Difference between revisions of "Waypoint management software"

Revision as of 14:16, 29 June 2005

Waypoint management software allows you to keep lists of geocaches on your computer. Depending on your computer setup, you could download waypoints in GPX format to your GPS and cache descriptions to your PDA. This saves you from re-typing coordinates and printing out huge volumes of paper.

The most popular waypoint management software packages are:

Windows

GSAK

• GSAK - Sorts caches, marks, links to map, etc. Supports GCA GPX
• Clayjar Watcher - Similar to GSAK
• EasyGPS
• GPS Babel - Converts almost any format to any other.
• GPX Spinner - Converts GPX files to document format

Mac

• GPS Connect

Pocket PC

GPXSonar

• iSilo - Document reader
• GPXSonar - View and manage GPX files. Freeware!
• BeeLineGPS
• GPXView - View and manage GPX files
• Navio - Navigation/mapping software with GPX & LOC support.
• GPS Tuner - Navigation/mapping software with GPX & LOC support.

Palm

• CacheMate - Testimonial
• Cetus GPS - Links to your GPS
• iSilo - Document reader
• Plucker - Document reader
• Geocache HintDecoder - Geocache Hint Decoder
• GPilotS - Waypoints, route and track log manager program for the Garmin GPS

Overall, Aussie cachers prefer GSAK, partly because it's made by Western Australian geocacher ClydeE, but mostly because it works well! The Geocaching Australia Forum has a support thread on GSAK. The beauty of GSAK is that it is created by a programmer that caches, rather than a cacher that programmes.