+mamoreb Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 Summary: Allow display of caches from multiple downloaded pocket queries at the same time. This could be done by using checkboxes to enable/disable pocket queries. Rationale: The area that I "spontaneously" cache in, has more than 1000 geocaches. I'm sure I'm not the only one. I would love to have access to all those caches at the same time. I have tried splitting the area into a bunch of smaller geographical zones, but with the circular PQ zones, I regularly find that I miss caches. Geocaching in the border areas between PQs is a mess. Most geocachers that I talk to, build PQs based on dates. The first 950 published in the state in one PQ, the next 950 in a second PQ, etc. With that method, you don't miss caches. Of course, this doesn't work with the Android app at all. So far, my solution is to use GeoHunter, but I really want to be able to use the official app. Quote Link to comment
+mpilchfamily Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 Aren't you able to use GSAK to sort multiple PQs into a single file and sort them as needed? Once you have created a single .gpx file in GSAK you can upload it to the site where you can download the file like it was a regularly generated PQ. http://www.geocaching.com/pocket/saved.aspx Quote Link to comment
+mamoreb Posted November 3, 2011 Author Share Posted November 3, 2011 mpilchfamily, I am sure that you are right, but I consider your solution a workaround, not a feature. Many geocachers are not familiar with GSAK, and (I think) particularly not those who only geocache with a smartphone. Other apps do this without problem, and I think it would be a clever addition to the official app. Quote Link to comment
AZcachemeister Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 So I'm guessing you must be 'spontaneously' caching in an area with no data access? Quote Link to comment
+The Real Boudica. Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 (edited) Aren't you able to use GSAK to sort multiple PQs into a single file and sort them as needed? Once you have created a single .gpx file in GSAK you can upload it to the site where you can download the file like it was a regularly generated PQ. http://www.geocaching.com/pocket/saved.aspx Funnily enough I just worked out how to do this before seeing this thread feeling rather pleased with myself, I agree it is a workaround though, still feeling smug. Not having much involvement in databases before I found GSAK a bit daunting but help and instruction files certainly got me to manage the basics, incidently I use only a smart phone. Edited November 3, 2011 by The Real Boudica. Quote Link to comment
+GeoBain Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 I get the idea and reasoning behind this request. However, my phone often chokes on one pocket query load. I'm not sure it could stand multiple pocket queries. Droid Incredible Quote Link to comment
+mamoreb Posted November 3, 2011 Author Share Posted November 3, 2011 So I'm guessing you must be 'spontaneously' caching in an area with no data access? Sometimes I do - and in the country where I live, data access is rather costly. I understand that this is not the case in the USA, which is probably why this feature isn't highly requested/prioritized. Since the app has the ability to store pocket queries offline, data access or no data access is not really the question. Quote Link to comment
AZcachemeister Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 ...data access or no data access is not really the question. Actually it is, since I have never felt the need to load even one PQ .gpx file. I just tap 'Find Nearby Caches', and away I go to the twenty nearest. I do see the conceptual usefulness of what you are asking for, since I frequently load 'all the caches I haven't found in Arizona' into CacheMate. I doubt any currently produced phone has the processing power to make this actually work, though. Quote Link to comment
+niraD Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 This is one of the features I miss from GeoBeagle. When traveling in an area with unreliable data connectivity, I would load a "nearest caches" PQ that included only non-puzzle caches, and a "solved unfound puzzles" PQ that included the puzzle caches that I had solved. I liked being able to see the nearest solved unfound puzzles right alongside the nearest non-puzzle caches. Quote Link to comment
+mamoreb Posted November 4, 2011 Author Share Posted November 4, 2011 Az, I'm happy for you, but please realise that your solution doesn't work everywhere. As nirad mentioned, Geohunter and geobeagle are doing this flawlessly. Quote Link to comment
+niraD Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 And for the record, Neongeo can display caches from multiple sources (GPX files, PQs, or live data) alongside each other too. Quote Link to comment
AZcachemeister Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 +1 After reviewing the app behavior with downloaded PQs, I am behind this request. I can view one, or the other, but not two at the same time. I think I could manage regardless, but why wouldn't I want to make it easy on myself? Quote Link to comment
+bitmapped Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 This feature would be very nice. Maybe even just an option to search all my pocket queries when I go to look for nearby caches. Even in the US, there are a lot of rural areas where cell service is non-existent so the current search for nearby caches feature is useless. Quote Link to comment
+mamoreb Posted November 15, 2011 Author Share Posted November 15, 2011 Is this feature request not even submitted to the database for evaluation? Quote Link to comment
+mamoreb Posted November 21, 2011 Author Share Posted November 21, 2011 This feature would be very nice. Maybe even just an option to search all my pocket queries when I go to look for nearby caches. Even in the US, there are a lot of rural areas where cell service is non-existent so the current search for nearby caches feature is useless. No? OK, how about a "declined"? Quote Link to comment
+deercreekth Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 Hmm, this could be a decent idea for an app that can make one big GPX file out of a list of GPX files. Maybe call it GPXCombiner. Quote Link to comment
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