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05-30-2007, 07:58 PM
pjpreb

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Originally Posted by Sudonim

Man, that's a lot of numbers brdad. If I hear of a job opening at the US census dept. I'll let you know :)

Job?? Brdad gets a job???:p :p
05-30-2007, 08:49 PM
hollora

Quote:

Originally Posted by brdad

Sorry. You can always find the stats link on the left side of the main screen, under articles, or my first post in this thread.

Or, just say you can't find it and I will post it. :)

Maine Geocaching Stats

Super - Thank U!
06-12-2007, 03:44 PM
brdad

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sudonim

Man, that's a lot of numbers brdad. If I hear of a job opening at the US census dept. I'll let you know :)

Ha. Maybe the next census that comes out I'll claim my ethnicity as "Geocacher"!

Stats page has been updated again.
07-29-2007, 09:33 AM
brdad

I updated the stats again this morning. Over 100 caches placed this month. Not sure as that's a good thing or not!
07-29-2007, 10:04 AM
WhereRWe?

Quote:

Originally Posted by brdad

I updated the stats again this morning. Over 100 caches placed this month. Not sure as that's a good thing or not!

Great job, Dave! :D :D :D
09-03-2007, 08:10 AM
*TnT*

Info

I'm curious as to where you got the data for your database, in particular the archived caches?
09-03-2007, 12:52 PM
brdad

Quote:

Originally Posted by *TnT*

I'm curious as to where you got the data for your database, in particular the archived caches?

I had some inside help, but much of the original data requires looking through all the known caches and cache hiders. The current information is pretty much from obtaining many PQs and keeping an eye on every cache published. I'd like to see GC.com come up with a way for me to retrieve the information more easily!
09-04-2007, 07:11 PM
*TnT*

I figured as much

Since you can't pick up archived caches in any sort of PQ, I figured it had to be with help from some long-time cachers MyFinds PQs.

Thanks,
Michael
09-28-2007, 06:29 AM
brdad

Quote:

Originally Posted by *TnT*

Since you can't pick up archived caches in any sort of PQ, I figured it had to be with help from some long-time cachers MyFinds PQs.

Thanks,
Michael

Actually, I have not used anyone else's PQ's but my own, using someone else's MyFinds PQ's would be against Geocaching.com's terms of use. There are other ways to get the data. It would be much easier if archived caches were allowed in PQs.
09-28-2007, 06:33 AM
brdad

After a slight delay I have updated the stats once again. I've recently moved ahead in the world and have one of them newfangled ultra modern computers with Win XP on it. It's taken a while to get the programs I use to make the stats work on this machine but I think I got it.

Maine Geocaching Stats
11-26-2007, 07:47 AM
brdad

I updated the stats last night. We've gone past 3000 approved caches, but the archivals have been high the past few months too.

Maine Geocaching Stats
01-27-2008, 03:10 PM
brdad

Updated the stats again since we're not well enough for the event today.

We've passed 700 archived, I bet a lot of us can remember when there weren't that many caches in the state!

Maine Cache Stats
01-27-2008, 08:27 PM
Medawisla

Thanks brdad!

Quote:

Originally Posted by brdad

Updated the stats again since we're not well enough for the event today.

We've passed 700 archived, I bet a lot of us can remember when there weren't that many caches in the state!

Maine Cache Stats

These are really cool. Thanks again for keeping it updated!!! :D:cool:
05-08-2008, 12:53 PM
brdad

I have updated the stats as of 5/4/2008. You may notice the stats still do not include the Whereigo caches. I'm working on a new script to generate stats that hopefully won't take half an hour to calculate. So, the Whereigos may have to wait until then.

Maine now has a new southernmost cache, and it's still waiting for FTF!
Captain McGregore's Island (GCZ3GT) by Atsah (2/5)

Thanks to Tat for pointing that out to me. ;)

About 72% of the caches placed in April (117 caches out of 162 total) are small or micro. Is there no where left to hide larger caches? ;)

View the stats here: Maine Cache Stats
05-08-2008, 02:01 PM
firefighterjake

Quote:

Originally Posted by brdad

. . . .
About 72% of the caches placed in April (117 caches out of 162 total) are small or micro. Is there no where left to hide larger caches? ;)

View the stats here: Maine Cache Stats

Rumor has it that there are quite a few regular sized caches in the Canaan/Skowhegan Area . . . at least I know one certain cacher here is trying her darndest to convince folks to come on up and grab some of them! ;):D
05-08-2008, 03:02 PM
Mainiac1957

Well Dave...

