Field Notes Cleaner

[+OusKonNé & Cétyla]

Hi all !

 

I am pleased to share with you this online tool that I developed for my personal needs:
Field Notes Cleaner

 

Feel free to use it if you want.

 

Happy Geocaching!

 

Luc

[+TeamRabbitRun]

No explanation, no description, just a hyperlink to click which leads to a website I've never heard of.

 

Well, isn't this just textbook dangerous?

 

SEEMS to be a legitimate cacher. Hope he comes back with something more before anyone risks their PC.

 

 

[+arisoft]

24 minutes ago, TeamRabbitRun said:

Hope he comes back with something more before anyone risks their PC.

 

I took the risk and tried

It seems to be an field notes cleaner as stated in the short description. Suitable for off-line drafts from a dedicated GPSr.

Edited May 24, 2021 by arisoft

[+TeamRabbitRun]

Ari - What is meant by 'cleaning'?

Taking the curse words out?

 

Is it meant for composing drafts? Deleting?

What does it do? What does it run on?

 

Thanks for looking at it.

[+OusKonNé & Cétyla]

OK, some explanations...

 

Version 1: Remove duplicate logs

 

I don't know why, but my Garmin GPSmap 62s sometimes tends to crash after a "Found it", and I have to reboot my GPS resulting with duplicate "Found it" in my Field Notes file. After a few months of frustration, I decided to develop a script that removes duplicates Field Notes by keeping only the last one.

 

In the following example, the GC9AX69 and GC9AX6H Field Notes are duplicated. After running the Field Notes Cleaner, the duplicates are removed.

 

 

 

Version 2: Split DNF from Found it

 

Using GSAK, as I like to first log my "Found it" and then log my DNF, I created a 2nd version of my tool allowing to split my "Found it" and my DNF in 2 parts.

 

In the following example, after running the Field Notes Cleaner, the DNF are separated from the "Found it".

 

 

 

Version 3: Remove logs with LB cache prefix

 

Since I use my GPS for both geocaches (GC...) and Lab Caches (LB...), I added an option allowing me to remove LB caches before logging my "Found it" geocaches with GSAK.

 

Here is an example of my 15 caches found today: 5 geocaches and 10 Lab Caches. After running the Field Notes Cleaner, the Lab Caches are removed resulting in 5 geocaches Field Notes ready to process in GSAK.

 

 

 

Version 4: Add an option to remove Field Notes before a specific date and add a Found Caches Counter Option

 

Here is an example with the Found Caches Counter Option activated

 

 

 

The final result is a tool that I called "Field Notes Cleaner", that meets my personal needs and that I thought I would share with those interested.

 

Regards!

Edited May 25, 2021 by OusKonNé & Cétyla

[+TeamRabbitRun]

Hey, Luc - that looks great. Obviously a lot of work went into this, and if your Garmin was giving you that kind of trouble, seems well worth the effort.

Sorry I questioned it, but I'm sure you understand.

 

A point about 'Version 2' - not about the tool, but about your comment. You say that you like to file your "Finds', and THEN your 'DNFs'.

Several times, I've unsuccessfully looked for something and moved on: a failed attempt.

Later in the day I've gone back to it and found it!

I would file a record both attempts, but for me, I'd want my DNF to appear before the 'Found It'. Tells a better story of my Caching Day.

 

Thanks for sharing this work you did with us,

...Bill 

TeamRabbitRun

[+OusKonNé & Cétyla]

Version 5: Change the label of the 1st checkbox for "Remove logs with cache prefix other than GC"

 

Example: To remove LB logs or LC logs.