Guest BKDotCom Posted July 23, 2001 Posted July 23, 2001 This is a silly question but... what icon does everyone use in their GPS for geocache waypoints?? Stick with the default "dot"? I personaly like the "information" "[?]" The ? lends itself to the mystery and adventure of the cache I noticed that the new download for Easy GPS for Groudspeak option uses the default dot icon... just curious. I'm guessing there is some soft of standards body that defined the waypoint types? What would it take to get a "geocache" type? Seems like that'd be way more common than silly stuff like "parachute site"... Maybe I just don't know anything. Quote
Guest Hard Slate Posted July 23, 2001 Posted July 23, 2001 I like the circle with the x in the middle, on my gps12 I can tell when I'm in the center of the icon.With the dot,the 'you're here' dot looks the same as the icon. [This message has been edited by Hard Slate (edited 23 July 2001).] Quote
Guest leaper64 Posted July 23, 2001 Posted July 23, 2001 on my garmin 3+, i've been using the golf course icon for caches i have not found and the civil flag for caches i have found. Quote
Guest Bob Bowter Posted July 23, 2001 Posted July 23, 2001 For my Vista I use Mine for caches not found and Fitness Center for ones that are. Quote
Guest k2dave Posted July 23, 2001 Posted July 23, 2001 I use the private field icon - mainly because I doubt I will use it for private fields. The dot I use for temp waypoints so I can delete by symbol Quote
Guest PneumaticDeath Posted July 23, 2001 Posted July 23, 2001 I use the skull & crossbones Danger Area (not to be confused with the diamond-in-box Dangerous Area) It's not that i consider geocaching dangerous, it's that I like the piratey feel of it. -- Mitch Quote
Guest PneumaticDeath Posted July 23, 2001 Posted July 23, 2001 I use the skull & crossbones Danger Area (not to be confused with the diamond-in-box Dangerous Area) It's not that i consider geocaching dangerous, it's that I like the piratey feel of it. -- Mitch Quote
Guest mcb Posted July 23, 2001 Posted July 23, 2001 I use the Toll both icon (cent symbol inside a circle) for unfound caches and the Bank Symbol ($) for found caches. mcb Quote
Guest Sluggo Posted July 23, 2001 Posted July 23, 2001 I'm with BKDotCom. I use the "Information [?] symbol. I hadn't thought about using two different symbols for "un-found" and "found". But, I think that is a good idea. Maybe we could talk the manufactures into a software/firmware upgrade that would meet our needs. Anyone know any product planning managers at Garmin, Magellen, etc.? Quote
Guest Sluggo Posted July 23, 2001 Posted July 23, 2001 I'm with BKDotCom. I use the "Information [?] symbol. I hadn't thought about using two different symbols for "un-found" and "found". But, I think that is a good idea. Maybe we could talk the manufactures into a software/firmware upgrade that would meet our needs. Anyone know any product planning managers at Garmin, Magellen, etc.? Quote
Guest jeremy Posted July 23, 2001 Posted July 23, 2001 I talked with Garmin a few weeks back and asked them about creating a treasure/geocaching icon for their next patch/upgrades. They said they'd pass the idea on to their dev team. I personally use the skull and crossbones waypoint (the pirate theme), and plain old dots for everything else. What I really do usually is just wipe the memory each time I go out and only have a few waypoints in the system, so they're easy to find. Jeremy Quote
Guest robamy Posted July 24, 2001 Posted July 24, 2001 I also like the "information" "[?]". It took a while for me to decide but I thought this one fit the best from the choices I have. Let's hope Garmin will make a special waypoint! Quote
Guest tnunnery Posted July 24, 2001 Posted July 24, 2001 Like Bob, I use the mine icon for caches I am seeking. A GeoCache icon would be nice - especially if I am ever in the vicinity of a real mine. Quote
Guest k2dave Posted July 24, 2001 Posted July 24, 2001 quote:I use the Toll both icon (cent symbol inside a circle) for unfound caches and the Bank Symbol ($) for found caches. The toll icon was my 2nd choice (as stated above I use the private field icon)- maybe that will become my found icon and maybe the $ one for ones I've places Quote
Guest Prime Suspect Posted July 24, 2001 Posted July 24, 2001 Another vote for the "mine" icon. It seems the most appropriate. Quote
