This is a very similar process to if youve ever authorised a device to connect to facebook or twitter. The free loc files from contain very limited information and you really only get about 10% use out of gsak with these files. The regular pocket queries i download have a lot of logs, but apparently not all of them. You can publish the current cache or you can publish all.
However, with a pq or gsak we are loading multiple caches in one file. Come out to learn some more about geocaching and some of the helpful tools out there the geocaching swiss army knife gsak. Free gsak key for the taking the practical polymath. This gives you the last 5 logs plus your own logs on each cache. Publish different types of logs all at the same time to multiple caches. If i want to increase the likelihood of finding the cache, ill. Your only course of action is to rerun your query, delete your old gpx file and load a new one. Here is the list of my qualifying finds for the forgotten cache challenge.
Without at least this version, you wont be able to load all the necessary log entries into your gsak database. Your choice is last five plus your log or last 20 plus your log. After youve downloaded crossover check out our youtube tutorial video to the left, or visit the crossover chrome os walkthrough for specific steps. Publish logs fixed an issue when deleting logs with trackable actions publish logs fixed a problem with image uploads publish logs fixed a trackable stop visit all problem publish logs attempt to fix a focus grab publish logs fixed a problem with stop visit all. The my finds pocket query is a special premium member only feature that creates a pocket query of all of your geocaching finds with the click of one button you will be treated to a single file that contains all of the caches you have found and all of your associated logs. Gsak displays its version in the upper left corner. While editing a log for a particular geocache, users see all the information that. You can store all corrected coordinates for puzzle caches in your gsak database. With offline image support you will be able to view the html pages complete with pictures great for puzzle caches when you are not connected to the internet or load the html files to your pda. Otherwise its thirdparty software eg gsak which will get all logs for a. It was a great feature for logging offline lists en masse, logging a power trail, or logs for caches when there is no good cell service. Im looking to see if theres a way to take that list of offline found it dnf whatever, load it into gsak, write my logs, then batch post. Refresh geocaches this will refresh one or all geocaches in your filter database adding logs, updating available status download pocket queries this saves you having to pull your pocket queries one by one and automates the process get recent logs as pocket queries only pull in the last 5 logs this allows you to pull.
I use the publish all when i am ready and then gsak will automatically publish all. Gsak geocaching swiss army knife click the download free trial button above and get a 14day, fullyfunctional trial of crossover. Sqlite where downloading waypoints to a gps receiver. Gsak is the free geocaching swiss army knife software that manages databases of geocaches and waypoints. Gsak geocaching swiss army knife is a quoted straight from their website all in one geocaching and waypoint management tool. Gdak uses databases created by the gsak program, so you will also need to have gsak installed on your pc and create one or more databases there before using gdak. I understand gsak might be an option for doing this, but i havent yet used it. All logs newer than in database this option allows you to catch up on the most recent logs. Swiss army knife tinker a perfect pocket knife the swiss army knife tinker by victorinox could be the perfect pocket knife. Use this option to get cache data directly from the groundspeak web site. It is offline database program and has the ability to use database commands directly. Not sure if you get all functionality from the unregistered version or. We spend countless hours researching various file formats and software that can open, convert, create or otherwise work with those files.
Publishing the logs when you are all done with your logs and are ready to publish them, you click on one of the publish buttons at the bottom of the page. This gives you the last 20 logs plus your own logs for the cache. The website does not provide any means of downloading all the logs of a cache. A gsak macro to generate pretty statistics of your geocaching finds. It is made with victorinox quality and comes with a. A large monitor helps to so you dont have to scroll down on. I have two 10month finds, and more on all the rest of the 112 lonely months. The best source of caching data for gsak is by far the gpx file format from. Then click ok this will make an api call to the database and pull down information even from archived caches and update the gsak database. Make sure you select all caches in filter and 30 logs which is the maximum. Anyway, gsak might be doubling the download time by adding the new.
With this menu you will be able to manage your database. To update, first check the download link on gsak home page. When i go caching, i export 6,000odd caches to my gps each with 25 logs. Gsak is the all in one geocaching and waypoint management tool. Gsak is an application designed to provide complex databases containing geocaching information stored in gpx and log file format. The easiest way to do this is to download your latest finds into gsak, then using the filters. Geocaching is an outdoor activity practiced worldwide, which consists of hiding and seeking containers geocaches or caches and which can be found with the help of gps devices or other navigational techniques. Im guessing there may be a way to do it with gsak, but im not sure how i would go about it. Gsak will keep a record of your changes in yellow i. Wichtige infos bitte lesen download a gpx file from the cache page. I dont know if you use gsak or not, but i keep loading the same file over the top of the old one, so that it. Multiple databases, sendingreceiving waypoints to gpsr, leaflet maps, live api, online logging, conversion to many mapping formats, html output, extensive searching, macro support, backup and restore, distancedirection from other waypoints including caches, locations, post codes and much. Gsak is a geocaching management tool available for download.
Gsak is an allinone gpx and waypoint managing system. The latest version is gsak can be downloaded from please send all comments and suggestions to. Gsak geocaching swiss army knife what runs codeweavers. Garmin oregon remove found caches from gpx database. Hi, ive been searching for a way to make a backup copy of all my geocaching logs i figure it is essentially like a diary that id like to have access to if the website ever goes down. Gsak will attempt to fetch all those logs that are newer than those currently in the database for that cache see caveat all logs this option will attempt to fetch all logs that for the cache that are currently not in the database see caveat custom select this option to fetch a custom selection of logs. It can send and receive waypoints to and from gps devices.
The rowid of the corresponding log entry in the logs table as downloaded from. When i get home, ill go through and write and publish the logs one at a time through c. I qualify twice overthat is, i have at least two finds for each of the lonely months. To start off, we need to give gsak permission to post logs on your behalf. You can create a template and then get gsak to automatically read from your gps to create your logs including information such as the time you found it, what number find it was that day and what. I then tell gsak to show me only the geocaches where at least four of the last five logs are finds. Several guides have been published in our seeker magazine over the years. Gsak will attempt to fetch all those logs that are newer than those. Ppt a gsak introduction geocaching swiss army knife. Gsak stands for geocaching swiss army knife and it is a product which is an all in one geocaching and waypoint management tool which runs on microsoft windows operating systems such as windows xp and windows 7. It allows users to quickly download pocket query gpx files from email, load them into m ultiple databases, organize and sort waypoints by distance or location, view target locations on various online maps, and send the waypoints directly to your pda or gps receiver. It is only available to windows users, and restricted to.
Note you need to be a premium member to get gpx files from. Logs to search criteria to last 4 i changed the required count to greater than or equal to 1 to pick up all logs past the first one i selected the types of logs i was looking for, in this case needs maintenance or needs archived. Gsak geocachers compass geocaching swiss army knife. Publish all this option will publish all the logs in your grid. Gsak used to offer this via a macro, but with the latest iteration it is now part of the core gsak functionality. In order to do that, i will need a file containing all the found logs for each cache. You load cachly from gsak d possibly, a way to merge within cachly but not sure if the expected results will be reliably obtained. The file is then imported into gsak to create multiple cache logs that could be uploadedpublished to all at once. In gsak select access from the top menu bar and you should see an option in. Gsak help contents gsak geocaching swiss army knife. Grab images enables gsak to download image links from the internet for viewing offline. A variety of output formats are supported, including mapsend wpt, oziexplorer wpt, gpx and loc, mapsource, garmin poi, fugawi, street atlas, pocket streets, and microsoft streets and trips. Cache log export for gsak users feature requests cachly.
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