+psychpineapple Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 I have tried to use the caches along the route feature but I want to see if I pick specific spots to do the caches. I take the bus, so I was thinking that I would like to have specific points where it would show the caches nearby, but only at the bus stops (within like 5 km). Is there any way to do this without creating a pocket query for each of the stops? 1 Quote Link to comment
+terratin Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 I don't think this works. Then the mapping service used would need to have bus stops for your specific country, and not only marked on the map but they'd need to be present as a feature that interacts with you. 1 Quote Link to comment
+JL_HSTRE Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 12 hours ago, psychpineapple said: Is there any way to do this without creating a pocket query for each of the stops? That is the best way to get the results you're looking for. Quote Link to comment
+niraD Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 14 hours ago, psychpineapple said: Is there any way to do this without creating a pocket query for each of the stops? Another possibility would be to view your stops in the geocaching map, choose a few caches at each stop, and add them to a bookmark list. But you'd have to view each stop individually. 1 Quote Link to comment
+Bear and Ragged Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 3 hours ago, niraD said: Another possibility would be to view your stops in the geocaching map, choose a few caches at each stop, and add them to a bookmark list. But you'd have to view each stop individually. Agreed. Quote Link to comment
+TommyGator Posted May 3, 2022 Share Posted May 3, 2022 On 5/1/2022 at 10:50 PM, psychpineapple said: I take the bus, so I was thinking that I would like to have specific points where it would show the caches nearby, but only at the bus stops (within like 5 km). The way I would do this is to use GSAK (an approved Geocaching API partner). With GSAK, you can easily use the "Get Caches" feature, pulling the bus stop coordinates right off of the GSAK-provided map, and selecting a radius of your choice for each set of coordinates. Far simpler than trying to make a bunch of PQs where you have to externally look up coordinates, then transcribe them to the PQ editor---not to mention having to go back and delete the PQs later, or be limited to ten PQs a day. Quote Link to comment
+Gill & Tony Posted May 3, 2022 Share Posted May 3, 2022 Another approach, using GSAK, would be to create an empty database named something like BusTrip. Then go to each bus stop and use GetGeocaches centred on each stop and save each settings with a name beginning with the database name. E.G. BusTrip01 etc. Once you have saved all the settings, run GetCachesByDatabaseName. This will automatically pick up all the settings and run them one after the other. It allows different settings for each stop? Maybe a 1Km radius around stop 1, 5 Km radius around stop 2 and a rectangle around stop 3. 1 Quote Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted May 3, 2022 Share Posted May 3, 2022 It will depend on the length of your trip and the cache density, but one option I've used in the past is to break the trip into 2 or 3 shorter routes , and create PQs from them to ensure I get averything, including unexpected stops. Quote Link to comment
+ras_oscar Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 how many bus stops are you considering adding to this trip, and how long is the total trip from first stop to last? Quote Link to comment
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