Correct coordinates by the letterbox geocaches

[glogloman]

Why it is not possible to correct the coordinates by the letterbox geocaches like by the multi- and unknown- caches (by the pen-icon next to the original coordinates)?

Thank you very much for your reply in advanced.

[+puczmeloun]

Same for Wherigo...

 

...in both cases I want to "backup" final coordinates after finding the cache. I know it's possible to backup this info in note, but if I can change coordinates of multi and mystery caches, why not letterbox and WIG?

[+puczmeloun]

No response?

 

I know in US is Letterbox(ing) mainly something like traditional cache, but it's not same in Europe, especially in the CZ, where we have letterboxes more like mystery versions of multi caches.

 

It's really so hard to implement corrected coordinates in this (and Wherigo) type of cache?

 

Thanks

[+dprovan]

I don't understand why the coordinate edit feature is limited to any specific cache type. Once in a while, a traditional cache has known bogus coordinates that can be corrected with numbers posted in the logs.

[+RCH65]

Yeeesss... please allow corrected coordinates for letterbox cache types. We have various letterbox caches here in Switzerland which have a puzzle to get the final coordinates.

[+dadoskawina]

I agree and join to this "feature request". The possibility for coordinates correction should be extended for letterbox and Wherigo caches.

Edited January 31, 2014 by dadoskawina

[+hzoi]

I wouldn't mind it being available for ALL caches. There are more than a few traditionals out there with inaccurate coordinates. If I come across a better set, say, in the logs, it'd be nice to update them on the site. I know I can edit them in GSAK, but this way I don't have to lock them.

[+niraD]

There are also a few very old "traditional" caches that have puzzle or multi-cache elements. They could benefit from corrected coordinates too.

[+puczmeloun]

No response from HQ of Groundspeak? It will be really usable and i think not so hard to implement...

[+Walts Hunting]

If you don't mind doing the record keeping yourself GSAK allows all types to be corrected. You can put the corrected ones in a special db and even lock them so importing the cache will not override.

[+puczmeloun]

If you don't mind doing the record keeping yourself GSAK allows all types to be corrected. You can put the corrected ones in a special db and even lock them so importing the cache will not override.

 

I know that i can, I'm even active user of GSAK, but when is possible to change coordinates directly at gc.com website of mystery and multi caches, why not the rest? Especially when it's already programmed. Another reason is, that I don't have my PC with GSAK database (or copied database of GSAK to Locus on android) with me, but servers of Groundspeak are just simply reachable from everywhere...

[+Harry Dolphin]

If you don't mind doing the record keeping yourself GSAK allows all types to be corrected. You can put the corrected ones in a special db and even lock them so importing the cache will not override.

 

I know that i can, I'm even active user of GSAK, but when is possible to change coordinates directly at gc.com website of mystery and multi caches, why not the rest? Especially when it's already programmed. Another reason is, that I don't have my PC with GSAK database (or copied database of GSAK to Locus on android) with me, but servers of Groundspeak are just simply reachable from everywhere...

I guess I don't understand why you would want to? I could use it for mysteries to give me the coords for the final, or for a multi to get to the step where I stopped. (But I do that as waypoints on the Gupy.) Once I've found a cache, I'm no longer interested in it. Why would I want corrected coords?

[+vds]

If you don't mind doing the record keeping yourself GSAK allows all types to be corrected. You can put the corrected ones in a special db and even lock them so importing the cache will not override.

 

I know that i can, I'm even active user of GSAK, but when is possible to change coordinates directly at gc.com website of mystery and multi caches, why not the rest? Especially when it's already programmed. Another reason is, that I don't have my PC with GSAK database (or copied database of GSAK to Locus on android) with me, but servers of Groundspeak are just simply reachable from everywhere...

I guess I don't understand why you would want to? I could use it for mysteries to give me the coords for the final, or for a multi to get to the step where I stopped. (But I do that as waypoints on the Gupy.) Once I've found a cache, I'm no longer interested in it. Why would I want corrected coords?

 

For one example, consider the case where the CO has lousy coordinates and past finders have posted the correct coordinates. For a normal hide there is no way in the geocaching.com web interface for you to fix it for your account. It also messes up searching by distance/direction/maps

 

Some apps handle this (namely neongeo on Androids). For neongeo if you put the updated coords as the first line in your personal note area, it supersedes the official coords. Nice feature.

[+puczmeloun]

1) Mentioned above - not so correct coordinates, moved cache etc.

2) For geocache betatesting/creating - how far are final caches - you can't remember all of them and you need exactly these 160 meters (especially in city centres).

3) If I solve cache (letterbox, Wherigo) and final cache is so far - so to save final coordinates as with multi or mystery for next day/trip...

4) For friends if calling and asking me for checking their coordinates, that he/she can't find and need just help...

 

And you can find many other reasons...