Pocket Queries - all caches on island without overlap?

[+tysonb]

I live on the island of Newfoundland, in Canada - a bit South and West of Greenland. My issues are below:

 

http://coord.info/map?ll=48.944494,-58.065933&z=7 -------> Added after posting for clarity. It seems odd that this view can 'show' all caches on the island, but I can't create a query that gets the same complete set of results.

 

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• More than 1000 caches on the island which exceeds a PQ limit
  
• Creating multiple possibly overlapping, or gapped PQs results in cache duplicates, or missing caches
  
• There is no easy way to remove duplicates, and very cumbersome to confirm if I have gaps
  

 

A solution workable on a Mac is preferred, if possible.

 

I travel all over the island at any given time with 2 GPSr units, and would really like to simply have a single file to load to each unit periodically. The simple solution is to raise the results limit, or simply live with duplicates in my GPSr units, but that is lame.

 

Any suggestions are appreciated, and I welcome the opportunity for this old dog to learn a new trick.

Edited May 31, 2014 by tysonb

[+Chrysalides]

More than 1000 caches on the island which exceeds a PQ limit

You want to create multiple copies of a PQ that covers the entire island using a center point and a radius (I did that below for you).

 

In your first PQ, select placed date from the earliest possible to whatever date gives you close to 1000 caches.

 

In your second PQ, use that date + 1 to a new date that gives you close to 1000 caches

 

Repeat until you have all the caches. In your last PQ, select a date in the future.

 

See http://markwell.us/pq.htm#tips for an alternate explanation.

 

OK you got me intrigued, so I experimented with http://www.freemaptools.com/radius-around-point.htm

 

Edit : found a better tool : http://www.mapdevelopers.com/draw-circle-tool.php - and this circle seems to work : Position: (48.25947023513176, -54.15538164999998), Radius: 402335.00 Meters

 

Center your PQ at N 48 15.568 W 54 09.323 and pick a radius of 250 miles. You can refine the coordinates if you wish.

 

I created a PQ, see if you can access it : http://www.geocaching.com/pocket/gcquery.aspx?guid=9b15a8ea-b501-4d2b-ae10-a1c4a79cdb93

 

The date I selected is Jan 1, 1999 - Jan 9, 2009 for 999 caches. And this is what I get :

 

Edited May 31, 2014 by Chrysalides

[+andyakashrek]

Im not completely sure about it but doesnt your gps simply overwrite any duplicate caches and so will only show it once? If so there wont be a problem.

[+Chrysalides]

Im not completely sure about it but doesnt your gps simply overwrite any duplicate caches and so will only show it once? If so there wont be a problem.

You waste PQs getting duplicates though.

[+Walts Hunting]

A few duplicates when you are dealing with a thousand is insignificant. If you want to accomplish your stated goal get gsak and use the API. You can draw a rectangle or circle as you see fit around the island and it will download up to 6,000. You can save the search for later use. Project-GC also may have ways to do it. The API is the only way I know of to get past the 1000 limit.

 

Save the searches for future use and as stated there is no such thing on a GPS as duplicate caches. They just overwrite and is you use GSAK they overwrite in the db and never get sent to the GPS.

 

The use of date range is a common method used to get around the thousand limit before the API tools became available and made that somewhat cumbersome as opposed to one download of up to 6,000.

Edited May 31, 2014 by Walts Hunting

[+tysonb]

More than 1000 caches on the island which exceeds a PQ limit

You want to create multiple copies of a PQ that covers the entire island using a center point and a radius (I did that below for you).

 

In your first PQ, select placed date from the earliest possible to whatever date gives you close to 1000 caches.

 

In your second PQ, use that date + 1 to a new date that gives you close to 1000 caches

 

Repeat until you have all the caches. In your last PQ, select a date in the future.

 

See http://markwell.us/pq.htm#tips for an alternate explanation.

 

OK you got me intrigued, so I experimented with http://www.freemaptools.com/radius-around-point.htm

 

Edit : found a better tool : http://www.mapdevelopers.com/draw-circle-tool.php - and this circle seems to work : Position: (48.25947023513176, -54.15538164999998), Radius: 402335.00 Meters

 

Center your PQ at N 48 15.568 W 54 09.323 and pick a radius of 250 miles. You can refine the coordinates if you wish.

 

I created a PQ, see if you can access it : http://www.geocaching.com/pocket/gcquery.aspx?guid=9b15a8ea-b501-4d2b-ae10-a1c4a79cdb93

 

The date I selected is Jan 1, 1999 - Jan 9, 2009 for 999 caches. And this is what I get :

 

 

I started to think along these lines after I posted, but you certainly put a fine point on the solution for which I thank you! In all, it took 6 queries to get me to the end of this 2014 so far. Good times!

Edited May 31, 2014 by tysonb

[+Chrysalides]

I started to think along these lines after I posted, but you certainly put a fine point on the solution for which I thank you! In all, it took 6 queries to get me to the end of this 2014 so far. Good times!

You're welcome - hopefully some day I can make use of that PQ for myself Happy caching.