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This page contains information specific to Geocaching Australia.

Geocaching Australia allows you to import certain files in order to keep your statistical information up to date.

The types of files you can import are detailed here.

Caches and Logs

There is a dedicated page detailing how to accomplish this. http://wiki.geocaching.com.au/wiki/Uploading_logs

FTF (First to Find)

When you are the First to Find (FTF) a particular cache you can use Geocaching Australia to keep track of those achievements. If you are new to Geocaching Australia or you have a lot of FTF's to claim, you can import a file to automate those claims.

The structure and name of the file are important.

Create a text file called ftf.txt

In that file list the caches that you wish to claim a FTF on with each new cache on a separate line. eg.
GC1234
GA4567
GC1235
GA4568

Then use the Import facility which is found near the bottom of your My page.

• Select FTF File as the Import Type
• Click on the Browse button to find the file that you just created.
• Click on the Import button to import your information.

The page may take a while to load depending on how much information you are importing. When complete you should receive a notification of how many FTF's were imported and whether there were any errors.

Planned (Caches you plan to find)

When you are the planning to find a particular cache you can use Geocaching Australia to keep track of those plans. If you are new to Geocaching Australia or you have a lot of plans to make, you can import a file to automate those claims.

The structure and name of the file are important.

Create a text file called planned.txt

In that file list the caches that you wish to mark as planned on your hotlist on with each new cache on a separate line. eg.
GC1234
GA4567
GC1235
GA4568

Then use the Import facility which is found near the bottom of your My page.

• Click on the Browse button to find the file that you just created.
• Click on the Import button to import your information.

The page may take a while to load depending on how much information you are importing. When complete you should receive a notification of how many planned caches were imported and whether there were any errors.

Ratings

You have the ability to assign a rating to a cache when you make your found or DNF log. If you are new to Geocaching Australia or you have a lot of ratings to make, you can import a file to automate those ratings.

Check the available rating descriptions: http://wiki.geocaching.com.au/wiki/Rating

The structure and name of the file are important.

Create a text file called rating.txt

In that file list the caches that you wish to rate, along with the rating description and the rating value separated by a comma with each new cache on a separate line. eg.
GC1234,Overall Experience,1
GA4567,Overall Experience,2
GC1235,Overall Experience,3
GA4568,Overall Experience,4

Then use the Import facility which is found near the bottom of your My page.

• Click on the Browse button to find the file that you just created.
• Click on the Import button to import your information.

The page may take a while to load depending on how much information you are importing. When complete you should receive a notification of how many ratings were imported and whether there were any errors.

Public Tags

You have the ability to bulk create public tags on geocaches. If you are trying to assign a tag to a series of geocaches this import will make things quick and easy.

The structure and name of the file are important.

Create a text file called tags.txt

In that file list the caches that you wish to tag along with the tag text separated by a comma with each new cache on a separate line. Only one tag per line. Commas from your text will be removed. Spaces are permitted. Letters and numbers only. Everything else will be removed. eg.
GC1234,tagtext
GA4567,tagtext
GC1235,tagtext
GA4568,tagtext

Then use the Import facility which is found on your My Cacher Space page.

• Click on the Browse button to find the file that you just created.
• Click on the Import button to import your information.

The page may take a while to load depending on how much information you are importing. When complete you should receive a notification of how many tags were imported and whether there were any errors.

Fieldnotes

There are a number of different fieldnote encoded files that you can use to import fieldnotes into Geocaching Australia. Importing these fieldnotes into Geocaching Auatralia will create a separate fieldnote that you can then edit and log, edit and save for later editing or delete. Note that fieldnotes support the standard GCA log tokens which assists you by loading up your ratings, recommendations and FTF claims without you having to enter this data manually against the log.

You may edit the date, log type, add co-ordinates and edit your text (including the addition of smilies)

Then there are three options:

• Create Log
  

When you hit the Go button at the bottom of the page, your fieldnote will be added as a live log.

• Save Fieldnote
  

When you hit the Go button at the bottom of the page, your fieldnote will be saved and you can continue to edit it until you are happy to Create Log.

• Delete Fieldnote

When you hit the Go button at the bottom of the page, your fieldnote will be deleted immediately. There is no confirmation of your delete action.

