Cache page

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Geocaching Australia
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


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;


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 relavent gallery. Clicking the link displays thumbnails of all the gallery items on one page.

Tags

This section lists any public tags that may have bee 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;

  • Green dot - cache location
  • White dot - event location
  • Cyan dot - cachers' 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;

  • Log the cache
  • Recommend
  • Watch
  • Plan
  • First to find
  • Drop a swaggie

Maps

Provides links to;

  • Google Maps
  • Multimap

Satellite Photos

Software

Other Caches

Downloads

Owner Features

Profiles

Caches

Logs

Stats

Galleries

Other Cachers