Miha Ivan

I too have found that my 60cs will lock up while using the City Select V6 software when the map is displayed and I am traveling over 50mph. I returned the unit to Garmin and they reloaded the operating software. When I got it back the problem has not been fixed. I have "repaired" the CS-V6 software in my PC by selecting that function in the installation process. Then I reloaded a map into the 60cs via the USB cable. Still locks up. This unit is truly feature packed. Amazing what technology can do. Garmin is sending me a brand new unit and CS-V6 North America disc. Has this problem been discussed in the forum and/or does any one have a fix for it? Just had this happen to me tonight. Same symptom. Recalculating a route, then it locks up. Had to shut the unit down to get it to respond to anything. As mentioned, travelling over 50 and going a different route than what was indicated. Another anomoly seems to occure in the "highway" display. Every now and then, there will be a stray line at an angle to the "grid" that creates the "distance" perspective. I noted it travelling north on I-55 mostly in northern Mississippi and Arkansas. One of the instances appeared between MM 262 and 263. The road curves at about 263, and the line seems to be an extension from the section of road that didn't "turn" with the actual highway depiction. That was just an interesting oddity that didn't cause a problem.

Am I dreaming, or is the area for the description in the 60cs too small to be of much use unless the hint is really small?

You don't have to process the .gpx files at all. Process the zip file it comes in and GSAK will take the zip apart on its own.

I had an access violation on one of the 5.x updates that I did, but I tried whatever I was doing again (I think it was an export), and it worked after that without a hitch. Since I could not reproduce it, I figured you would not be able to do so either, so I just shrugged and went on. But it may be a "one time after updating" kind of bug that would be difficult to find. So I chimed in here so you might have a clue of where to look, or to give fuel to the "I may never find it, so try it again and if it works, I won't put it on my dire emergency list" answer.

Are you in navigation mode? It doesn't have a pointer unless it has something to point to. Try selecting a waypoint and "Go to" it, and see if it picks up a pointer then.

Well, the new release seems to be working nicely except for an initial glitch. When I exported a MapSource file, the program hung. I killed it and the second time is auto-recovered and has been working just fine. Since I cannot reproduce it, I guess we can forget it. What I really wanted to do was to ask for a new feature. I know, just what you wanted to hear. What I would like is an option to set the user flag for records added to the database. I can set the flag for updates, but what I want to do is to flag the waypoints I need to send to MapSource. I guess for that matter, I would like to flag items that would also cause a change in icon for a waypoint (active / inactive, found / not found) but the biggest is added waypoints. At first I was using a filter on the date placed, but then when I was ready to visit another area, I forgot when I lasted loaded that Pocket Query, and that renewed my original desire for setting the flag. I guess what would really be nice is a "filter" dialog option on the file open that can be used to set the user flag, but with the added availability of "event" flags such as "New Waypoint" or "Status Changed" or "Found / Not Found changed". Of course when you get the mapping feature added, I won't need to do this, so whichever is easier

I have the same problem with calibrating the compass. When the thing points in whatever direction I am facing, I figure it needs calibration. That takes care of the problem. I think there is a correlaiton between turning it off in one spot and turning it on at some distance away, but that is not a scientific observation, just something that seems to be so.

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Worked great! Thanks.

I browsed through the topic before asking this question, and I saw another person ask it, but never saw an answer. I accidently downloaded all my waypoints into my 60CS, and it overflowed. Now I want to erase ALL the waypoints from my GPS so I can load only the ones I want in there. How do you erase all the waypoints in the GPS? I have both MapSource and GSAK, so if there is an option in one of those that will do the job, that will work too.

I haven't thought about it. Personally I always think G-SAK (GEE-Sack). I think I would have to force myself into dyslexic mode to be able to say GASK

OK, I am new to GSAK, so bear with me if I don't understand what is going on. BUT.... It seems like if you are constantly running the same query which brings you updated information on the same set of waypoints, that you do not need to retain your previous GPX files. You keep your previous stuff in the GSAK database, and only run the most recent pocket query which will update the database. I don't understand the need to retain all your previous PQ data. The only reason I can think of doing that is if the queries are not really the same. But even at that, what you have already loaded into GSAK should be on the database and there would be no need to retain the GPX files you have already loaded. Even if you wanted to save the old GPX files for archive purposes, you can move them to a different folder and not keep importing them. Am I missing something?

