August 2010

Hiking is OUT - Geocaching is IN!

is the year of Geoachings. Yes exactly, that is where someone hides something, so that someone eventually finds. So much like in the office, just different ;-). You need a cache description in which the coordinates and any other information are described and a GPS receiver, which allows targets be spotted by arrows.

An introductory video on Youtube set I've :

want more? Here is a video / slideshow of our caching on holiday in Fuerteventura:

more information
In the following lines I have put together information and tools that you a good introduction to the topic "Geocaching "allow.

The relevant web pages for geocaching are:

Geocaching.com - the largest geocaching platform
Opencaching.de - the largest German Geocaching platform
Geocaching.de - German website with a good explanation about geocaching, but without its own caches.

software for the PC and Pocket PC

I have tried different software. Actually, I always had to find that there are only very few good software. The only one who really convinced me for PC and Pocket PC, cache Wolf.

With Cachwolf it is possible read the generated under Geocaching.com Pocket Queries. But it gets even better. It is even possible to free caches in a radius to define the PC and the Pocket PC to load - even with description and images. And paid without the account on Geocaching.com. The program itself is way too free.

software for mobile phones

Really good software I have not even found for your mobile phone.

Software for IPhone

I love my iPhone :-)
There is a really good and useful addition to the GPS device: The company Groundspeak, Geocaching.com that page even has a software for brought out the iPhone. You hießt how could it be otherwise, geocaching. The software costs approximately 8 Euros to the price and must be purchased through the AppStore. ME, the software is definitely worth the money, for so you finally can sometimes spontaneously seek out a cache, data flat thanks to the iPhone tariffs.

More Tools

Sport Tracks is a software that is meant for sporting purposes. For this I use them too. Tracks can be imported from a GPS logger and thus obtaining an electronic exercise book. Beautiful is the visual representation of the tracks with a free satellite images from the Internet and the Goole Earth-export. Lately, I use the software to document my cache adventure. The tool is brilliant. And the best part: My Garmin Forerunner 305 was detected immediately, so that the data import easy! http://www.zonefivesoftware.com/SportTracks/Demo/ScreenShots1.html

Web Tip: GPSies.com - find coordinates, tracks and create much more

On the Web GPSies ( http://www.gpsies.com/ ) can come through address input to coordinate, track, create, upload and download, see Geoaches and more. This page is worth seeing!

coordinate transformation

When entering coordinates into the navigation solution raises another problem: There are three general formats. But if the coordinate format in the cache description is not the equivalent of the navigation system, you are on the tube ... Or you surf the Internet http://www.cache-test-dummies.de/tools/koordinatenumrechnung/ where you can convert the coordinates online.

forums

More info? In the following forums you can find any answer:

http://www.geoclub.de/index.php - Very good German language forum on geocaching.
http://www.pocketnavigation.de/ - THE site on PNA, PDA and mobile phone navigation.

Shops
Here we get Geoshoppingzubehör as the coveted coins and badges Travelbug

who studied in Geoaching.com me, find me under the pseudonym "desk perpetrators". Sounds strange - but Sun It is not easy to find a free username. Geocaching is so popular!