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You may want to follow this thread, which is specifically about the new Search map: Release Notes (Website: New Search Map) - April 25, 2019

Yep. I just tried it and now neither map view shows me the location of corrected coords for found caches.

As arisoft mentioned, several users were glad that the Search map showed corrected coords in ALL cases. Because that allowed users to see both corrected and posted coords when planning their own hides, by having two windows (one with Search and the other with Browse). We need to see where the corrected coords are located on the map, so that we know that area is not available for a new hide. The ability to see both views was something cachers liked and I would presume that's why it was the intended behavior. It's not something that needed to be fixed. It would be most appreciated if the change that was made today is reverted.

It is collapsible. Click on the arrow halfway down the right-side of the pane. That's what I get in Firefox. Not sure it would be different with other browsers or what browser you are using.

GPX files for Lab Caches are no longer available. For reference: Release Notes (Adventure Labs) - March 26, 2019

Sure you can. Open the app and pan the map to cover the area you want, then select "Add all to list" from the ... menu to create a list of those caches. Then click on "Lists" and select "Download Offline Data" in the ... menu next to the list name you just created. When you go out caching, go to "Lists" again and click on that list, which allows you to see the caches in a list or on a map. See HERE and HERE for more details. The app is a separate product that provides an added convenience for finding caches. If a Basic Member doesn't want to pay for that added convenience, then they can still view all non-PMO caches (regardless of type/rating) on their phone using the web browser. And the web pages have been changing to be more phone-friendly, so maybe give that a try. It's not the app's fault that there are only 50 caches within 100km of where you live, and it's not the app's fault that they haven't been found in a while and are not maintained. That's something to take up with your local caching community. If I received a service that I loved, then it would probably be worth more to me than a one-time $10 payment. That only pays for a fraction of an hour of time spent on developing and maintaining the app. Even $30 USD per year is only a fractional amount compared to what is received. And the $30 USD provides more than just expanded app functionality, but also more functionality with PQ's, Bookmark Lists, PMO-caches, etc.

The OP is about the app though. And it's worth noting that using "Report a problem with this geocache" in the app DOES allow custom log content, rather than the canned messages.

Actually, that's not entirely correct. The limit is 1000, not 500. It sounds like your setting is at 500. You can increase it to 1000 by clicking on the gear icon on the Search Map. Regarding the total, the grand total is shown at the bottom of the left pane. For example, I did a "Search the world" for "Virtual" cache type, and the left pane says there are 7,158 even though only 1000 will be mapped. I get the same result if I select Virtual cache type from the Advanced Search, which also will only show 1000 on the map. You're right that the List view from the Advanced Search shows more info about the caches in the results set though.

Yep. I would've expected that Play -> Search would've directed cachers to the new "Search Map" and Play -> View Map would've continued going to the "Browse Map" I'm not sure why the regular Advanced Search remains (accessed by going to Play -> Search) as it seems that the new "Search Map" replaces that functionality.

It can be a problem in some areas. The final locations of Mysteries and Wherigos can be a problem with your desired locations, but also physical waypoints and finals of Multi caches as well. Solving the Mystery caches around you can certainly help with finding a place to hide your caches. You don't have to actually find them, just solve them to identify the final coords. If you can't or won't do that, then you can check your desired hiding spot with a Reviewer. Just create a cache listing with your desired hiding coordinates and name the cache something like "COORDINATE CHECK ONLY", then Submit it for Review. When submitting it, you should write something like "Just want to check that this spot is available. No cache has been placed yet, so please do not publish." In such cases, you do not need to worry about filling in correct D/T/Attributes/etc. The Reviewer will let you know if the location is okay and that spot will be reserved for you to place your cache and write up your cache page OR The Reviewer will let you know that the spot is too close to another cache. If the latter, then they might tell you where you could move the cache a little bit to be okay.

You may want to set up alerts/notifications for the Release Notes forum. Changes to the Search Map and Browse Map have been discussed for a while. Release Notes (Website: New Search Map) - April 25, 2019 Pre-Release Notes (Website: Existing Search Map Retirement) - April 15, 2019 Release Notes (Website: new Search/Map) - January 17, 2019 Release Notes (Website: Progressive release, new Search/Map) - September 14, 2018

I think the intent is that the left pane is "the results in table form". Perform a search with filters and then the results will be on the map and also listed, all in one screen. The default map view is "Search". From your post in another thread, it sounds like you have reversed ideas of Search vs Browse. Reading the OP in this thread might help understand the differences, or see the image below. The map that shows "a list of caches in the left pane" is the Search Map. If all you need is a quick filter of "my finds, my hides, my DNFs, and cache types", then that is the Browse Map.

The feature that arisoft refers to is the "My Finds" pocket query, which is a special option on the Pocket Queries page. From THIS PAGE of the Help Center:

That is an issue to address with Project-GC, which is not the same service provider as geocaching.com - they have their own expenses and staff, most of whom are volunteers by the way. What "basic statistics" are you unable to access? The statistics are available in your Profile and your Finds history, if they weren't available then PGC would not be able to check them. What PGC provides is a fast and no-effort way to check that you qualify. That convenience comes at a price, either in money or time. Plenty of cachers validate their challenge qualifications without even using the PGC Challenge Checkers.