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Originally Posted by brdad

Is there no where left to hide larger caches? ;)

I really think you should lead the charge.. Like how about you putting out some new ones. Hmmmmm!!!;):cool::p:eek::D
05-08-2008, 05:21 PM
brdad

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Originally Posted by Mainiac1957

I really think you should lead the charge.. Like how about you putting out some new ones. Hmmmmm!!!;):cool::p:eek::D

I led the charge before you even started caching, sport! :D

I have been working on one for what, 2 years now? It probably is about time...

If I hide it, how many will follow and hide one similar? Maybe a series ... BCTTYS Big Caches That take You Somewhere
05-08-2008, 06:20 PM
Mainiac1957

Be glad to Dave.

I love caches that take you some place. To hide as well as find. Such as my A View of the Lake. :cool:
05-08-2008, 06:34 PM
brdad

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mainiac1957

I love caches that take you some place. To hide as well as find. Such as my A View of the Lake. :cool:

You do have some great caches. Your linky, however, needs some work. :)

A View of the Lake (A Rescue Rangers Cache) (GC149W5) by mainiac1957 (1.5/4)
05-08-2008, 07:24 PM
Mainiac1957

My Hero

Quote:

Originally Posted by brdad

You do have some great caches. Your linky, however, needs some work. :)

A View of the Lake (A Rescue Rangers Cache) (GC149W5) by mainiac1957 (1.5/4)

I always liked how you do those. What's your secret?;)
05-08-2008, 08:10 PM
brdad

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Originally Posted by Mainiac1957

I always liked how you do those. What's your secret?;)

Oddly enough, I used to do it with Watcher - one of it's cool features. Once I realized GSAK couldn't do it, I created a macro so it would!

http://gsak.net/board/index.php?showtopic=6485&hl=

If you want to try it and need help installing or assigning a toolbar button to it, let me know.
05-08-2008, 08:27 PM
Mainiac1957

Oh like this.

Come to my CitoThe 4th Annual Penobscot River Clean-up (GC1A0GD) by Maine Geocachers (1.5/1.5)
05-08-2008, 08:28 PM
Mainiac1957

Sweet!!!!

Thanks Dave. Now I can be one of the cool kids too.:D:cool:
05-08-2008, 08:37 PM
brdad

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mainiac1957

Thanks Dave. Now I can be one of the cool kids too.:D:cool:

You got it! And no mistyped linky!

Your post makes me think, however - for event caches, it might be neat to include the type of event and the date.... :rolleyes:
05-08-2008, 08:54 PM
Mainiac1957

Get right on that computer guru Dave....

Sounds like you have more code to write.:rolleyes: I certainly haven't any clue.:confused:
07-28-2008, 08:08 PM
brdad

New Stats

Thanks to a new and improved SQLite capability in GSAK macros, I am working on creating the stats page almost entirely from GSAK instead of Excel. It takes over 20 minutes to do the calculations in Excel, I am guessing it will take GSAK about 3 or 4 minutes when I am finished.

So the stats have been updated today using what I have programmed through GSAK so far. One of the features of the next version of GSAK is county data, which you can obtain using the beta version. So I have added some county data to the stats.

Maine cache Stats
07-28-2008, 08:33 PM
Haffy

Thanks again Dad for all your hard work and GSAK certainly does make things a lot easier now doesn't it? I remember the day not too long ago when you stated that GSAK was just not your cup of tea.......:confused:;):D Things do change don't they? :D
07-29-2008, 06:31 AM
brdad

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Originally Posted by Haffy

Thanks again Dad for all your hard work and GSAK certainly does make things a lot easier now doesn't it? I remember the day not too long ago when you stated that GSAK was just not your cup of tea.......:confused:;):D Things do change don't they? :D

Technology changes quickly. Probably by the time I get this the way I want, I'll be able to just download the data to my wristwatch!
07-29-2008, 06:32 AM
brdad

Downloaded Milestone Hides section as per Tat's suggestion.
Also added "placed by..." for the first caches in the county stats, also per Tat's suggestion.

