+The Tungsten Jihad! Posted June 1, 2003 Share Posted June 1, 2003 I was silent when the finds disappeared from the map page. I was silent when the first deadline for the improved map page came and went. We're working on a better mapping solution which should be available by the end of May. I've been waiting patiently for this second deadline. Look at the calendar Jeremy. I'm now at the end of my patience. For me the map page was very useful in planning out my caching day. Please put the whip to the horses and get this thing fixed. ps I still think you're doing a great job with the site. And the dragon comes in the NNIIIIIIIIIIIIGGGGGGHHHHH!! Link to comment
Cache Canucks Posted June 1, 2003 Share Posted June 1, 2003 Gee, by the sounds of your post, you would almost think that TPTB are providing a product for which you are actually having to pay (as opposed to an open service that is entirely free for the asking)... Link to comment
+DustyJacket Posted June 1, 2003 Share Posted June 1, 2003 He is paying. Check his "name". [i am not condoning his demeanor. Not sure if he is not half joking.] DustyJacket Not all those that wander are lost. But in my case... [This message was edited by DustyJacket on June 01, 2003 at 02:19 PM.] Link to comment
+Mopar Posted June 1, 2003 Share Posted June 1, 2003 and since he is paying, it's faster, and better accomplished with pocket queries. Take your PQ, filter out the caches you dont want with Watcher (no virtuals, or only easy/hard caches, or only cache north of home, etc) then run the new gpx file thru GPSbabel, to convert it to a format some real mapping software can use. Pick the caches you want, tell the software to plan the route, print driving directions from cache to cache, the works. All in about the same time it took those old maps to load if you had alot of finds Tae-Kwon-Leap is not a path to a door, but a road leading forever towards the horizon. Link to comment
+GrizzlyJohn Posted June 1, 2003 Share Posted June 1, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Mopar:and since he is paying, it's faster, and better accomplished with pocket queries...(snip) I'm not sure that is the point! Link to comment
+ClayJar Posted June 1, 2003 Share Posted June 1, 2003 Jeremy, you're making me giddy with anticipation. You know, I'll gladly take the additional features rather than getting them now. (Tungsten... you haven't gotten into those payday loans, too, have you? _ [[[ ClayJar Networks ]]] Home of Watcher downloads, Official Geocaching Chat, and the Geocache Rating System Link to comment
Cache Canucks Posted June 1, 2003 Share Posted June 1, 2003 quote:Originally posted by DustyJacket:"...He is paying. Check his "name". [i am not condoning his demeanor. Not sure if he is not half joking.]..." I did indeed notice that 'The Tungsten Jihad!' was a premium member at the time of my initial post, but - unless I missed something - the complaints in his lead post had to do with features that are available to anyone for free (online GeoCache map functionality). Link to comment
+sbell111 Posted June 2, 2003 Share Posted June 2, 2003 I wouldn't mind hearing the status of the new maps. I can live with out the new ones, but I've been jonesing for it ever since Jeremy gave us a taste. Link to comment
+Renegade Knight Posted June 2, 2003 Share Posted June 2, 2003 And to think all I was hoping for was a final answer on the Cache Wars situation. ===================== Wherever you go there you are. Link to comment
+Lil Devil Posted June 2, 2003 Share Posted June 2, 2003 quote:Originally posted by The Tungsten Jihad!:For me the map page was very useful in planning out my caching day. I use ExpertGPS for this. It's much easier, and you can even zoom and pan around. You can look at either topo maps or aerial photos. Instead of whining, find an alternative. Lil Devil Link to comment
+Marky Posted June 3, 2003 Share Posted June 3, 2003 quote:Originally posted by LilDevil: quote:Originally posted by The Tungsten Jihad!:For me the map page was very useful in planning out my caching day. I use http://www.expertgps.com/ for this. It's much easier, and you can even zoom and pan around. You can look at either topo maps or aerial photos. There are lots of tools and options. If I'm hunting urbans I do this: .gpx->GPX Spinner->gpsbabel->mapsend.wpt file I then load the .wpt in MapSend and printout the street maps. If I'm hunting on the trail I do this: .gpx->GPX Spinner->gpsbabel->TOPO!.tpg file Then I load the .tpg into TOPO! and print out the topo maps. I know it's a lot of steps, but it makes me feel smart that I can pull it off. Plus, if you are lazy you could put all of the above into a macro that you could just double-click. --Marky "All of us get lost in the darkness, dreamers learn to steer with a backlit GPSr" Link to comment
