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    Caches along a GPX Route

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    Posted

    Bump.

     

     

    Thanks, I hope you didn't go to too much trouble tracking down all those threads. We've been aware of the issue and hope to have a fix pushed out tomorrow. Sorry for the inconvenience!

     

    Thanks for the ack!

    Caches along a GPX Route

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    Posted

    Bump.

     

    I'm looking for some acknowledgment that this issue has reached the ears of gc.com, and that it is on the to-do list.

     

    Uploading a GPX format route file seems to have broken when all the changes were put in last month. This was reported and confirmed in another thread. However, that thread also discussed a number of other problems, and it seems that this particular one got lost in the noise.

     

    If it's just me being stupid, I'd like some help getting it working again. If it's a problem with the site, I'd like some confirmation from gc.com that they know about the problem and will address it.

     

    Here are the steps I've taken:

    1. Create Route in MapSource, export as GPX
    2. Go to http://www.geocaching.com/my/userroutes.aspx and select the "Upload GPX / KML" tab
    3. Click the "Browse..." button and select the .gpx file with the route.
    4. Click the "Upload" button.

    No errors are reported, but the list of uploaded files is empty so I

    cannot proceed further. Using Windows XP/Firefox 2.0.0.9

     

    Uploading also fails with an old .gpx route file that I uploaded successfully 6 month ago.

     

    This behavior has been confirmed by several other posters in the other thread:

    http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php...t&p=3128222

    http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php...t&p=3132041

    http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php...t&p=3132810

    http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php...t&p=3134634

    http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php...t&p=3127424

     

    One person reported using Delorme Topo instead of MapSource to create the GPX and getting the same result:

    http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php...t&p=3145554

     

    Apparently uploading a KML file still works, this is only a problem with GPX files.

    Caches along a GPX Route

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    Posted · Edited by alciato

    Uploading a GPX format route file seems to have broken when all the changes were put in last month. This was reported and confirmed in another thread. However, that thread also discussed a number of other problems, and it seems that this particular one got lost in the noise.

     

    If it's just me being stupid, I'd like some help getting it working again. If it's a problem with the site, I'd like some confirmation from gc.com that they know about the problem and will address it.

     

    Here are the steps I've taken:

    1. Create Route in MapSource, export as GPX
    2. Go to http://www.geocaching.com/my/userroutes.aspx and select the "Upload GPX / KML" tab
    3. Click the "Browse..." button and select the .gpx file with the route.
    4. Click the "Upload" button.

    No errors are reported, but the list of uploaded files is empty so I

    cannot proceed further. Using Windows XP/Firefox 2.0.0.9

     

    Uploading also fails with an old .gpx route file that I uploaded successfully 6 month ago.

     

    This behavior has been confirmed by several other posters in the other thread:

    http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php...t&p=3128222

    http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php...t&p=3132041

    http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php...t&p=3132810

    http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php...t&p=3134634

    http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php...t&p=3127424

     

    One person reported using Delorme Topo instead of MapSource to create the GPX and getting the same result:

    http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php...t&p=3145554

     

    Apparently uploading a KML file still works, this is only a problem with GPX files.

    Caches Along A Route

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    Posted

    No, there has been no official acknowledgment of the problem. If I knew they were working on it, I wouldn't mind waiting for a fix. Perhaps a new thread is called for, since this one discusses several unrelated issues.

    Anyone else NOT like Google Maps?

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    Posted

    I can certainly appreciate that you found viewing archived caches useful before, but for some very important reasons we won't be showing archived caches on the google maps.

     

    Many caches are archived because they are in sensitive areas. Some are archived because the area is dangerous or offlimits. In these cases we don't want people visiting the location because they may get in trouble/hurt themselves/hurt the environment. Therefore, we don't advertise archived caches.

     

    I despised the old Geocaching.com maps, and I've used the Geocaching.com Google Maps

    exclusively since they were introduced. With the sole exception of viewing archived caches,

    where I HAD to use the old maps.

