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Revision as of 22:33, 26 November 2006
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This page contains information specific to Geocaching Australia. |
The cache page on Geocaching Australia gives you details and links about the cache.
Here's an example of a cache page: http://geocaching.com.au/cache/ga0072
The page is broken into two colums.
- Main section
- Sidebar
Contents
Main section
This part of the cache page list the details about the cache itself and is brocken into several sections
Top Section
The top section lists;
- The name of the cache, along with it's location and state. An orange name means that the cache is has been recommended by others.
- The cache owner, date of placement and waypoint number. For Geocaching Australia caches this number has a GA prefix. Groundspeak caches have a GC prefix.
- Other cachers who may be watching or planning to do the cache.
Cache details
This section lists the following information;
- Difficulty and Terrain ratings.
- Cache type
- Cache size
- Coordinates in Lat/Lon DD MM.mmm format with WGS84 datum.
For Groundspeak caches, this section provides details on how to view the cache details at the native hosting site (geocaching.com)
Description
This section lists information that may be required to find the cache. It may also contain details on the history of the location , out line the theme of a themed cache or outline the specifics of game play for mystery or multi-caches.
Gallery
If there are gallery items (pictures or other graphics) to be found for the cache, this section will be displayed with a link to the relevant gallery. Clicking the link displays thumbnails of all the gallery items on one page.
Tags
This section lists any public tags that may have been attributed to the cache.
Hints
This section may contain hints to use if you have difficulty finding the cache out in the field. Hints are Encoded in Rot 13 encoding. A Decryption Table is provided for those who cache with a print out of the cache page. A Decode button is also provided for online viewing or paperless caching.
Logs
This section lists the various logs made against the cache, grouped by month, with the most recent at the top.
Graphs
This section displays a graph showing Found (in blue) and DNF (in red) logs on a month-by-month basis.
Plots
This section displays a regional map (Aust, NZ & PNG) with coloured dots representing various details;
- Cyan dot - cachers' location
- White dot - event, locationless, earthcache, virtual, webcam, letterbox or other location
- Yellow dot - Moving cache or multi-cache location
- Light Green dot - Cache In Trash Out location
- Green dot - traditional location
- Dark Blue dot - unknown or mystery location
Sidebar
On the right hand side of the page is a sidebar, which provides actions and other functions about the cache itself, as well as detail, statistics and other functions related to the cache owner.
Cache Features
Actions
Use this section to perform the following actions on the cache;
Maps
Provides links to;
- Google Maps
- Multimap
