question, a Pocket Query will actually replace your loaded 250,000 caches. But once you have finished with your PQ, just use the update kit to select a region of the world and reload another 250,000 geocaches. I hope this helps!

Waz from Geomate.jr here - we are here to help! Please feel free to email geomate.support@apisphere.com anytime and we'll get you up and running in no time.

This is Waz here. Disclaimer: I work for Geomate.jr! Just letting you know that we are here to help. So if you have any questions about the update process or are having problems making your computer cooperate, please email us at geomate.support@apisphere.com and we'll have you up and running in no time.

G'day MMmm!! This is Waz from Geomate.jr. I thought I might help with some of your questions. With the Geomate.jr Update Kit you can: Update your Geomate.jr with the latest US geocaches as often as you want (250,000 geocaches at a time), load complete cache lists for any country around the world (for example, you can load every geocache in Europe with one click!), load pocket queries to the Geomate.jr, or even create your own private geocache list (for birthdays or special events). It's also good to know that there is no additional upload charges or subscription fees and you can use one Update Kit with as many other Geomate.jr's as you want. You could jump the fence and use your neighbors if you wanted! You can get a bit more information about the Geomate.jr Update Kit here: http://www.mygeomate.com/update_kit.html Oh, and I should also ad that we synchronize our lists and updates with geocaching.com every 24hrs at around midnight. I hope this helps!

Love the comment about using the Geomate.jr to waypoint your car! Yep, just hold down both buttons on the Geomate.jr and you can mark a "home waypoint" so you can navigate back to that point after running off into the woods. Oh, yea, disclaimer - my name is Waz, and I'm with the Geomate.jr team.

This is Waz from Geomate.jr. I thought I would jump on and answer the original questions direct. And here they are! 1) When a cache is marked as found on the Geomate.jr, two things happen. One, a smiley will appear on the main screen to indicate that you have found that cache, and two, that cache will be added to a "found list" on the device. At the end of the day, you can then scroll through your found list (which shows the GC code and the date you found it) and update your found log on geocaching.com 2) As for events, we have two tools that you might be interested in. One is our Pocket Query support. If you have your own pocket query, you can use the Update Kit and the Update Zone to load your own pocket query to as many Geomate.jrs as you want. The second tool you might be interested in is our Custom Caches ability. This lets you setup your own PRIVATE list of geocaches and then load that list to as many Geomate.jr's as you want. You can check out more info about our pocket query support and custom caches here: http://www.mygeomate.com/update_kit.html

G'day all, this is Waz from Geomate.jr. Just thought I would let everyone know that we now have Mac support! OK, officially it's still a beta release, but she's good to go. Just head to the Geomate.jr Update Zone in our web site (www.mygeomate.com) and go to the "Setup Info" page.

Thanks Mahini!! We're pretty proud as well - brings tears to our eyes! We've got a lot of awesome stuff planned and can't wait to start sharing it all with you guys...

Warren, I have been seriously contemplating getting the Geomate for my girlfriend who is very new to caching. I bought her an Etrex Legend last year, but she thinks it is too complicated for her and, therefore, never ends up using it. Anyway, my only major hesitation with the Geomate is its proprietary way of updating the database of caches. I don't like the idea of being forced to go through third party websites to update the cache list. Now I understand that you can't update 250,000 caches using the geocaching.com website, but it would be nice to be able to transfer waypoints to and from the unit via gpx or loc files. This would give everyone greater flexibility and make it more "open" architecture. I really want to buy it, but if I can't transfer waypoints to and from the unit manually, without the need of going through your website, I'm afraid its just not worth it to me. Aside from that though, your product sounds great. Thanks Tahoe Skier5000 All comments and feedback on the Geomate.jr are greatly appreciated! I can't promise anything, but I like what you are saying and it is definitely a possibility. Cheers Waz

Mate, I have two words for you. Norton Anti-virus. Make sure Norton (or specifically the anti-phishing part of it) is disabled. You should be good!

And I am wondering when the MAC support will be out.... Close, very close. Thanks for your patience! I've now got a Mac myself, so even I'm banging on doors to get Mac support in place...

Yea, I hear you load and clear. Small team = web site lags. But yes, pocket queries is something we want to support. Working on it!!

G'day Hofy Yep, we're still here!! I think we may have already got you up and running. But if not, please send an email to me direct at warren@apisphere.com. But for those who are curious, all you need to do is use the "Select an Update" option and you should be good to go. Cheers Waz

Sorry mate, not support for premium caches yet. A bit of a sticky one, as some premium members don't want them on the Geomate.jr! We're trying to figure out what the best way forward with this is. Perhaps pocket query support??? Cheers Waz

G'day ThePonce Good question. The preloaded list is definitely filtered to make it easy for newbies. So there's no guarantee that the caches on a fresh unit will be the same as yours. But with an Update Kit, you can load caches as new as about 24 hrs ago. So all should be good! Cheers Waz

You better believe it mate. We've got the hooks in place for the Aussie database and metric, just looking or the right distributor! Soon mate, very soon...

Sorry guys, been out and about. Back in the game now. Answers coming for all. Cheers Waz

Hi This is Waz from Apisphere (the company that makes the Geomate.jr). Feel free to email me directly at warren@apisphere.com and I'll be more than happy to get you back up and running any way we can. Cheers Waz

G'day WebiG Waz here, I work for the company that makes the Geomate.jr and I'm happy to help! Rather than turn the forums into a support channel, feel free to email directly at warren@apisphere.com and we'll get you up and running. Cheers Waz

If you can send me a direct email at warren@apisphere.com, I'll be happy to work through the problem and get you up and running! Cheers Waz

Yep, Webscouter is correct. It does display the distance and direction to the current cache. You also get to see the terrain, difficulty, and size of the cache you're after. (And the GC code of course). Cheers Waz

Yep, that would be an awesome little feature. Perhaps we should think about getting to work on it?

Just like Shaner316 said, no name, but you can view the GC code. This comes in handy in two ways: to see which cache you are at so you know which one to log, and to scroll through the different GC codes if you are out to find a particular cache. Another little side note is that you can mark any cache as found. A found cache will have a smiley with it, and it will also be added to a found list that you can take your sweet time reviewing at a later date. Check out my last post on this thread about that one. Cheers Waz

Just like Shaner316 said, no name, but you can view the GC code. This comes in handy in two ways: to see which cache you are at so you know which one to log, and to scroll through the different GC codes if you are out to find a particular cache. Another little side note is that you can mark any cache as found. A found cache will have a smiley with it, and it will also be added to a found list that you can take your sweet time reviewing at a later date. Check out my last post on this thread about that one. Cheers Waz

There are two potential solutions for this that we are working on - short term and better (longer) term. Between you and me, in the short term, we are looking at support Pocket Queries. Even though not ideal, it will allow anyone to use a list of geocaches that they have tailored for them. In the 'better' term, we are looking at.... Ummm, I've already said to much. But at least it's just between you and me ;-) We won't have the ability to enter notes directly into the unit. Adding notes through the web site interface may be a possibility though. There I go again, saying too much... I'm not sure whether you are aware of it or not, but rather than having to write down the GC code, you can mark it as 'FOUND' by pressing and holding the small button on the right (under the smiley). Two things will happen - next time you view that cache, a smiley will be displayed so you know you've already found it, and it will also be added to the 'FOUND LIST'. You can then sit down in the comfort of your home and scroll through your found list, viewing the GC code of a found cache and the date you marked it as found. I hope this helps! Cheers Waz