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ayr_lad Member
Joined: 27 Jul 2009 Posts: 13 Location: Edinburgh
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Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2010 10:57 pm Post subject: Garmin's Opencaching.com |
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Has anyone had a look at Www.Opencaching.com ? It is a rival to gc.com. I had a quick look and it has a nice interface and you can rate caches for their "awesomeness". The closest cache to Edinburgh is in Carlisle at the time of writing.
I understand there are other listing sites as well. Do you think you'll use it or will you just stick with gc.com?
Cheers Ayr_lad
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MBFace Member
Joined: 16 May 2006 Posts: 32 Location: We(s)t Cumbria
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Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2010 11:37 pm Post subject: Re: Garmin's Opencaching.com |
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ayr_lad wrote: | The closest cache to Edinburgh is in Carlisle at the time of writing. |
And already listed on gc.com anyway. |
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Haggis Hunter Founder member
Joined: 29 Aug 2005 Posts: 2487 Location: The building site formally known as Edinburgh!
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Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2010 10:30 am Post subject: |
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From what I have seen on the main forums, is that opencaching and Terracaching don't particularly care about upsetting landowners, as far as you don't need to seek permission. If and when these caches are found by landowners the landowner finds what they perceive to be a 'geo'cache which doesn't do the pastime of geocaching any good.
So I prefer to stick with GC.com, it is after all the best listing site, despite the few things that they won't implement such as rating caches. _________________ Let me know if I say anything that offends you
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Haggis Hunter Founder member
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Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2010 10:37 am Post subject: |
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I have just seen on the main forum that this is a completely different site to opencaching.org.uk
I'll still stick with GC.com _________________ Let me know if I say anything that offends you
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Lodainn An Ear Member
Joined: 15 Jan 2009 Posts: 93
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Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2010 6:23 pm Post subject: |
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74 caches in the whole of the UK. I guess you have to start somewhere!
However, it is pretty! |
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MBFace Member
Joined: 16 May 2006 Posts: 32 Location: We(s)t Cumbria
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Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2010 8:42 pm Post subject: |
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Lodainn An Ear wrote: | 74 caches in the whole of the UK. |
But how many of those are new as opposed to dual listed? |
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Big Wolf Founder member
Joined: 05 Sep 2005 Posts: 577 Location: Carnbroe, Scotland
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Posted: Fri Dec 10, 2010 9:31 am Post subject: |
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One thing to note is that its operated by Garmin but best of all there is an open and fully documented programing interface so that you wont have to rely on PQ's etc . The latest Beta version of GSAK can now query thier database directly via the macro language.
Clearly its got a long way to go but it may well give gc.com a run for their money. _________________ www.BigWolf.co.uk |
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Lodainn An Ear Member
Joined: 15 Jan 2009 Posts: 93
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Posted: Fri Dec 10, 2010 6:40 pm Post subject: |
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using Bing for it mapping you'd think this would be the perfect platform to use the OS maps available on Bing. I guess there may be a conflict of mapping there tho!
200 in the UK now.... growing fast! |
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HighlandNick Founder member
Joined: 30 Aug 2005 Posts: 635 Location: Highlands, Scotland
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Posted: Fri Dec 10, 2010 11:40 pm Post subject: |
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Lodainn An Ear wrote: | using Bing for it mapping you'd think this would be the perfect platform to use the OS maps available on Bing. I guess there may be a conflict of mapping there tho!
200 in the UK now.... growing fast! |
Now 202 |
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Big Wolf Founder member
Joined: 05 Sep 2005 Posts: 577 Location: Carnbroe, Scotland
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Posted: Fri Dec 10, 2010 11:41 pm Post subject: |
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Lodainn An Ear wrote: | using Bing for it mapping you'd think this would be the perfect platform to use the OS maps |
Being based on the other side of the big pond I suspect that they have chosen Bing as it covers most of the world without having to make any changes to the default map selection. I guess they will add localised i.e. OS maps as the default as times goes on though. _________________ www.BigWolf.co.uk |
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Haggis Hunter Founder member
Joined: 29 Aug 2005 Posts: 2487 Location: The building site formally known as Edinburgh!
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Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2010 6:05 am Post subject: |
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It won't allow me to register my user name, I have had to go with just Haggis. _________________ Let me know if I say anything that offends you
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Scotsbob Founder member
Joined: 27 Sep 2005 Posts: 594 Location: Hamilton, Scotland
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Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2010 10:38 am Post subject: |
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Will you become an endangered species Dave?
I see Woodruff Sycamorph and Highland Nick have alredy got some of theirs listed. _________________ "It's not whether you get knocked down.
It's whether you get up again." |
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Lodainn An Ear Member
Joined: 15 Jan 2009 Posts: 93
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Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2010 12:25 pm Post subject: |
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so, if a cache is listed on GC.com, is it considered good conduct to then go back and log all your previous finds if they appear on another listing site? |
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Haggis Hunter Founder member
Joined: 29 Aug 2005 Posts: 2487 Location: The building site formally known as Edinburgh!
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Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2010 11:50 pm Post subject: |
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Lodainn An Ear wrote: | so, if a cache is listed on GC.com, is it considered good conduct to then go back and log all your previous finds if they appear on another listing site? |
In this instance you don't have to, as you can import all of your finds across even if the cache isn't listed yet.
I'm pretty sure that is just a way to get you to change allegiance without losing your number count. A pretty smart idea, but is it legal? For all of your find data is produced by Groundspeak. _________________ Let me know if I say anything that offends you
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