Following protocol is not an excuse either. That is what the guards in the Nazi death camps were doing. It isn't that geocachers shouldn't be a bit more aware either. I really think that both need to do something different. Sure geocaching is just a game, but as has been repeated so many times, taking away our freedoms, even if it is the freedom of playing a game means that the terrorists have won. If our only goal was to eliminate the loss of life, then why don't we just invite them to come over and take over the country. No loss of life involved. But then look out after that. Do you think we would be able to play the geocacher game at all? I am not sure it was he who originally said it, but I think that Churchill once said the "He who would give up freedom for the sake of security deserves neither". Protocols need to take that into account, and if they don't then they are just plain wrong and need to be adjusted. If the poeple's attitude does not include that, then they are not the same freedom loving people that founded this country, and from that you can draw your own conclusions. By definition, a terrorist deals with "terror". He doesn't need to plant bombs or demolish something every day to have people live in fear (terror). That is his goal and he wins when that happens. If we take away the fear, then they lose. Of no matter how many bombs they plant we do not live in fear, then they cannot win. Take a look around. No matter how badly we trounce Saddam in Iraq, the terrorists are still winning because of the fear that grips everyone in this country as exhibited by this incident, and so many others that don't have anything to do with geocaching. What about the entire plane load of people that had to go through decontamination procedures, including being showered in a temporary de-con facility set up by the hazmat team because someone saw a white powder on the bread being served on board and that was considered "suspicious" because it could have been anthrax or some other biological or chemical agent. So now flour they put on rolls to keep them from sticking together is suspicious. But then they were only following protocol.

MapSource is not the only program that does mapping - there is a lot of competition in this area. OziExplorer would actually be my preference for a mapping program and GSAK has very strong links with this program (automating things like saying "show me this cache in OziExplorer") For a one man band such as myself to get into the mapping side of things, well I just can't justify it. It would take a huge amount of my time and resources - plus there are so many mapping programs out there that already provide this functionality. This would mean very little time would be spent on the actual geocaching side of the program - but this is where I feel users want the most support/features. However, don't forget GSAK does make good use of the free mapping resources on the Internet to show your caches on a map. Just right click on a cache, then select any of the mapping resources from the custom URL option. You can also add your own custom URLs if you have some pet Internet mapping program you like to use. I understand you not wanting to take away from what you feel is most important. It is a decision every developer has to make, and I have no problem with sticking to a philosophy, and perhaps reviewing it now and again to be sure it is still the right decision. The right click thing works for mapping a single cache. What I really use the map most for is to visualize where the caches are. Just looking at the list and the distance sort give me an idea where any single caches is, but I may have two that are 5 miles from home, but 10 miles from each other. Sure the direction helps, but putting symbols on a map is just easier. I did notice the arc / point filters for looking at a list based on a route, etc, and that is close to what I use the visual thing for, but somehow I stick to the "picture is worth a thousand words" attitude and I like the map. Thanks for taking the time to explain your philosophy on the issue. It helps.

OK. Maybe a stupid question. GSAK does such a better all around job than MapSource at just about everything. The one thing I find I am doing that actually requires MapSource is to look at the locations of the geocaches on a map. With all the powerful things it does, this does seem to be the singular glaring omission. So I have to ask... has anyone asked for this as an enhancement?

