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| − | Geocaching Swiss Army Knife | + | [[GSAK]] stands for Geocaching Swiss Army Knife and is a very popular piece of [[waypoint management software]]. Major features include: |
| + | * Ability to store waypoints on your computer and download them to your [[GPS]] | ||
| + | * Multiple databases | ||
| + | * Conversion to many mapping formats | ||
| + | * HTML output | ||
| + | * extensive searching | ||
| + | * macro support | ||
| + | * backup and restore | ||
| + | * distance/direction from other waypoints (including caches, locations, post codes) and much more. | ||
| − | + | [[GSAK]] loads [[GPX]] and [[LOC]] [[Waypoint]] files. These can be loaded directly from an email account, from a single file and by importing a whole folder of files. [[GPX]] files are available from two main sources. | |
| − | + | # [[Pocket Queries]] on [[Geocaching.com]]. This is a [[Premium member]] service on that website. A [[Pocket Queries |Pocket Query]] is only going to provide [[geocache]]s that are initially listed on that site. It will give you a large part, but not necessarily the whole picture of [[geocaching]] in your area. | |
| − | [[GSAK]] loads [[GPX]] and [[LOC]] [[Waypoint]] files. These can be loaded directly from an email account, from a single file and by importing a whole folder of files. | + | # [[Geocaching Australia]] [[GPX]] files which are free and available by selecting "Find > Available Caches", and then choosing a state. Presently, there is a small link on the bottom right of the page with the GPX file. |
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| − | [[GPX]] files are available from two main sources. | ||
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Revision as of 09:56, 17 September 2005
GSAK stands for Geocaching Swiss Army Knife and is a very popular piece of waypoint management software. Major features include:
- Ability to store waypoints on your computer and download them to your GPS
- Multiple databases
- Conversion to many mapping formats
- HTML output
- extensive searching
- macro support
- backup and restore
- distance/direction from other waypoints (including caches, locations, post codes) and much more.
GSAK loads GPX and LOC Waypoint files. These can be loaded directly from an email account, from a single file and by importing a whole folder of files. GPX files are available from two main sources.
- Pocket Queries on Geocaching.com. This is a Premium member service on that website. A Pocket Query is only going to provide geocaches that are initially listed on that site. It will give you a large part, but not necessarily the whole picture of geocaching in your area.
- Geocaching Australia GPX files which are free and available by selecting "Find > Available Caches", and then choosing a state. Presently, there is a small link on the bottom right of the page with the GPX file.