Also added Number of "Caches Placed by Day of Week" and "Caches Placed by Month" and "Caches Placed by Year"
07-29-2008, 04:40 PM
Haffy

Quote:

Originally Posted by brdad

I've been picking away at a project which takes a database of all caches ever published in Maine and spits out an HTML file and a few graphs and maps of Maine cache statistics. It's nearly fully automated, so I should be able to easily update it every so often. It may still have a few bugs, so let me know if you think there's an error or see anything spelled incorrectly.

The page can be accessed from the articles menu on the main page or here:

Maine Geocaching Stats

Feel free to use this thread to post your comments or suggestions.

Hey Dad is there a way that I can incorporate this into a South Carolina macro? I'm sure there is but where does one start? Thanks Haffy

Oh and by the way I have a new email address too. It's For some unknown reason I have lost and can't get back my former email address from Yahoo. This is for everyone else's information as well in here too.
07-29-2008, 05:54 PM
brdad

Quote:

Originally Posted by Haffy

Hey Dad is there a way that I can incorporate this into a South Carolina macro? I'm sure there is but where does one start? Thanks Haffy

Oh and by the way I have a new email address too. It's hjfhfhjgfhj@ytuitioyoiy.com For some unknown reason I have lost and can't get back my former email address from Yahoo. This is for everyone else's information as well in here too.

It could be with a little editing. The problem is that for much of the information to be accurate, you need to have every cache ever published in the area. While that's easy for existing caches, getting together and maintaining the archived caches is not easy, and they have to be updated on a regular basis.

PS: It's not a good idea to post your email on a web page; you should post an altered version of it like haffy AT ymail DOT com if you do.
07-31-2008, 06:20 AM
brdad

Added Most caches hidden in one day & Month
08-04-2008, 09:30 AM
brdad

Maine has passed 3000 available caches

Good or bad, Maine has crossed another milestone. 3000 Available caches!

I have added some Delorme map grids stats.

Also added number of caches placed by the top hiders in the county and Delorme grids. This isn't perfect yet, but works fine if there isn't a 'tie'.
08-04-2008, 10:04 AM
Sudonim

This is a really fun log of records to look through from time to time. Thanks for your work putting it out and keeping it current!
08-04-2008, 03:55 PM
Mainiac1957

Tell the truth Dave..

You keep a bevy of geeks and accountants chained up in the basement to do all the stats for you.:rolleyes::cool:;)
08-04-2008, 07:01 PM
brdad

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mainiac1957

You keep a bevy of geeks and accountants chained up in the basement to do all the stats for you.:rolleyes::cool:;)

That would be the easy way out. That's just not my style! I'd rather write 1752 lines of code, 8005 words so far...

But it's much easier now than doing it with Excel!
08-19-2008, 02:09 AM
brdad

Updated Stats

Updated the stats again - this new process is much easier!

Added Maine's percentage of caches worldwide. Anything else you might like to see?
08-19-2008, 04:35 PM
Haffy

Yeah how bout doing the same thing for SC......:D Just kidding, but it sure would be nice to have something like this for this state as well. I just don't have the resources to attempt anything like that.
08-19-2008, 05:05 PM
brdad

Quote:

Originally Posted by Haffy

Yeah how bout doing the same thing for SC......:D Just kidding, but it sure would be nice to have something like this for this state as well. I just don't have the resources to attempt anything like that.

I was thinking about this... It would be possible to create a version that just did stats for available caches. Instead of first cache, you'd have oldest available cache, and there would be no stats on archived caches. Whether I want to do the editing for that, I don't know... Certainly not this week.
08-20-2008, 07:58 PM
Medawisla

here's the link

Quote:

Originally Posted by brdad

Updated the stats again - this new process is much easier!

Added Maine's percentage of caches worldwide. Anything else you might like to see?

Cool beans! http://www.geocachingmaine.org/index...ge=maine_stats

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