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Having a [[map]] used to be regarded as cheating, because part of the fun used to be trying to guess which side of a major river or other obstacle the cache was on.
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Most people use a [[map]]s to find a [[cache]].  We use the following [[map]]s:
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Nowdays, there's plenty of maps, roughly divided into [[Muggle]] maps and [[Geocaching]] maps.
 
  
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* [[Muggle]] maps are designed for normal navigation and thus don't have caches marked on them.  However, you can pan and zoom then to a specific location to find an individual cache.
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==Online web maps==
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* [[Geocaching]] maps have caches marked on them, so you can see where one cache is in relation to another.
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These are good for those quick planning sessions before you depart.
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Unfortunately, due to copyright issues, [[geocaching]] maps often don't have the detail that is available on normal maps.
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Print them out and away you go!
  
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[[Map]]s are available online or offline (in mapping software.)
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* [http://www.multimap.com Multimap] - displays maps by lat/lon
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To our knowledge, the only online [[geocaching]] [[map]] of Australia are the Geocaching Australia Maps. It's not super detailed, so we'd love to improve it.
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* [http://maps.google.com Google Maps] - displays maps by lat/lon
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Alternatively, you can make your own offline [[geocaching]] [[map]] on your computer using software like [[Ozi Explorer]] or [[GPSMapEdit]].
 
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==Online Maps==
 
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* Geocaching Australia Map
 
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* [http://www.brillig.com/geocaching/australia.shtml Buxley's Maps] - shows cache locations across Australia.  Sadly, because of [[Groundspeak]]'s policies, these maps are no longer up-to-date
 
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* [http://www.thelist.tas.gov.au/listmap/listmapsearch.jsp Listmap]
 
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* [http://www.maporama.com Maporama]
 
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* [http://www.multimap.com Multimap]
 
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* [http://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/parks.nsf/FireContent?ReadForm&Type=FIREPARKCLOSURE NSW Fire update]
 
 
* [http://life.csu.edu.au/geo/findlatlong.html Routing]
 
* [http://life.csu.edu.au/geo/findlatlong.html Routing]
 
* [http://www.sentinel.csiro.au/mapping/viewer.htm Sentinel]
 
* [http://www.sentinel.csiro.au/mapping/viewer.htm Sentinel]
 
* [http://www.street-directory.com.au Street-Directory.com.au]
 
* [http://www.street-directory.com.au Street-Directory.com.au]
 
* [http://www.weatherzone.com.au WeatherZone]
 
* [http://www.weatherzone.com.au WeatherZone]
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* [http://www.maporama.com Maporama]
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* [http://www.thelist.tas.gov.au/listmap/listmapsearch.jsp Listmap - Tasmania]
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* [http://www.brillig.com/geocaching/australia.shtml Buxley's Maps] - shows cache locations across Australia.  Sadly, because of [[Groundspeak]]'s policies, these maps are no longer up-to-date
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==Broadband Applications==
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These are typically large applications which need to be installed on a high-end PC with a broadband connection.
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* [http://earth.google.com Google Earth] - allows you to spin a globe and zoom in to any point
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* [http://worldwind.arc.nasa.gov World Wind] - again, spin a globe and zoom in to any point
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==Software==
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* [http://www.oziexplorer.com Ozi Explorer] - the most popular mapping software in Australia
  
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==Mapping Software==
 
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* [[Ozi Explorer]]
 
 
* [[GPSMapEdit]]
 
* [[GPSMapEdit]]
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* (Link to those Topo map series you can buy)

Revision as of 09:22, 30 June 2005

Most people use a maps to find a cache. We use the following maps:

Online web maps

These are good for those quick planning sessions before you depart. Print them out and away you go!

Broadband Applications

These are typically large applications which need to be installed on a high-end PC with a broadband connection.

  • Google Earth - allows you to spin a globe and zoom in to any point
  • World Wind - again, spin a globe and zoom in to any point

Software

  • Ozi Explorer - the most popular mapping software in Australia
  • GPSMapEdit
  • (Link to those Topo map series you can buy)
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