+murfster Posted April 1, 2007 Share Posted April 1, 2007 Help.. I can't seem to find the answer. I have several "Caches along a route" set up. Most of them work just fine. But some return with a message " No caches found.", when I know there are some there? Any suggestions? Anyone else have this problem? Murfster Quote Link to comment
+Binrat Posted April 1, 2007 Share Posted April 1, 2007 I tries to upload some routes and it wouldn't work, maybe the system is down. Binrat Quote Link to comment
+murfster Posted April 1, 2007 Author Share Posted April 1, 2007 (edited) Thanks!! I don't think so. Some do work.. most of them actually. This has been going on for awhile. Murfster Edited April 1, 2007 by murfster Quote Link to comment
+mtn-man Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 Check your parameters. Make sure you don't have a conflict. For example, make sure you don't have a province checked that limits it to that province, but the route is in a different province. I hope that helps you. Quote Link to comment
+Algonquin Bound Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 Help.. I can't seem to find the answer. I have several "Caches along a route" set up. Most of them work just fine. But some return with a message " No caches found.", when I know there are some there? Any suggestions? Anyone else have this problem? Murfster Can you try posting links to your routes? Maybe we can see something you are missing. Quote Link to comment
+murfster Posted April 4, 2007 Author Share Posted April 4, 2007 Help.. I can't seem to find the answer. I have several "Caches along a route" set up. Most of them work just fine. But some return with a message " No caches found.", when I know there are some there? Any suggestions? Anyone else have this problem? Murfster Can you try posting links to your routes? Maybe we can see something you are missing. I'm not sure how. I have made public all my routes. How can I share a pocket query? The best example is Timmins to Sudbury. I know there are a few caches along that route ( HWY 144) but get no returns. If someone else could try. Thanks Murfster Quote Link to comment
+PDOP's Posted April 4, 2007 Share Posted April 4, 2007 (edited) I'm not sure how. Murfster Post the link to your query's web page here. We can then open it as one of our own PQ's (your email address is stripped) and have a look at the settings. Edited April 4, 2007 by PDOP's Quote Link to comment
+mtn-man Posted April 4, 2007 Share Posted April 4, 2007 (edited) murfster, I ended up making a new route for my San Fran trip. I uploaded it, asked for a PQ and got an empty result. I went back to that route in my PQ data on the GC site and looked at the details for it. It said there were no turns associated with the route. I went back to Google Earth, did the route again and uploaded the route again. This time the turns were there and the route PQ generated the results I was looking for. Try going back and looking at the route and make sure the turns are there. Edited April 4, 2007 by mtn-man Quote Link to comment
+murfster Posted April 4, 2007 Author Share Posted April 4, 2007 murfster, I ended up making a new route for my San Fran trip. I uploaded it, asked for a PQ and got an empty result. I went back to that route in my PQ data on the GC site and looked at the details for it. It said there were no turns associated with the route. I went back to Google Earth, did the route again and uploaded the route again. This time the turns were there and the route PQ generated the results I was looking for. Try going back and looking at the route and make sure the turns are there. I redid it and now I get finds!! YEA. I had a couple like that and they are all working now. Caches along a route is so great. I also found if I previewed the route it was sure to work. Thanks for your help. Murfster Quote Link to comment
+murfster Posted April 4, 2007 Author Share Posted April 4, 2007 I also noticed I needed to wait for google to finish drawing the route. I may have been too quick on the "save". Have done several today and they are all working?? Thanks everyone!! Murfster Quote Link to comment
+mtn-man Posted April 4, 2007 Share Posted April 4, 2007 I wonder if I did the same thing maybe? Trying to be too quick on the draw, so to speak. Glad it is working again! Quote Link to comment
+LSUFan Posted April 4, 2007 Share Posted April 4, 2007 murfster, I ended up making a new route for my San Fran trip. I uploaded it, asked for a PQ and got an empty result. I went back to that route in my PQ data on the GC site and looked at the details for it. It said there were no turns associated with the route. I went back to Google Earth, did the route again and uploaded the route again. This time the turns were there and the route PQ generated the results I was looking for. Try going back and looking at the route and make sure the turns are there. I have had the same thing happen a few times to myself. I have to make sure all the directions with each turn are visible, before saving the .kml file. If I hit the + mark to close the directions first, then upload the file, I also get no results. I have to make sure the - is visible and all directions/turns are too for it to work for me. Quote Link to comment
+greywynd Posted April 8, 2007 Share Posted April 8, 2007 I tried the gc.com routing, found it was somewhat aggravating to use. I've been using GSAK and mapsource instead, plot a route in mapsource, save it, then you can search 'Arc/poly' in the filters. Of course this only works for caches you've downloaded and entered into GSAK already. Greywynd Quote Link to comment
+mtn-man Posted April 8, 2007 Share Posted April 8, 2007 (edited) Totally impractical for me. My route from Los Angeles to Prescott, AZ took only minutes to create in Google Earth. It took a couple of minutes to upload it to the web site and then I clicked one button to create the pocket query. I was done in less than 10 minutes. There is no telling how many pocket queries that would have been. For my route from Washington DC to NYC, the number of pocket queries I would have had to pull to build a GSAK database that was functional would have been enormous. Once again, using the feature with Google Earth, it took 10 minutes and I was done. My route for June will be from Seattle to Port Angeles. I would be able to use the same quick process again. I will probably just pull a radial query for Victoria. If you are doing a short route in town or something, then maybe your idea would work, but for a real trip it is impractical. Real trips, such as a vacation drive, is the main reason for the caches along a route feature. Edited April 8, 2007 by mtn-man Quote Link to comment
+PDOP's Posted April 8, 2007 Share Posted April 8, 2007 mtn-man what you say is true but GSAK offers more flexibility in the width of the search by not being limited to just 8km (5miles). In rural areas this is a bonus. I think a lot of folks maintain a GSAK database of all the caches in their home province (or state) so both methods of searching along a route have their uses. Quote Link to comment
+murfster Posted April 9, 2007 Author Share Posted April 9, 2007 mtn-man what you say is true but GSAK offers more flexibility in the width of the search by not being limited to just 8km (5miles). In rural areas this is a bonus. I think a lot of folks maintain a GSAK database of all the caches in their home province (or state) so both methods of searching along a route have their uses. I did the ARC routes, route! and I found it a pain. The GC.com instrutions are simple and the results were quick. I wish I knew more about GSAK.. I hear lots of good thinks but frankly it is so complex looking. Is there a manual? Honestly I have not spent much time with it. Any good sites that can help tell you what it can do. Murfster Quote Link to comment
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