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[[Geocaching Australia]] provides [[Cache statistics]] at http://geocaching.com.au/stats/caches/
 
[[Geocaching Australia]] provides [[Cache statistics]] at http://geocaching.com.au/stats/caches/
  
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==Caches:==
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* These stats are for caches which are in the country / state you select.
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* Go to the Caches tab (top navigation bar) then select Stats Graphs.
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* Choose the source (All sources or Geocaching Australia only), choose the country and where applicable, the state.
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* Choose the graph to view.
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* The graph names are a little esoteric and its difficult to identify the entire function in a relatively short name, but if you scroll through them slowly you should be able to identify a pattern. They are generally in the form Hides or Finds and then the period / type / etc.
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* Further down you will also see the "top" group which are the "Top 50" caches for a given criteria.
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* Example:
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* http://geocaching.com.au/stats/graphs/all/au/sa/0090_finds_by_month_cumulative
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* Select All sources, Australia, South Australia, Finds by month cumulative.
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* Graphs are only generated once per day, the first time the graph is called for the day. This is a performance requirement as some of the graph details are very onerous on the database to extract.
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== See Also ==
 
== See Also ==

Latest revision as of 08:05, 8 December 2009

Geocaching Australia
This page contains information specific to Geocaching Australia.
Geocaching Australia provides Cache statistics at http://geocaching.com.au/stats/caches/

Caches:

  • These stats are for caches which are in the country / state you select.
  • Go to the Caches tab (top navigation bar) then select Stats Graphs.
  • Choose the source (All sources or Geocaching Australia only), choose the country and where applicable, the state.
  • Choose the graph to view.
  • The graph names are a little esoteric and its difficult to identify the entire function in a relatively short name, but if you scroll through them slowly you should be able to identify a pattern. They are generally in the form Hides or Finds and then the period / type / etc.
  • Further down you will also see the "top" group which are the "Top 50" caches for a given criteria.
  • Example:
  • http://geocaching.com.au/stats/graphs/all/au/sa/0090_finds_by_month_cumulative
  • Select All sources, Australia, South Australia, Finds by month cumulative.
  • Graphs are only generated once per day, the first time the graph is called for the day. This is a performance requirement as some of the graph details are very onerous on the database to extract.


See Also