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Haffy
03-05-2005, 07:59 PM
Ok,here's another one. I have both my found and unfound Maine caches listed in GSAK. So how do I just load my unfound caches into my GPS? When I go to GPS at the top,it says send waypoints but I don't want all of them ,just my unfound ones. I know there must be a way to isolate them but need some instruction as to how to do it. Thanks again to whomever can give me the answer. Haffy6 :)

WhereRWe?
03-05-2005, 08:03 PM
Use a filter.

Click on "search/Filter" and set your parameters.

Then you can save a file of your unfound caches.

Sabby
03-06-2005, 12:02 AM
Actually I don't think you need to save it. Just filter for "unfound caches" and send to the GPS. If you only want a few. Set the distance around the area you want in the search too. I do this all the time to only upload those in the area I am going to. Works great.

WhereRWe?
03-06-2005, 07:35 AM
Haffy & I discussed this in private mail, and he's still having problems - it just isn't working for him.

And you do need to save the filter for subsequent use. Saving doesn't save the file of waypoints, it just saves the parameters for the search.

Gob-ler
08-11-2005, 06:31 PM
In GSAK you:

1. click on search
2. click on filter
3. the fifth line down is the found not found line. unclick found and have only unfound clicked
4. you will get a list of all caches not found centered on your home coords.

To set home coordinates:

take a gpsr reading of your home location.

Click on the tools heading

Click on options

Click on the locations tab

Enter your lat and lon in place of the example there being sure to remove the # at the beginning of the line.

You also need to create a line in your database of caches named Home. You can then set that as the centerpoint.

Drop me a note and we can talk you through it on the phone if it still gives you trouble.

Haffy
08-11-2005, 08:20 PM
Thanks Gob-ler, that was back in March, I've since got it figured out.Now if you knew how to do caches along a route? That's a different story.

Cache'n Jacksons
08-12-2005, 08:03 AM
Haffy:

Caches along a route is relatively easy. First thing you need is a list of the coordinates of waypoints along your route. If you are travelling the highway, just use enough points to approximate the shape of the road. In GSAK, do Search, Filter, Arc/Poly and enter these coordinates, one per line, in the dialog box. So if I created a 4-point route from Wells to Biddeford along I-95, I would have:

43.32324,-70.60858
43.41325,-70.61096
43.46185,-70.61225
43.48202,-70.61278
Leave "Filter Type" set to Arc/Line. In the "Distance in Miles" box, input how far away from the road you want to search. I had to put 4 miles before I got any results in my search. Click "Go" to perform the search and narrow the list of caches to the ones near the route.

I believe you can have several routes by saving your filters. So you could have a route for a trip north to your camp or a trip south to visit relatives. I have not played with the Polygon and Point types, but I imagine they work in a similar fashion.

Note that when I use USAPhotoMaps to create my route, the coordinates are output in UTM format. To convert them to Lat/Lon, I modified an Excel spreadsheet I found online. If you are mapping your route in a different program, it may be able to give you Lat/Lon without the extra hassle.

Haffy
08-12-2005, 05:44 PM
Thanks Glen not sure I can understand what you are saying but maybe it will help someone. I am not very computer savvy but maybe I can figure it out with what you gave me. I am more of a hands on type of learner,show me how and I will copy it so to speak. GSAk has so much to offer I just wish I could understand it better.

becket
08-12-2005, 07:03 PM
i think i will try the route thing when my head stops spinning from just reading that post, cache'n jacksons thanks for the info! i know that gsak will allow me to do a lot of different things, i just have to figure them out i don't have a ton of patience lol

EGSG
08-12-2005, 09:03 PM
There's an easier way. On the GSAK page click the user flag boxes for the caches that are on the route you are taking. On the filter - arc/poly screen there's a button to add user flagged. That way you don't have to type in any numbers. Then enter a distance. If the road is straight you only have to check two points. If not, put one every time the road turns. If there isn't a cache where the road turns enter a waypoint.
We did this on our trip to Texas and we made a lot of waypoints in the middle of the road, at every major bend. We then set the distance at 2 miles and got every cache within 2 miles on our route.

WhereRWe?
08-13-2005, 06:52 AM
There's an easier way. On the GSAK page click the user flag boxes for the caches that are on the route you are taking. On the filter - arc/poly screen there's a button to add user flagged. That way you don't have to type in any numbers. Then enter a distance. If the road is straight you only have to check two points. If not, put one every time the road turns. If there isn't a cache where the road turns enter a waypoint.
We did this on our trip to Texas and we made a lot of waypoints in the middle of the road, at every major bend. We then set the distance at 2 miles and got every cache within 2 miles on our route.

Woah! This isn't sinking into this old head!

Will you ne at the Kayak Kache event next weekend? Can you demonstrate this for us? :confused: :confused: :confused:

Mainiac1957
08-13-2005, 03:49 PM
Bruce I'll be there and I'll be glad to show you that is if Ed's not there himself.

WhereRWe?
08-13-2005, 05:39 PM
Bruce I'll be there and I'll be glad to show you that is if Ed's not there himself.

Thanks - I knew you'd speak up sooner or later! LOL!