CacheMate for PPC

This is a standard UTF-8 file generated via cache mate containing your field notes.

The format of the file is:
GA9999,YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MMZ,Logtype,"Fieldnote"
GA9999,YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MMZ,Logtype,"Fieldnote"

• GA9999 is the waypoint code of the cache you are logging. This is not case sensitive.
• YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MMZ is the year, month, day, hour and minute in GMT of the time you created the fieldnote. Note that Geocaching Australia will convert this to AEST (Australian Eastern Standard Time) which is the same timezone as the GCA server. You are encouraged to check the correct date against your log.
• Logtype is the log type generated by the fieldnote generating program. Examples are Found it, Didn't find it, etc. You are encouraged NOT to edit this logtype before loading as the logtype is checked specifically against valid values and only certain values are permitted.
• "Fieldnote" is the note you took in the field. This is a double quote encapsulated field so if you have a " inside your fieldnote, the " inside the field note needs to be "". e.g. "I found this cache under the ""rock"" along with lots of ants"

CSV (Comma Separated Variable)

This is a standard ANSI (ASCII) file generated via programs such as Windows Excel containing your field notes.

The format of the file is:
GA9999,YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MMZ,Logtype,"Fieldnote"
GA9999,YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MMZ,Logtype,"Fieldnote"

• GA9999 is the waypoint code of the cache you are logging. This is not case sensitive.
• YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MMZ is the year, month, day, hour and minute in GMT of the time you created the fieldnote. Note that Geocaching Australia will convert this to AEST (Australian Eastern Standard Time) which is the same timezone as the GCA server. You are encouraged to check the correct date against your log.
• Logtype is the log type generated by the fieldnote generating program. Examples are Found it, Didn't find it, etc. You are encouraged NOT to edit this logtype before loading as the logtype is checked specifically against valid values and only certain values are permitted.
• "Fieldnote" is the note you took in the field. This is a double quote encapsulated field so if you have a " inside your fieldnote, the " inside the field note needs to be "". e.g. "I found this cache under the ""rock"" along with lots of ants"

Garmin Dakota 20 / 30

This is a UCS-2LE without BOM file generated via a Garmin Dakota 20 and 30 series GPS containing your field notes.

The format of the file is:
GA9999,YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MMZ,Logtype,"Fieldnote"
GA9999,YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MMZ,Logtype,"Fieldnote"

• GA9999 is the waypoint code of the cache you are logging. This is not case sensitive.
• YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MMZ is the year, month, day, hour and minute in GMT of the time you created the fieldnote. Note that Geocaching Australia will convert this to AEST (Australian Eastern Standard Time) which is the same timezone as the GCA server. You are encouraged to check the correct date against your log.
• Logtype is the log type generated by the fieldnote generating program. Examples are Found it, Didn't find it, etc. You are encouraged NOT to edit this logtype before loading as the logtype is checked specifically against valid values and only certain values are permitted.
• "Fieldnote" is the note you took in the field. This is a double quote encapsulated field so if you have a " inside your fieldnote, the " inside the field note needs to be "". e.g. "I found this cache under the ""rock"" along with lots of ants"

Garmin Oregon 300 / 450

This is a UCS-2LE without BOM file generated via a Garmin Oregon 300 / 450 series GPS containing your field notes.

The format of the file is:
GA9999,YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MMZ,Logtype,"Fieldnote"
GA9999,YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MMZ,Logtype,"Fieldnote"

• GA9999 is the waypoint code of the cache you are logging. This is not case sensitive.
• YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MMZ is the year, month, day, hour and minute in GMT of the time you created the fieldnote. Note that Geocaching Australia will convert this to AEST (Australian Eastern Standard Time) which is the same timezone as the GCA server. You are encouraged to check the correct date against your log.
• Logtype is the log type generated by the fieldnote generating program. Examples are Found it, Didn't find it, etc. You are encouraged NOT to edit this logtype before loading as the logtype is checked specifically against valid values and only certain values are permitted.
• "Fieldnote" is the note you took in the field. This is a double quote encapsulated field so if you have a " inside your fieldnote, the " inside the field note needs to be "". e.g. "I found this cache under the ""rock"" along with lots of ants"

Geosphere

This is a UCS-2LE without BOM file generated via GeoSphere containing your field notes.

