New tool for plotting .1 mile circles around caches

[+korey99]

Hey all-

 

For quite some time I've been fooling around with trying to find an easy way to draw .1 mile circles around each cache on a map, so that when I'm trying to place a cache I can quickly check for off-limits areas.

 

I wasn't satisfied with the processes out there, so I wrote my own. I figured I might as well share it in case anyone else could find it useful.

 

It's a web application that uses a Google Map. You need to create a GPX file (using a pocket query, GSAK, etc.) and paste the data into a text box, like you can with GPS Visualizer. My app is built for a single purpose, though, so there aren't many options to worry about.

 

I place the app at the link below. I welcome any feedback you have.

 

Geocache Radius Map

 

Thanks,

Korey

[+MotorBug]

Works exactly as advertised! I had use a rather clunky method before. This is certainly better. Thanks!

[+Walts Hunting]

GSAK has a nice macro that does it for a database and opens Google Maps with the circles drawn.

 

I have always used Mapsource. Just select all and set the proximity to .1 and look for the holes. It only took a few seconds to see.

[wwjd7]

Tried it twice and got "Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage".

[+korey99]

Walt: what's the name of that macro? I'd like to try it.

 

Randall: are you talking about visiting the initial link, or later in the app? I've tested on IE 6,7,8, Chrome and Firefox, so I'm guessing the web host was acting up.

[+Walts Hunting]

Go to the GSAK board. Then Master Macro index and type Google in the search box. There a many macros that will do various things in GSAK.

[wwjd7]

It was the initial link, not the app. I tried the link again and it worked this time, must have been a hiccup with the service provider.

Hey, kudos on the app (tableless and XML-strict). I notice these things.

Edited October 30, 2010 by Randall50

[+korey99]

Thanks! I only dabble in web development, but jquery and the google maps API are a pleasure to work with!

 

It was the initial link, not the app. I tried the link again and it worked this time, must have been a hiccup with the service provider.

Hey, kudos on the app (tableless and XML-strict). I notice these things.

[gpsvisualizer]

You can actually draw multiple circles on a map with GPS Visualizer too. Just convert your file (any kind of file) to plain text (using http://www.gpsvisualizer.com/convert), open it in Excel, add a new column called "circle_radius," fill it with distances, and send the file back through GPS Visualizer's map form.

 

More info here: http://www.gpsvisualizer.com/examples/range_rings.html