Noticed this bug today. When viewing the cache shown in the screenshot below, the "Description & Hint" section does not show up at all. I clicked on a couple other caches that show up on the map, and they showed the "Description & Hint" section, but this particular one did not. ETA: I noticed the same thing on another cache on the map, and noticed it has the same CO. That made me suspicious that the issue relates to how the CO builds his cache pages. The buggy instances have no content in the Long Description, or Hint. Everything is in the Short Description. It seems that the side panel does not display the entire "Description & Hint" section when the Long Description and Hint fields are blank, even if there is content in the Short Description. Firefox 66.0.3 on Windows 10 Pro

I try to remember to check caches for trackable inventory, so I can look for the trackable in the cache. If an inventory trackable is missing from the cache and there has been what I consider sufficient time for previous finders to have logged the trackable, then I like to let the TO know about the missing trackable by writing a "Write Note" log on the trackable's page. After all, I can't log a "Discover" log without having seen the trackable. Now I'm wondering, does the TO receive notifications of "Write Note" logs? I'm thinking they do, but not sure.

Curious, when you contacted CO's to adopt their caches, did you direct them to HOW to start the adoption process - like the link in the Help Center? Just wondering if those CO's that you reached out to thought that you were going to take the next step after they gave you a positive response, and so maybe they were sitting there waiting for you to make the next move. And when you didn't do anything, they just went ahead and archived their caches.

Was it an active or archived cache? I vaguely recall seeing similar on an archived cache page before.

A key component of the Travel Bug is the bug. So of course the bug symbol is going to be a prominent feature on the tag. Even so, there are variations in how the bug tag appears - mostly with regard to color and/or country flags. You can see some differences HERE. There are also Travel Tags, which are much more varied in themes. Currently available ones from HQ can be found HERE, but there are many others available from different vendors and/or are available for limited times. And there are Geocoins. They are functionally the same as Travel Bugs, but don't feature the bug symbol. Other items are also trackable, like t-shirts, hats, patches, decals, keychains, tattoos, etc. And with trackable codes, there's almost no limit to the creativity that can be applied.

The issue with the Garmin 60csx is that it does not accept .gpx files directly. That is why you'd have to use a 3rd-party program, as HHL noted above, as an intermediary - to convert the .gpx file into a format that your 60csx can consume. There were a lot of discussions about this when the Send to GPS button was removed, so a search of the forums might be helpful. But there was also this post in the Release Notes (Website: Downloading caches to GPS devices) - August 28, 2018 thread, from someone that needed to create a process for their parents' Garmin 60 series GPSr. Not sure if will help you, but might be a start

Great point. A more accurate phrase would be something like: "Premium-only caches offer VIP access to thousands of additional geocaches all around the world. Cache owners decide if their geocache listing can be viewed found by all members or if they are only accessible to Premium members."

I know that multiple sources suggest using Google Earth to plot out geo-art icons, but it is not absolutely necessary. I did not Google Earth at all when creating my own GeoArt. I used Basecamp and clear plastic to get my initial coords, by drawing the shape on the plastic and then taping it to my laptop screen to plot the waypoints. To better refine my shape, I used my coords as "corrected coords" in a series I'll never do (in a faraway state). My GeoArt locations would then show up as puzzle piece icons on the map. By using my coords for that existing series, I could see how my shape would look on the actual geocaching.com and app maps - especially at different zoom levels. I then adjusted the coords from there. One thing I also did is distribute my actual hide locations across a wide enough area that I wasn't monopolizing any particular trail. Of course, it helped that I had enough area to utilize multiple roads and trails. I also avoided placing my hides within 0.1 miles of a trailhead. I'm hoping cachers will enjoy the area enough to want to place some trailhead caches themselves.

To the OP: If your friends are using the Dashboard view to see what you've recently found, then you could block your finds from showing up on the Dashboard by going into your Account Settings and un-checking "Show my activity on my friends' Dashboards". That will remove your activity from the easiest view that your friends might be using. However, if they are following your activity by going to your Public Profile, then there isn't anything you can do about that. You could delay logging your finds, like maybe submit your logs on the weekend for all the caches you found during the week - but if doing this then be sure to set the "Date Logged" to the date you actually found the cache, not just the date you submitted the logs. I'm not sure why bother though. They will still end up seeing what you've found.

Just noticed that this was reported in another thread more than two months ago: https://forums.geocaching.com/GC/index.php?/topic/351323-compass-problem/

When a cache near a local library was archived, I wanted to place a library cache. Before going through the permission process, I created a cache listing with "COORDINATE CHECK" as the cache name and used the coords of the library. In the Reviewer Note, I wrote something along the lines of "Before asking the library for permission, can you let me know if this location would be okay? I haven't placed a cache there yet, so please do not publish." I then Submitted the cache for review. Once the Reviewer let me know that the location was okay, then I went through the process of getting permission, creating the cache materials, and writing up the cache page. I have used that same "Coord Check" process for other hides, even when I was pretty sure there weren't any nearby caches. I would suggest using a similar process of checking coords with a Reviewer first, so that you don't end up 'wasting' time working on a cache placement that fails proximity rules. And it's not just elitist (premium) caches that you need to worry about, but also the physical hidden waypoints of Multi and Mystery caches that could be non-PMO.