[Az-Geocaching] GSAK

Sat Aug 26 20:35:09 MST 2006

Yes, what the other Steve said.
I am tracking all caches in AZ.
I have a list of all the caches I have found, and all my logs for them.
When I upload the cache listings to my PDA, I get (almost) all the logs 
posted for each cache. This may not seem important, but if everyone is 
referring to the co-ordinates posted by so-and-so which (is 10-15 finds 
back from current, and the owner hasn't updated the listed co-ordinates) 
can be indispensable!
I can upload the maximum number of waypoints (caches!) my GPSr will 
accept, centered on any location in the state (or, with the necessary 
downloads, the world!)

Steven Stringham wrote:
> Well, following Shadowace's advice a while back, I started getting 
> pocket queries of all AZ caches. Using what AZTech provided (included 
> below - and thank you very much), you can get them all in 10 queries.
>
> So, with a full list, you can filter the caches, print lists, etc. 
> however you wish, whenever, and you keep up with the newer and older 
> caches, etc. 
>
> The only weakness in this plan is the older archived caches. You don't 
> get updates on a cache once it is archived. So, every now and then you 
> have to filter by oldest updates and go and download these ones to get 
> them updated individually.
>
> This way, I have pretty much the whole history of AZ caching in one 
> database. Kind of nice. There are a number of archived caches that are 
> not there, but I am working on that.
>
> Because GSAK can have multiple databases, uploading from the GPS is 
> simple into another separate databases for the quick look at your 
> activity (as suggested by AZSonburnt).
>
> This does create quite a large database. I have some 5900+ caches in 
> mine - including ones I have found in other states. This also lets me 
> filter to just my activities.
>
> When we go on a family vacation (out of state), I use pocket queries 
> to build another database of caches on my route (in the other states, 
> etc.) I sure liked the new feature of building a cache along a route 
> from GC. That was great on my trip to Washington this summer. I put 
> these all in the database, then export them all in one monster gpx 
> file. These I import into MS Mappoint, or mapsource, or whatever. 
> Then, as we go along, my wife (or myself if I am passenger) can use 
> the "current location" feature of the mapping program (attached to the 
> GPS) to see what caches are coming up. You then look at it offline in 
> GSAK. The passenger (my wife!) then decides what caches we do. So, I 
> get a breadcrumb trail of caches on the trip, and she gets to do 
> caches that have at least some small interest to her. But, I don't 
> have to do too much research ahead of time, as she does it on the way. 
> Also, we then can pass up the parking lot micros, and find funner 
> caches along the way. This trip, we stopped by a cache just north of 
> Moab, UT, and got to see dinosaur tracks in the rocks. There was no 
> road sign, but there was a parking lot, and state control of the site, 
> and cache close by. This was a fun stop. It didn't take too long, and 
> she enjoyed herself. Go GSAK and pocket queries!
>
>
>
> AZ Tech wrote:
> Sometime back, ShadowAce provided me with a list of PQs that included 
> all of the active caches in Arizona.  Lately, the 10th has gotten 
> close to the 500 cache limit, so rather than just add an 11th, I went 
> through and changed the dates to reflect the fact that some of the 
> caches are now inactive.  So, for those who are interested, here is my 
> list of PQs for Arizona (you should be able to save these in your own 
> PQ list, assuming you're a Premium Member of course):
>  
> AZ01 (01 Aug 00 - 07 Oct 02) 
> <http://www.geocaching.com/pocket/gcquery.aspx?guid=10c2c597-1e29-4ea7-9329-3eb60a7a1cb3>
> AZ02 (08 Oct 02 - 06 Jun 03) 
> <http://www.geocaching.com/pocket/gcquery.aspx?guid=5b969f8e-fcf9-4ae1-a7b0-e2897de513d5>
> AZ03 (07 Jun 03 - 16 Feb 04) 
> <http://www.geocaching.com/pocket/gcquery.aspx?guid=de972279-459c-43eb-a95f-7e8f20e7cda1>
> AZ04 (17 Feb 04 - 30 Aug 04) 
> <http://www.geocaching.com/pocket/gcquery.aspx?guid=6369a281-f28f-4b06-b813-cc34ba64c188>
> AZ05 (31 Aug 04 - 26 Feb 05) 
> <http://www.geocaching.com/pocket/gcquery.aspx?guid=83e1f154-8a10-4e84-ba30-76fc72b7abe9>
> AZ06 (27 Feb 05 - 12 Aug 05) 
> <http://www.geocaching.com/pocket/gcquery.aspx?guid=d0cb0328-c6df-468d-a7f5-2d2db8d17cea>
> AZ07 (13 Aug 05 - 05 Jan 06) 
> <http://www.geocaching.com/pocket/gcquery.aspx?guid=8c714471-aadf-43c7-8437-f302bd87bcd6>
> AZ08 (06 Jan 06 - 15 Apr 06) 
> <http://www.geocaching.com/pocket/gcquery.aspx?guid=609edb8b-8f42-4ab2-aea6-dfc0398a888d>
> AZ09 (16 Apr 06 - 10 Aug 06) 
> <http://www.geocaching.com/pocket/gcquery.aspx?guid=7e0d0dca-7876-4d6f-b7a5-13871a88a1e9>
> AZ10 (11 Aug 06 - 31 Dec 06) 
> <http://www.geocaching.com/pocket/gcquery.aspx?guid=78ede5ab-a451-4139-bbb2-8ed0cdeb0d48>
>  
> David - AZTech
>
> Bill Burkett wrote:
>>
>> Geez.  All you guys make me feel like a GSAK novice.  I've had it for 
>> a couple of year now and use it just to create a MapSource file of 
>> all the caches in my weekly pocket query. 
>>
>>  
>>
>> What else is everyone doing with GSAK?
>>
>>  
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> *From:* az-geocaching-bounces at listserv.azgeocaching.com 
>> [mailto:az-geocaching-bounces at listserv.azgeocaching.com]*On Behalf Of 
>> *Matthew Shapiro
>> *Sent:* Friday, August 25, 2006 5:10 AM
>> *To:* listserv at azgeocaching.com; Jared Ross
>> *Subject:* Re: [Az-Geocaching] GSAK
>>
>>  
>>
>> ok...so all the kewl kids are replying, so I'll just add my yes to 
>> the mix. I map with ExpertGPS and and organize and dump all my 
>> waypoints from GSAK to my GPSr...makes loggin them at the end of the 
>> day easier too...I dont hold onto caches I've already found...the 
>> website already does that for me. So I just clear the database 
>> everytime I want to load a new querry. Then when I'm out caching, I 
>> just change the waypoint icon in my GPSr from geocache to geocache 
>> found...then I wipe the database again and upload from my GPSr...now 
>> I can sort by found and all the caches I have to log are right there 
>> in a handy list...never had top write down a thing.
>>
>>  
>>
>> Matt (AZSonburnt)
>>  
>>
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