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Jeremy, Since we can add go bookmarks by using the Waypoint name, could we possibly upload a text file with a list of Waypoints to create a bookmark list?

Try using your position. zip code is too general. Adams park is 34.02354 -84.62112

I take the same aproach as "dumbdiety", but I go a little further. After getting your nearby places, you can select to add to route. After I have a route containing all the caches, I copy that route to a txt file, import into MS Access and process everything out except the Waypoint names. Now I just have to convince Jeremy to create a way for me to upload those names so I can create a custom PQ.

I was talking about running a PQ using Waypoints being easy, not the getting the waypoints. If you don't think running a PQ this way would be easy maybe I could help.

WAAS greatly improves accuracy if there are atmosphere disturbances(solar flares). WAAS

What I think would be easy for Jeremy to implement would be that we could run a PQ by uploading a list of Waypoints. Using MS streets and MS access I have been able to extract a list of Waypoints along a route fairly quickly( about 5 mins).

Markwell is right. Been out of school too long, tried to rely on electronics rather than my mind.

You could try the program called GeoCaching Combo. It contains a plotting program the would give the average of the three coordinates.

I have Teletypes Bluetooth GPS. In the manual it showed where the antenna was located. The best position is with the antenna pointed up. Mine looks like a pager and I hold the front side up for best reception.

As far as handling the data, I use MS access which should handle that many entries. If there's only 131,593 active caches, that shouldn't be a very big file, so downloading weekly could be a posibility. As far a providing a list of 500 waypoints to be downloaded into a GPX file, I would think that this would use less processor time to compile. I posted these as ideas to Jeremy to think about. When I was doing Y2K programming on Main Frame computers I had to move a lot of data in different ways, and across multiple platforms. As I work on creating solutions I will offer them to Jeremy for use on his servers.

Jeremy, can you take all the Geocaches and put them into one csv file? Only Lat, Lon, Name, & Waypoint. How large is the file? Can a member download it? If file too large maybe just by state. Then maybe a member could request a PQ by submitting a list of Waypoint names.

I have been able to map GeoCaches along a route using MS Streets and Trips. I will post a sample look here http://members.nuvox.net/~on.kall1495/images/geomap.jpg

I use GPSbabel to convert my PQs to CSV files and import that info into Microsoft Streets and Trips. I can then export my map into my Pocket PC which I use as a GPS

I use a program called Zero Popup. The problem that also happens is when visiting sites they load what's called Pests onto your computer. These create more popups and slow your computer down. Check out www.pestpatrol.com there you can run a free scan to see how many PESTS are on your computer. You can delete them yourself for free, or buy their software and they can be deleted automatically. Nothing wrong with using IE. If you have highspeed hooked up, make sure you use a seperate firewall not a software firewall.

You can use GPSbabel to change your LOC to a GPX. Or you can load the LOC file into EXPERTGPS program and saveas a GPX. There is a difference in the information that is download this way and if you become a Premium member.