+sbell111 Posted June 3, 2003 Share Posted June 3, 2003 There are many ways to do this. In fact, mapping is not required to enjoy the hobby. That's not the point, however. The cool maps were presented by TPTB. I am curious as to when they will be available. Link to comment
+ZingerHead Posted June 4, 2003 Share Posted June 4, 2003 Yeah, Pocket Queries can sort the wheat from the chaff, but it's just not the same. The ability to call up a map of your area and visualize your next trip was very handy, and it didn't involve umpteen steps. Plus even after I do all this downloading/parsing/reconfiguring, I still can't click on the little box and jump to the cache page. How about a visual pocket query? You get a snapshot of your home coordinates with your finds marked off on the map? Link to comment
+crashmore Posted June 7, 2003 Share Posted June 7, 2003 Using my pocket querries and map point or streets and trips I can generate a pretty nice map in under 5 minutes. Here's an example http://www.ourphotoalbums.net/cache%20map/ I have all the caches hyperlinked to their cache pages and each type of cache has a different push pin. ------------------------------------- Hope is the destination that we seek. Love is the road that leads to hope. Courage is the motor that drives us. We travel out of darkness into faith. -=The Book Of Counted Sorrows=- Link to comment
+The Four T's Posted June 8, 2003 Share Posted June 8, 2003 I've been playing with QuakeMap for a few weeks now. It works very well for geocachers like me :-) I especially like the toggle between topo map and aerial photos! You can check it out for yourself at www.quakemap.com. Link to comment
+Criminal Posted June 9, 2003 Share Posted June 9, 2003 quote:Irish-You're ****ing Me Off I have also wondered when the promised changes would appear. Dates come and go, I don’t get a military topic in the forums, the whole site hangs or fails to load. But seeing that subject line makes me wonder what “****” is. Jerk? Ripp? Chew? Rubb? http://fp1.centurytel.net/Criminal_Page/ Link to comment
+Sissy-n-CR Posted June 9, 2003 Share Posted June 9, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Criminal:But seeing that subject line makes me wonder what “__****”__ is. Jerk? Ripp? Chew? Rubb? A few more immediately came to mind, but I choose to not touch them with a 10' pole! Co-workers were giving me strange looks because of my laughter as the thoughts came and went. CR Link to comment
+VentureForth Posted June 9, 2003 Share Posted June 9, 2003 I agree that it is a bit frustrating to go through all the extra work to get what we used to get without any hassle - just a simple map showing caches found and caches not found. I was very encouraged a couple months ago by the proposed new mapping solution. I hope it comes online soon. I guess the bigger frustration is to see all the other changes that have come online that, to me, are less important (like the travel bugs, event caches, etc on the individual state pages and the total forum overhaul). I'm still thankful and grateful for this site and hope to continue being an enthusiastic supporter financially. --------------- Go! And don't be afraid to get a little wet! Link to comment
BassoonPilot Posted June 9, 2003 Share Posted June 9, 2003 Well, I don't like the tone of the heading of the thread, but I can understand the person's frustration. Using the old map, it was very easy to visualize "pockets" of unfound caches and decide in which direction to head off. I agree that we shouldn't have to use several add-on programs to accomplish that simple task. In my opinion, that old map was superior to and more convenient than pocket queries. All the information I needed was right in front of me in one place. I hope the replacement product is as good. Link to comment
+bigeddy Posted June 9, 2003 Share Posted June 9, 2003 It's not the delays that annoy so much as the misinformation. Keeping us in the dark, intentionally or not, is very bad form. Look at the Geocaching Announcement forum: one post this year! That's embarrassing. News, even bad news about delays, would be welcome. Hard to understand why there isn't a monthly status report to members. The maps were important to me and I look forward to the improved system--at least I hope it's an improvement! (Unlike the "new" Forums which don't do much for me.) I use queries but find them cumbersome. Working from a visual data base is much more appealing. Link to comment
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