Well, I am not a lawyer, but if a paper prints false information about you that is damaging to your reputation, then isn't that libel? Or is it slander? Anyway, never mind the retraction. Hire a lawyer and bring them to court. I normally don't even think that such legal activities are really very productive, but the information is SO wrong, then do need to get their hand slapped on that one. And also, you may have private property, but if you have a business on it that is open to the public, then unless you post certain areas as off limits, then you are essentially considered "public property" or a "public" place and you do not need explicit permission to be on the property. Do you ask permission to enter your grocery store? Since this was an "ice cream" parlor, I don't think you need permission to be in an unposted area of the property. I think there are some other issues like business hours, but again, I am not a lawyer, and I think that is an oversimplification, but at least SOME of the stuff is right

Actually I was thinking that the entire process would be automated. Once it gets on the public database, then a program can fire off the information and attach the photos to the email. No manual intervention required.

That would be an approver note. We already are supposed to do that when we place a multi. Well, I have never placed one, so I speak out of ignorance of the procedure. I did read through it, but didn't recall that requirement. Are pictures of it required? Another post indicated that this was an isolated incident and that more procedures and red tape are not required. I am the first to admit that I am new to the game, but just in the last couple weeks, I have heard of at least three such incidents. I wanted to say four, which I think is correct, but since I don't know if two of them were actually referring to the same incident, I refrain. I don't want to damage the veracity of the point. Anyway, my position would be that I would rather author the red tape than the multitude of agencies taking it on their own out of ignorance and creating a worse nightmare.

Well, this is my first post on this topic, but I just cannot keep from adding my 2 cents. If, when the EOD arrives they go according to "protocol", then why isn't checking the location of any geocaches at that location part of that protocol? Many places already use GPS for emergency vehicle routing. It would seem quite easy to make the simple check. A suggestion perhaps. Since we have to use Groundspeak to get all caches approved, I would like to see the following implemented: 1) A picture of the cache should be submitted. 2) If it is a multi-cache, all waypoints should be given separately but not as part of the general description that gets published. This would then be kept as part of the permanent record of the cache as well. A picture of each of these should also be provided. 3) When a cache is approved, an email of the cache locations and picture attachments may be sent to the county sheriff where the cache is located. (Multiple counties may have to be notified for some multi-caches. Since this would be done by the "official" organization rather than some shmuck walking in off the street, it would be given the credibility it deserves. The pictures would help them determine if what they are looking at is indeed the cache and not something else like a bomb or drug stash. Any additional agencies that would like to be notified could easily be added and triggered off the coordinates of the cache waypoints. Perhaps to lessen the workload at Groundspeak, they could require the first cache in a specific county to get the necessary email for the notification. If the county does not have email, perhaps the state police could be a substitute. Or just snail mail. The point is, nothing gets approved and published unless the required information is present and forwarded to the law enforcement entity chosen as the clearing house for caches in that location. A few other notes.... I don't think relying on owners / managers informing the employees is practical. Are they going to publish it in their employee handbook? What about turnover? It is putting a burden on the owner / manager that I think is beyond what we should expect of them, and is something that I don't think they should have to "pay" for in order for us to pursue our hobby. I think that as a practical matter, all we can really do is get permission. I can certainly see the desire on the sheriff to just do his job and get home alive. But I think his reaction to what he did was one of covering his political self more than just a matter of explaining he had no choice. I hear the same rhetoric from my 10 year old and his classmates: "what was I SUPPOSED to do? I punched him in the nose because he looked like he was mad at me and I didn't want him to punch me first". What follows is a perfectly logical explanation as to why such a preemptive strike was necssary.... from their perspective. A general problem we are also seeing is the lack of trained observers, yet treating their information as if it were from competent individuals and using "zero tolerance" or "protocol" formulas based on this reporting. For all we know that innocent lady at the ice cream parlor may be wearing aluminum foil under her hair net and hat to keep out the alien mind probes. She may not be a danger to anyone in the classic sense, but her report to the police is treated with the assumption that she is "normal". I am not suggesting anything about this particular person, but I certainly don't think I would have considered the activity she witnessed as "suspicious". Even with the FBI admonition to watch the storage place (not the fake railroad car). You can prime the fertile mind with things that are going to almost predestine this kind of thing. Just listen to the list of who could have been out there planting a bomb, and at least I see someone that sees a lot of threats where there aren't any. And she will do it again if she gets the chance. I guess that is enough bandwidth for now. I need to get some work done.