Frapper!

[EastonWolfs]

Hi All,

 

We are de-lurking just to mention an excellent map utility that we recently discovered: Frapper allows groups (such as geocaching) to set up maps showing the locations of all of its members. Thought this might be useful, since we all know where our geocaches are, but do we know where *we* are?!!

 

To get the ball rolling we have set up a frapper group called Geocachers. It can be found from the link at http://www.risingconcepts.com/frapper/geocachers.

 

Apologies if this is not immediately clear, if you follow the link and look at some of the existing groups I am sure you will see what it's all about. Let's see how many UK cachers we can get up there!!!

 

Eastonwolfs

[+Learned Gerbil]

Spent a long time trying to enter myself - but this wonderful system seems to have not heard of any of the places in this part of London. I worked out from where ilive, and when it did not even recognise somewhere as world famous as Wimbledon, I gave up.

[+S&G.Davison]

added us ...... Lo all :-)

[+John Stead]

Anyone know how to edit a "shoutout"?

[+daytribe]

We're on the map now!

 

I hope this catches on. It would be really interesting to see how many cachers are from our neck of the woods.

[+Brenin Tegeingl]

A brief welcome with a link to the map would make a much better adopt a newbie thread. As Newcomers would be able to see at a glance who is local to them.

 

Dave

[+Stuey]

Trouble is, my nearest "local" place is 25 miles from home, and it's not particularly rural here. I imagine that out in the sticks, people will have to "move" dozens of miles to find a place called home. Great idea though... I'm on!

[+Moote]

I added one and it put me 180 miles from where I live, corrected now though

 

Edit I guess it would puts the scent off my mad emailer though

Edited October 22, 2005 by Moote

[The Royles]

Anyone know how to edit a "shoutout"?

 

I clicked on "Subscribe to map", and found this -

 

To add a shoutout, just enter your name, zipcode, and shoutout above.

Your name will only appear once on the map, but you can enter multiple shoutouts the same way.

[+Just Roger]

I'm on (reasonably close to where I live) but can't get the picture to work. Cant find any edit funtion either.

Edited October 22, 2005 by Just Roger

[+Birders]

Our village is on the map, but it won't add us for some reason.

[+Roving Rangies]

Our village is on the map, but it won't add us for some reason.

I live in Swindon, have used other Frapper maps before, yet won't let me on either!

[+The Cache Hoppers]

We're on the map! Well done - very clever.

[+It's Spitting!]

Great idea. We're on now.

[+Longfram Kev]

I'm in

[+Matrix]

Just added myself and just used the City as a locator and it put the flag within half a mile of my house now thats clever

[+purple_pineapple]

anyone know if its possible to amend the locatiion after its on? Ours isn't too close, AND its obscured some other cachers (sorry!)... I couldn't work out what to do...

[+Teuchters]

Like The Purple Pineapple, I'm on the map but in completely the wrong place, despite it offering to put me in the right village at first.

This needs fixing..........

[Deego]

Thats me on Hope it takes off

[+steviep]

I'm on but at the wrong side of town!

[+Molinnis]

Cornwall now represented.

[+Mad H@ter]

That's us on too , great idea.

[+Brenin Tegeingl]

Come on folks join in . There's a cluster of cachers arond London and another in the NW. We need to fill the map

 

Dave

[+The Hokesters]

We are on - great idea

[EastonWolfs]

Anyone know how to edit a "shoutout"?

John,

 

I think editing the posts is down to me, since I set up this particular Frapper and so I'm classed as the owner. I'll be happy to make any changes to shoutouts for anyone who so desires... Just P.M. me at contact.eastonwolfs@virgin.net

 

Regarding locations & accuracy of positioning, I think this is down to 'pot luck' depending upon what the Google maps software knows about (Fraper uses google maps, of course). It can't be too bad if it knows of a village like Adlington where we are!

 

I am also aware of some intermittent problems where Frapper sometimes struggles to let people add themselves. I think the only thing to do here is to keep trying...

 

Regards,

 

Wilf (Eastonwolfs)

[+Learned Gerbil]

Doesn't seem to know Kingston, Sutton or Wimbledon meaning that if I place my self I will be in completly the wrong part of London making it useless.

[Master Mariner]

Doesn't seem to know Kingston, Sutton or Wimbledon meaning that if I place my self I will be in completly the wrong part of London making it useless.

Nor any other London boroughs!! I joined it but it's placed me in Islington and I live nowhere near there - but London was the only option I had!!

