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| − | [[Waypoint management software]] allows you to keep lists of [[geocache]]s on your computer.
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| − | Depending on your computer setup, you could download waypoints in [[GPX]] format to your [[GPS receiver|GPS]] and cache descriptions to your [[PDA]].
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| − | This saves you from re-typing [[coordinates]] and printing out huge volumes of paper.
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| − | Overall, Aussie cachers prefer [http://gsak.net GSAK], partly because it's made by Western Australian geocacher ClydeE, but mostly because it works well! The [[Geocaching Australia Forum]] has a [http://forum.geocaching.com.au/viewtopic.php?t=534 support thread on GSAK]. The beauty of GSAK is that it is created by a programmer that caches, rather than a cacher that programmes.
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| − | The most popular [[waypoint management software]] packages are:
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| | ==Windows== | | ==Windows== |
| | [[Image:gsak.png|thumb|right|150px|GSAK]] | | [[Image:gsak.png|thumb|right|150px|GSAK]] |
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| | * [http://geotoad.sourceforge.net/index.php GeoToad] | | * [http://geotoad.sourceforge.net/index.php GeoToad] |
| | * [http://www.oziexplorer.com/ OziExplorer] - GPS mapping software | | * [http://www.oziexplorer.com/ OziExplorer] - GPS mapping software |
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| − | ==Mac==
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| − | * [http://www.chimoosoft.com/gpsconnect.html GPS Connect]
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| − | * [http://www.gpsbabel.org/ GPSBabel] - converts between most formats
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| − | * [http://www.macgpspro.com/ Mac GPSpro] Mapping software with some waypoint managment features
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| − | * [http://geotoad.sourceforge.net/index.php GeoToad]
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| − | ==Pocket PC==
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| − | [[Image:gpxsonar.jpg|thumb|right|100px|GPXSonar]]
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| − | * [http://www.isilo.com iSilo] - Document reader
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| − | * [http://gpxsonar.homeip.net/default.aspx GPXSonar] - View and manage GPX files. Freeware!
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| − | * [http://www.visualgps.net/BeeLineGPS/default.htm BeeLineGPS]- Makes your PPC look like a handheld GPS receiver with GPX and geocache features
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| − | * [http://strandberg.org/gpxview GPXView] - View and manage GPX files
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| − | * [http://www.tinystocks.com/gps.html Navio] - Navigation/mapping software with GPX & LOC support.
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| − | * [http://www.gpstuner.com GPS Tuner] - Navigation/mapping software with GPX & LOC support.
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| − | ==Palm==
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| − | [[Image:cachemate_anim.gif|thumb|right|100px|Cachemate]]
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| − | * [http://www.smittyware.com/palm/cachemate/ CacheMate] - [http://forum.geocaching.com.au/viewtopic.php?p=35754 Testimonial]
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| − | * [http://www.cetusgps.dk Cetus GPS] - Links to your [[GPS]]
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| − | * [http://www.isilo.com iSilo] - Document reader
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| − | * [http://www.plkr.org Plucker] - Document reader
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| − | * [http://www.palmgear.com/software/showsoftware.cfm?sid=74176920011013184252&prodID=29696 Geocache HintDecoder] - Geocache Hint Decoder
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| − | * [http://sourceforge.net/projects/gpilots/ GPilotS] - [[Waypoint]]s, [[route]] and [[track log]] manager program for the [http://www.garmin.com/ Garmin] [[GPS]]
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| − | ==Unix==
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| − | * [http://www.gpsbabel.org/ GPSBabel] - converts between most formats
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| − | * [http://geotoad.sourceforge.net/index.php GeoToad]
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| − | * [http://www.ncc.up.pt/gpsman/ GPSMan] - Uses Tk/Tcl
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