[Az-Geocaching] RE: Problems with Mapsource datafile

[Rob Brinkerhoff]

Yes, I use the Garmin Mapsource w/types file. As a matter of
fact, they are the only data set that I will load into my
GPSr. I never use *.loc files, YUK! The first thing I do is
delete the "skull and crossbones" waypoints next I'll delete
the "danger area" waypoints. Anyhow, as of late, I have not
been paying too much attention to the subtleties of the
content of these data. Sorting by "Description" in Mapsource
I verified Dan's observations. Furthermore, as I've
mentioned in a previous thread, the following caches do not
show up in the Mapsource file:

Snow-Lightning Storm Cache (GCF9F7 )
Casey's Treasure 003 (GCH5DW)

One interesting piece of information is that "out-of-state"
cachers hid both of these caches.

Don't get me wrong. I am not complaining. I will continue to
use the Mapsource files that I download from
azgeocaching.com because it is by far my favorite resource
for geocaching, bar none!

I will pay more attention to the files, only to help debug.

-Rob (Wily Javelina)



----- Original Message -----
From: "Koch, Dan" <Dan.Koch@Eclipsys.com>
To: <listserv@azgeocaching.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2004 6:54 PM
Subject: [Az-Geocaching] RE: Problems with Mapsource
datafile


> After looking into it further, I've noticed that the
previously listed
> waypoints correspond to the following caches:
>
> GC0255 ROMERO TRAIL CACHE By WJMYLES
> GC06AD ALBORGS HERMETIC HOARDE By ALBORG
> GC072B PINE TRAILHEAD (MULTI-CACHE) By TEAM CBX2
> GC129A MIND YOUR MINE By TEAM SNAPTEK
> GC2ED8 LONE PINE CACHE By TEAM DAAS
> GC367A AGENT POLECAT By TEAM SPIKE
> GC3B87 OBSERVATORY CACHE By TEAM A&M
> GC462B COYOTE HILLS CACHE By 97TJ
> GC5E41 LUCKY CHARMS By OMNITERRANAUT
> GC6382 MIKKIS LAGOON By WHOOVEN
> GCA35C AZ KEYCHAIN CACHE By GEORAPTOR
> GCB3C9 CONCHO FALLS By TEAM GEOTREK
> GCBA07 COYOTE HILLS TOO !!! By 97TJ
> GCE917 HERES JOHNNY By AZMARK
> GCA292 CANYON LOOP CACHE By WMNMBA
>
> These caches don't have the descriptions when the
team-specific Mapsource
> waypoint file is downloaded.  They also don't have the
correct information
> in the 'Status' column of the team-specific comma
separated values file.
> I'm guessing those two things are related some how.
>
> Also, the following caches are appearing as 'Not Found'
instead of 'Found':
> GC3FFB YELLOW JEEP FEVER by CBX2
>
> Interesting note about the Yellow Jeep Fever cache...it
looks like
> Geocaching.com has "lost" a bunch of logs from that cache.
The cache was
> hidden on 3/6/02 and the first find listed is for sometime
in 2003, varying
> with each page refresh.  The archived copy on
AZGeocaching.com has a first
> find date of 1/26/03.  I know for a fact that there were
finds between
> 3/6/02 and 9/6/03...Wyle E himself (themselves?) was one
of the first
> finders!  My find still shows up on 'My Cache Page' but I
can't get to it
> via the cache page itself.
>
> Anyway...anyone else having the same/similar things happen
in their waypoint
> files or doesn't anyone use them anymore?
>
> LazyK - Dan
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Koch, Dan
> Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2004 11:09 AM
> To: 'listserv@azgeocaching.com'
> Subject: Problems with Mapsource datafile
>
>
> Anyone else notice issues with their team specific version
of 'New Garmin -
> Mapsource w/Types' waypoint download from azgeocaching?
>
> There are several waypoints that don't have descriptions.
They are: GC0255
> GC06AD GC072B GC129A GC2ED8 GC367A GC3B87 GC3F86 GC462B
GC5E41 GC6382 GCA292
> GCA35C GCB3C9 GCBA07 GCE917
>
> Found, but not indicated as such in waypoint file:
> Yellow Jeep Fever
>
> There may be others found but not indicated, but I haven't
done an analysys
> of all 500+ caches I've found...
>
> The cache name (description) appears fine in the 'Text -
Comma Delimited'
> waypoint file, but the found/not found issue still exists
there as well.
>
> Anyone else notice this or is it just me?
>
> Thanks,
> LazyK - Dan
>
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