Direct Link To A Waypoint On Gcuk

[+DomHeknows]

I'd love for the ability to link to a cache on geocacheuk like http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_detai...n4&Submit6=Find (which is one of mine). This means i have the ability to load the page up with shortcut keys, ie typing WP GCHFN4 in the address bar will take me to the cache page. More importantly i can add it to the list of urls supported in GSAK which will enable me to load it from within this program. As the GCUK has direct links to the streetmap database that makes it easier to plan my localised route.

At the moment, the only thing I can see is a direct link to a cache, but it isn't the WP id but i expect its the id within the database on gcuk

[+Teasel]

Hope the GC.com moderators don't mind if I reply to this here...

 

The IDs used actually come from geocaching.com, though they've become less visible over the last few months and have been replaced by either nice waypoints or nasty long hex codes (depending on where you are). It's available in the Groundspeak GPX files though, so I'm surprised that GSAK can't use it, but since it can't...

 

...I've added an option to use the waypoint on the G:UK versions of the cache pages. just put ?wp=GC1234 onto the end of the URL - eg:http://stats.guk2.com/caches/osgb_cache_de...s.php?wp=GCHFN4

 

Cheers,

Ian

[+DomHeknows]

fantastic!

Thanks very much. I'll also ask clyde to add this as a link to GSAK which should also increase the GCUK exposure.