The format of the file is:
GA9999,YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MMZ,Logtype,"Fieldnote"
GA9999,YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MMZ,Logtype,"Fieldnote"

• GA9999 is the waypoint code of the cache you are logging. This is not case sensitive.
• YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MMZ is the year, month, day, hour and minute in GMT of the time you created the fieldnote. Note that Geocaching Australia will convert this to AEST (Australian Eastern Standard Time) which is the same timezone as the GCA server. You are encouraged to check the correct date against your log.
• Logtype is the log type generated by the fieldnote generating program. Examples are Found it, Didn't find it, etc. You are encouraged NOT to edit this logtype before loading as the logtype is checked specifically against valid values and only certain values are permitted.
• "Fieldnote" is the note you took in the field. This is a double quote encapsulated field so if you have a " inside your fieldnote, the " inside the field note needs to be "". e.g. "I found this cache under the ""rock"" along with lots of ants"

GSAK (Geocaching Swiss Army Knife)

This is a UCS-2LE without BOM file generated via GSAK containing your field notes.

The format of the file is:
GA9999,YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MMZ,Logtype,"Fieldnote"
GA9999,YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MMZ,Logtype,"Fieldnote"

• GA9999 is the waypoint code of the cache you are logging. This is not case sensitive.
• YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MMZ is the year, month, day, hour and minute in GMT of the time you created the fieldnote. Note that Geocaching Australia will convert this to AEST (Australian Eastern Standard Time) which is the same timezone as the GCA server. You are encouraged to check the correct date against your log.
• Logtype is the log type generated by the fieldnote generating program. Examples are Found it, Didn't find it, etc. You are encouraged NOT to edit this logtype before loading as the logtype is checked specifically against valid values and only certain values are permitted.
• "Fieldnote" is the note you took in the field. This is a double quote encapsulated field so if you have a " inside your fieldnote, the " inside the field note needs to be "". e.g. "I found this cache under the ""rock"" along with lots of ants".

SmartGPX

This is a standard UTF-8 file generated via SmartGPX containing your field notes.

The format of the file is:
GA9999,YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MMZ,Logtype,"Fieldnote"
GA9999,YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MMZ,Logtype,"Fieldnote"

• GA9999 is the waypoint code of the cache you are logging. This is not case sensitive.
• YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MMZ is the year, month, day, hour and minute in GMT of the time you created the fieldnote. Note that Geocaching Australia will convert this to AEST (Australian Eastern Standard Time) which is the same timezone as the GCA server. You are encouraged to check the correct date against your log.
• Logtype is the log type generated by the fieldnote generating program. Examples are Found it, Didn't find it, etc. You are encouraged NOT to edit this logtype before loading as the logtype is checked specifically against valid values and only certain values are permitted.
• "Fieldnote" is the note you took in the field. This is a double quote encapsulated field so if you have a " inside your fieldnote, the " inside the field note needs to be "". e.g. "I found this cache under the ""rock"" along with lots of ants"

TrekBuddy

This is a standard UTF-8 file generated via TrekBuddy containing your field notes.

The format of the file is:
GA9999,YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MMZ,Logtype,"Fieldnote"
GA9999,YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MMZ,Logtype,"Fieldnote"

• GA9999 is the waypoint code of the cache you are logging. This is not case sensitive.
• YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MMZ is the year, month, day, hour and minute in GMT of the time you created the fieldnote. Note that Geocaching Australia will convert this to AEST (Australian Eastern Standard Time) which is the same timezone as the GCA server. You are encouraged to check the correct date against your log.
• Logtype is the log type generated by the fieldnote generating program. Examples are Found it, Didn't find it, etc. You are encouraged NOT to edit this logtype before loading as the logtype is checked specifically against valid values and only certain values are permitted.
• "Fieldnote" is the note you took in the field. This is a double quote encapsulated field so if you have a " inside your fieldnote, the " inside the field note needs to be "". e.g. "I found this cache under the ""rock"" along with lots of ants"