[+Just Roger]

Doesn't seem to know Kingston, Sutton or Wimbledon meaning that if I place my self I will be in completly the wrong part of London making it useless.

 

I found that when I typed in Towcester it appeared in the dropdown as 'Towcester; UK' or something like that so I thopught it had found it and tried to add to be told 'Invalid city' I tried again and this time clicked on the suggestion so the full thing appeared in the box including the UK part and then it worked. It seems to be fussy about syntax

[Lactodorum]

I found that when I typed in Towcester it appeared in the dropdown as 'Towcester; UK' or something like that so I thopught it had found it and tried to add to be told 'Invalid city' .......

Maybe you should have tried the "Roman" spelling...........

[+Just Roger]

Maybe you should have tried the "Roman" spelling...........

 

Well you ought to know!

[+Wadders]

At least i'm in the right place!! (Stuey) (Bloody Imigrants )

[+Kitty Hawk]

I'm on.

 

Interesting to see how many people are already listed and how many are not 'the usual suspects' whose names I recognise from this forum.

 

Alot more people must lurk than I imagined.

 

Cheers

[+Stuey]

At least i'm in the right place!! (Stuey) (Bloody Imigrants )

Bloody townies

[+Stuey]

Now that the list is getting big, is there any way that it can be sorted in some way?

[+Sensei TSKC]

Spent a long time trying to enter myself - ....... I gave up.

I am sure somebody will be interested in your perversions but this IS the geocaching forum!!!

 

[+The Northumbrian]

I asked to be removed, who wouldn't , if they were showing up in the middle of a cemetery.

Nige

Edited October 23, 2005 by The Northumbrian

[Moss Trooper]

I'm wondering how it decides where the location is!!!.. I live in Jarrow and Lostit lives in Jarrow.

 

Now I would recon that we would both be put in same spot on the map.. wrong!!!

 

Lostit is On the western edge of Hebburn, the next town up river from Jarrow and I'm further east, nearer jarrow but still in Hebburn!!!!!!!

 

Good job I got me trusty GPS so I know where I am

[+Mr'D]

Anyone tried clicking on one of the ! markers on the map?

I tried a few, some are OK and some send you off to the other end of the country?

Don't like the idea that we can't amend/delete an entry with contacting admin either.

[+daytribe]

I haven't experienced any of the problems I have been reading about above.

 

I think this is an excellent idea.

It's just a shame I can't see more people in my area.

[+ryme-intrinseca]

Nothing I do is straightforward. I added myself in Swansea, but there was someone already there, and it seems to have overwritten them. How do I get them back? Delete myself?

 

Also, we are only half in Swansea. Our other half is in Swanage. That means we're there twice.

[+Brenin Tegeingl]

  Nothing I do is straightforward. I added myself in Swansea, but there was someone already there, and it seems to have overwritten them. How do I get them back? Delete myself?

 

It's ok youve not overwriten Matrix , just zoom in on the map and you'll see him appear under you . If you zoom upto 75% you'll see that both of you are either side of Camarthen rd.

 

Dave

 

[+brandwood]

anyone know how to delete ans entry? - we are on twice through our error

cheers

Brandwood

[+Team Ballibeg]

We're there!!

 

Dave

[+ryme-intrinseca]

It's ok youve not overwriten Matrix  , just zoom in on the map and you'll see him appear under you    .

Poor guy, he's probably pretty squished, I'm not exactly slim. But at least he's still there, phew. Thank you!

[EastonWolfs]

Hi All,

 

Just to let you know that frapper has now changed domain name and you can reach our mini-project directly from www.frappr.com/geocachers (note the spelling of 'frappr' with no 'e' in it...

 

BTW - our entries to-date are mainly UK-centric. A big thank you to everyone that has revealed themselves, but I was wondering, does anyone have any contacts abroad, such as Europe or US to spread the word and increase the size of our presence?

 

Eastonwolfs

[Helen in Mustardland]

When I zoom right in, it appears to have decided I live in the freezer aisle of my local Tesco....

[Sheards]

That's me on too

[+John & Hazel]

BTW - our entries to-date are mainly UK-centric.  A big thank you to everyone that has revealed themselves, but  I was wondering, does anyone have any contacts abroad, such as Europe or US to spread the word and increase the size of our presence?

 

Eastonwolfs

Use the Search Facility and the Keyword "Frapper"

Example

[kiteflyer]

We're on. Not to far from home. See i'm not the only one to have "shouted" twice.

Doh!

[+bargee]

Finally got a bit of time and now we are up,

not to far out and by the weaver not on the trent and mersey canal but not a bad location

 

Iain the bargee