     

    If you want to protect sensitive areas, dangerous or offlimits areas, etc. the best

    way is exactly OPPOSITE what you're doing. You should be going out of your way

    to provide AS MUCH INFORMATION AS POSSIBLE about these locations.

    ESPECIALLY all the archived caches that used to be there.

     

    Responsible cachers try to do their homework before placing a cache, and the

    archived cache pages, cache logs, and admin logs saying why they were shut down

    are VITAL pieces of information. Like a previous poster mentioned, there can be

    problems with a neighboring landowner, crime problems, unsafe structures - maybe

    even a park ranger who has asked not to have geocaches in that location. But none

    of these things are apparent on a map. How is one to know? By researching the

    archived caches at that location!

    Pocket Query: Google Map Preview Option GONE!

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    Posted

    Wow. Awesome work on this feature. Thanks.

     

    "Green Lake Park" (where ever that is) still displays initially for quite a while (10-15 sec? when browsing with Firefox 2.0.0.5; but everything seems slow today). When the script finally displays the right stuff, it is fantastic.

     

    I am very thankful that the Google Maps Preview of Pocket Queries is back

    and running. The absence of that feature was seriously impacting my

    caching. And it's now better than it was before because the caches displayed

    are no longer limited to a small number, so I'm doubly thankful.

     

    Green Lake is in Seattle, home of GC.com. Presumably

    the map coordinates default there until the right map

    boundaries can be parsed out of the PQ.

     

    I would call this a serious bug, because everyone knows that

    it's really FREMONT that's the Center of the Universe. :)

    Caches Along A Route

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    Posted

    There seems to be several different bugs being discussed here. The

    "Server Error in '/' Application" bug has been addressed in other threads

    since it occurs in other contexts as well.

     

    The problem I am having is the same as several others have mentioned,

    namely I create a GPX using MapSource and upload it on the "Caches

    along a Route" page. No errors are reported, but the list of uploaded

    files is empty, so I cannot proceed further. Using Windows XP/Firefox 2.0.0.8

    This used to work...

    Anyone going to Denmark?

    in Northwest

    Posted

    Where in Denmark do you need it to be? I'm going back to Aarhus from Seattle oct 13th

     

    That sounds perfect! It needs to get to the cache GCM1GY which looks to be

    about a 20km drive East of Aarhus. I'll contact you off list to arrange the

    transfer. Thanks!

    New Site Bugs

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    Posted

    The bug, introduced with the site redesign, is:

     

    When logged in as a premium member, and trying to view the

    HTML source on a members-only page, instead of the HTML source

    for the page I get the HTML source for an error page (the error page

    says, I need to be a member to see this page!).

     

    This is a problem because, for some puzzles, the answer is in the

    HTML source - these puzzles are unsolvable until the bug gets fixed.

     

    Viewing the HTML source of a page that is NOT restricted to

    members-only works just fine.

     

    Browser: Firefox 2.0.0.4

    Spokane Cache Machine

    in Northwest

    Posted

    I'm very excited about attending another Cache Machine! Is the April 07 date firm? That is during spring break for schools here on the wet side, also it's the day before Easter. Would the following weekend be possible?

    Request To Adopt A Couple Of Caches In The Redmond, Wa Area

    in Northwest

    Posted

    Darn. That would have given us a good excuse to keep heading out that way and finding more of the caches. If it's not picked up by Alciato, we'll grab it on our next run up that way.

     

    I picked up "Tanner Mill" yesterday - I will try to contact the owner to see

    if he wants his container/contents back, if not you will soon see it reincarnated

    as a different cache.

    Cache Rescue And Adoption Area

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    Posted

    I'm interested in rescuing and adopting a cache near where I live,

    (GC51DB) "Beaver Lake Again!" by Frank and Justin

     

    This is a nice multicache in a nice park, but the cache has been

    gradually deteriorating for years. The paper in the waypoints

    has turned to mush and is virtually unreadable, and has been

    that way for a year. The owners have not logged on for 17 months.

    I have sent them several e-mails dating back to September

    with no response.

     

    The final is still there, and still in good condition.

     

    I think this one is worth saving, but if not then it should be

    archived to free up this large park for other caches.

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