Haffy
08-13-2005, 05:52 PM
Yeah I'll be there too and you can show me as well. ;) And we always talk about showing everyone all this stuff and we never end up doing it,too much else going on....lol :eek: :eek:

EGSG
08-13-2005, 08:40 PM
I don't think we will make the event on the 20th. The annual Police picnic is the same day. But brad seems to have it under control. We will still be here for the event in Sept. I'm working on a GSAK file of I-95 that I'll be able to send you that will simplify everything.

attroll
08-13-2005, 09:30 PM
Wow. Thanks EGSG. I tried it and it worked for me. I never knew about this option. I will start using it more now that I know how to use it. I just wonder how many other things GSAK does that I don't know about yet.

WhereRWe?
08-14-2005, 07:32 AM
Wow. Thanks EGSG. I tried it and it worked for me. I never knew about this option. I will start using it more now that I know how to use it. I just wonder how many other things GSAK does that I don't know about yet.

Yeah - I've been experimenting too, and I think I understand. Now if we could only do a pocket query along a route! LOL! :D :D

Mainiac1957
08-14-2005, 10:34 AM
I as a regisered GSAK user just received notification from Clyde that the new version is available to download. It looks like it has alot of new features to try.

WhereRWe?
08-14-2005, 11:10 AM
I as a regisered GSAK user just received notification from Clyde that the new version is available to download. It looks like it has alot of new features to try.

Actually, when you open GSAK, if there's an update, there'll be a small notice in the upper left. That's how I stay up to date.

And as a registered user, I got notification thatthere's a new (2006) version of Delorme's Street Atlas out. Why doesn't someone buy it and give us a review! LOL! :D :D :D

Haffy
08-14-2005, 03:20 PM
Go ahead ,I just saw it on Ebay for $31.99 buy it now price, normal retail of $49.99

attroll
08-15-2005, 12:53 AM
Actually I got notification thatthere's a new (2006) version of Delorme's Street Atlas out. Why doesn't someone buy it and give us a review! LOL! :D :D :D
I wouldn't waist my money on that. Get Delorme Topo.

WhereRWe?
08-15-2005, 07:43 AM
I wouldn't waist my money on that. Get Delorme Topo.

Actually, I have both Street Atlas and Topo, and they both have their uses, especially since Topo DOES NOT include Canada.

I'll upgrade both eventually, but I want someone else to test the water and see if the 2006 version is enough of an upgrade to warrant the cost! LOL!

WhereRWe?
08-15-2005, 08:08 AM
There's an easier way. On the GSAK page click the user flag boxes for the caches that are on the route you are taking. On the filter - arc/poly screen there's a button to add user flagged. That way you don't have to type in any numbers. Then enter a distance. If the road is straight you only have to check two points. If not, put one every time the road turns. If there isn't a cache where the road turns enter a waypoint.


OK - I've figured this out. (We're planning a trip to Illinois next month - via Canada - and we want to do some caching on the way.)

1. I did a pocket query (PQ) for a section of the route, loaded it into GSAK, and exported it to Street Atlas as a draw file to show the caches in relation to the route we've planned.

2. I picked 6 caches along the route, flagged the in GSAK and did the filter as EGSG stated, using a 2-mile distance, then saved the resulting file (in this case, 81 caches out of the original 500 downloaded in the PQ.) I kept these caches in GSAK and deleted the rest.

3. I then deleted the original draw file on Street Atlas, loaded the new file, and VOILA - the map now shows all the caches within 2 miles of a 100 mile section of our route. I'll repeat this along the rest of the route.

4. When I have the route completed, I'll have a GSAK file that I can export to the PDA and GPSr, and a draw file that I can display on Street Atlas. I'll update my data just before the trip, but the PQ's and GSAK filters will already be set up, making it easy.

5. COOL AS A MOOSE!

Thanks, EGSG!

:D :D :D

covefarm
08-15-2005, 08:55 AM
I am a NEWBIE. My question is very elementary. I just got a Garmin GPSmap 60 CS........I didn't know what GSAK was and I am trying to figure out pocket queries and how they can be useful. This is like learning a new language. I was using easy GPS (I think that is what is is) to load prior to using GSAK for the first time just last night so.......here is the question..............is the text explaining the cache able to be put into the GPS or do I need a PDA or lap top ( I have neither) that is why I am asking. Thanks for helping me out. Someday I will understand this thread of conversation, but right now.........???!!!!!

WhereRWe?
08-15-2005, 11:51 AM
I am a NEWBIE. My question is very elementary. I just got a Garmin GPSmap 60 CS........I didn't know what GSAK was and I am trying to figure out pocket queries and how they can be useful. This is like learning a new language. I was using easy GPS (I think that is what is is) to load prior to using GSAK for the first time just last night so.......here is the question..............is the text explaining the cache able to be put into the GPS or do I need a PDA or lap top ( I have neither) that is why I am asking. Thanks for helping me out. Someday I will understand this thread of conversation, but right now.........???!!!!!

All you get in your GPS is the waypoint - no text/logs/etc.

GSAK has all the info on your computer, but you need a PDA running Cachemate (for example), or a laptop, to carry text, logs, etc., with you.
Otherwise it's paper printouts.

Be at the event this weekend and there'll be several people who can show you the "toys" they have and how they work.

covefarm
08-15-2005, 12:00 PM
Thanks so much. I figured as much, but I am learning new things everyday so it is exciting. I am crossing my fingers that I can be there this weekend. Barbara