Geocaching has been called a high-tech treasure hunt. It
seems appropriate, given that a swarm of satellites are engaged to play
a game with the planet as the game board. And of course there's the
desktop and field technology that makes it possible.
This is not
a comprehensive guide to geocaching equipment and software. It is
merely a snapshot of the tools and resources that we use to take part
in the fun.
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GARMIN eTrex Legend C |
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There are several manufacturers of GPS receivers, but Garmin and Magellan seem to be the main two used by most geocachers. Our caching tool kit includes the Garmin eTrex Legend C, an upgrade from the original Legend. It's a great unit that I would certainly buy again, despite its one shortcoming...
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GARMIN eTrex Legend |
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This is the GPS receiver that started it all on Christmas Day 2003. When Jen and the kids gave me a GPSr for Christmas, nobody was thinking about geocaching at all. It was for hiking and canoeing. But a few days after Christmas, while researching how to get the most out of my new toy, I stumbled across something on the internet...
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GEOCACHING.COM |
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 Geocaching.com is the online nerve centre of the world-wide geocaching community. While the site is open and free to all to join in and play along, a token annual fee brings additional power-tools to the geocacher.
At the heart of the site is the massive database of geocaches around the world. Geocachers can easily locate caches in their own areas, or anywhere they happen to be travelling. |
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GSAK - Geocaching Swiss Army Knife |
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 GSAK is the heart of the desktop command centre, interfacing with every other tool in the arseneal, and tieing it all together. GSAK stands for "Geocaching Swiss Army Knife." Before I discovered GSAK, I used a bunch of different programs in a haphazard fashion.
The GSAK program gives you the ability to manage all geocache data in a central location. It receives information from geocaching.com, and passes it on to your GPS receiver, your mapping software, your PDA, and other things I don't even know about. |
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MAPSOURCE |
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Desktop map software. Excursions and entire campaigns are plotted here. Article coming soon.
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CACHEMATE on Palm Pilot |
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Paperless caching! Thousands of caches in the palm of your hand! Article coming soon. |
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Assorted GOODIES |
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Assorted bits and pieces that came along. Article(s) coming soon.
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