Guest poppyseed Posted July 24, 2001 Posted July 24, 2001 I'm a piratey person, too. Skull and crossbones lends adventure to the mildest caches, not that I need any encouragement or prompt for excitement. Quote
Guest Prime Suspect Posted July 24, 2001 Posted July 24, 2001 quote:Originally posted by k2dave:hey how did you get that mine symble You mean your keyboard doesn't have one? Actually, I just started up G7ToWin (freeware similar to EZ GPS, except with more features and less headaches), which has a text and graphical icon for most of the Garmin units, as well as Street Atlas USA. I captured the image using Paint Shop Pro, saved it as a gif file, and uploaded it to my domain space. Then I added the UUB code to imbed the image URL in the message. Quote
Guest BKDotCom Posted September 25, 2001 Posted September 25, 2001 Woohoo! I was just on Garmin's site and found this: Changes made from version 2.28 to 2.29: * Improved WAAS operation when more than one WAAS satellite is visible. * Added geocache icons. * Fixed shutdown problem related to low battery. I'll have to check it out when i get home! Quote
Guest LuvGuppy Posted September 25, 2001 Posted September 25, 2001 I was excited to see that Garmin has added the Geocache icon to the new etrex updates. However, it seems the new basic etrex update does not include this. Ugh! I?m going to e-mail Garmin right now! Quote
Guest redd Posted September 26, 2001 Posted September 26, 2001 quote:Originally posted by LuvGuppy:I was excited to see that Garmin has added the Geocache icon to the new etrex updates. However, it seems the new basic etrex update does not include this. Ugh! I?m going to e-mail Garmin right now! Better yet, a tool for editing and uploading icons would be ideal. Scott redd@interbug.com http://interbug.com/pigeon Quote
Guest LuvGuppy Posted September 26, 2001 Posted September 26, 2001 Well, this was Garmins reply: Thank you for contacting Garmin. The eTrex and the eTrex Summit most likely will not have this waypoint in the future due to the limitation of memory. Thank you and best Regards, has anyone used the sofware @ http://etrex.webz.cz/hack.html ? HOw does it work? Guppy Quote
+Team Shuey Posted December 26, 2002 Posted December 26, 2002 I did this before, but can't remember how I did it? I want to change the icon to a treasure chest, but have over 400 to do. I remember that I did this with one simple command, but can't remember the steps. Any ideas? Shuey Team Shuey Riverview, Florida Shuey's Web Site Buy CamelBaks CLICK HERE Quote
+Girls Rule! Posted December 26, 2002 Posted December 26, 2002 We use the sightseeing fro found caches. Since most of the caches are great hikes or awesome vistas we thought that was a good one to use Quote
+BruceS Posted December 27, 2002 Posted December 27, 2002 quote:Originally posted by Team Shuey:I did this before, but can't remember how I did it? I want to change the icon to a treasure chest, but have over 400 to do. I remember that I did this with one simple command, but can't remember the steps. Any ideas? Check my posting here Help with EasyGPS waypoint symbols Quote
Fox Finder Posted December 27, 2002 Posted December 27, 2002 This model has 2 cache icons, a general one, and a found one. This is in v2.01 software in the 76S. Good job on their part! Quote
+Lil Devil Posted December 27, 2002 Posted December 27, 2002 If you're a Premium Member and using Pocket Queries, I have a tool that will modify the GPX files to show whatever icon you want for each different type of cache. GPX Spinner Change the waypoint name to include the cache name, ID, difficulty, terrain, or any combination. Change the symbol to represent the type of cache (e.g. a treasure chest for regular caches, a camera for Virtuals, a penny for Micros, or a picnic table for Event Caches). Change the symbol (e.g. to an animal) if the cache contains any travel bugs. Change the symbol (e.g. to a tombstone) if there are several recent "Didn't Find It" logs. Fully configurable! I plan on adding LOC file support in the near future, but I strongly recommend Pocket Queries - they're much easier. Lil Devil Quote
+BignFat Posted December 27, 2002 Posted December 27, 2002 Garmin eTrex has a Geocache and Geocache found icons. It is a small treasure chest that is either closed or open...of course with treasure inside when found. Quote
+OldFrenchy Posted December 29, 2002 Posted December 29, 2002 I've been using the '?' symbol, but after reading the above posts I may start using the skull-and-crossbones! OldFrenchy Quote
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