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Is the most recently released version of Geocaching Swiss Army Knife. For those not familiar with the software, it’s basically a Geocaching database that you can use to store, filter and manipulate cache data. It’s an absolutely massive product and since version 8 now connects to the for better integration with the website. Previous versons of the software relied on you manually loading in your own caches, for example via Pocket Queries. Version 8 is better integrated with the Geocaching.com website and is able to not only automatically retrieve cache data, but also download extra logs for caches, add caches to your favourites, quickly log caches, and log caches using the field notes from your GPS. GSAK8 has been out a fair while now, but I thought I’d use a blog entry to go into some depth as to what the new GSAK 8 features provide and how cachers can benefit from this update as I’ve recently upgraded to it.
The update isn’t a freebie for existing GSAK users, however it is really reasonably priced for the amount of features you get ranging from $10 to $20 depending on how recently you purchased version 7. Anyone who doesn’t yet own GSAK can purchase it for $30, however you can get a free 21 day trial to have a play before deciding to part with your hard earned cache cash! ? Get the latest patch Although you may have installed GSAK8, unless you’re running the latest patch for it you could be really missing out!
Click to view a list of patches and what each patch adds to GSAK. Scroll to the very last post in the forum to download the latest patch. By default, GSAK is configured to tell you if there is a new version available. This doesn’t alert you about any of the latest patches, so I’d strongly recommend spending a few seconds modifying your GSAK preferences to enable patch alerts. To do this, click the ‘ Tools‘ menu – Options – ‘ Advanced‘ tab and then on the top right click the box that says ‘ Also check for “patches”‘.
Now it will pop up and tell you whenever there is a new patch for download. The Geocaching.com Access menu A quick run down of the items: Get Geocaches – Pull Geocache data straight from Geocaching.com. You’ll need premium membership (i.e. The ability to use Pocket Queries) to get any real benefit from this.
Refresh Cache Data – Update the caches in your database with the latest cache data from the Geocaching.com website. Download Pocket Queries – Pull up a list of Pocket Queries in your account that are downloadable and download them into your GSAK database. Status Check – Update the status of the caches in your database (Archived, Disabled, or Available) Favourite Points – Add/Remove the currently selected cache from your favourites or get your Favourites balance. Update User Information – In GSAK you can set your Home coordinates and User ID to find caches close to home (for example) and filter those owned/found by you.
Instead of doing this manually, this option will pull the data from the your Geocaching.com account. Publish Logs – Log a cache, or queue up a big list of logs to publish to the Geocaching.com website. Add to Bookmark List – Add the currently selected cache to one of your bookmark lists, or create a new list to add it to. Get Available Download Balance (New in Build 37 Patch) – Check what your available balance is for cache downloads (Out of 6000) Get another Access token – Access to your Geocaching.com account is granted via a token. The first time you access your account via GSAK you will have to click to ‘Allow Access’. If you have 2 Geocaching.com accounts and want to switch to another one in order to download more caches (Perhaps you have 2 premium accounts?) you can do that by selecting this option.
Now that we know briefly what everything does, let’s explore some of the options Get Geocaches Exactly what it says on the tin! You could start with an empty database and just pull caches into the database from the Geocaching.com website. Beware that you have a 6000 cache per day limit! GSAK supposedly has a 2000 cache per hour limit so you may have to wait a while to pull the data in. I have tried pulling in 3000 caches though and this request completed in under an hour. Get Geocaches Basic Tab To get started on the Basic tab you’ll need to add a center point.
Under Tools – Options – Locations in GSAK you are able to define different locations. For example: Home, N52° 14.221 W0° 54.040. Work, N52° 14.456 E0° 54.123. From the ‘ Center point‘ selection box you can select one of these existing locations, the current center point that you have set in GSAK, or the cache that you had selected before you clicked the ‘ Get Geocaches‘ option. If you’ve applied the latest patches you’ll have the ‘ Google Maps‘ button on your ‘Get Geocaches’ screen. This is an awesome feature that you can use to get really specific about which area you want to pull caches from. You can select to draw a circle, or rectangle around the area and once you’ve covered the area, click Return coordinates to add that as your selection.
As you can see this is much more flexible than using a PQ. Select an area on the map to find Geocaches around After you have selected a centre point you can then go into details of which caches around that point you wish to retrieve. The Max geocaches to get field means that you are no longer restricted to grabbing 1000 caches at a time and generating overlapping PQs. You can instead pull down several thousand Geocaches around an area. Instead of pulling down 5 logs per cache you can now grab up to 999 logs per cache!
Do bear in mind that the more caches and logs you try to do simultaneously the longer it will take. The ‘Basic’ tab then includes the rest of the settings that you would expect: Cache size, Difficulty/Terrain rating, Found caches, and disabled caches options.
There’s also a nice feature where you can specify to download only caches with a certain number of favourite points. A great way to instantly find all of the best caches in an area that you are visiting. Only download caches with 15 or more favourite points Advanced Tab Over on the ‘Advanced’ tab things really get exciting! You have the ability to select which cache types to display, like in a normal PQ, and a lot of other exclusive options. You are able to specify a ‘ Owned By‘ field to download only caches hidden by a certain user. In this field you can select up to 5 users separated by a comma.
If the cacher’s name includes a comma then you specify their name in double quotes (e.g. Perhaps the most exciting field on the Advanced tab is ‘ Not Found by‘. If you are planning an outing with a group of cachers and want to download a selection of caches that none of you have found then you can enter up to 5 cacher names in this field too. ‘ Exclude owned by‘ is similar to ‘Owned by’, but blocks caches hidden by certain users (Those cachers that are on your ‘blacklist’;)). Advanced Get - Specify caches by owners Finally the ‘ Data Format‘ on the Advanced tab allows you to specify whether to download Full data (Like the amount of data included in a GPX file) or Light data (Like the amount of data included in a LOC file). Once you’ve specified all of your settings hit ‘OK’ and watch your GSAK database grow!!! Refresh Cache Data So say you ran ‘Get caches’ on Monday.
It’s Friday evening and you’re planning to go caching on Saturday. The data in your database is now quite stale so you will want to update it. This is where ‘ Refresh Cache Data‘ comes in. This does count towards your 6000 a day limit and will only refresh existing caches rather than add any new ones so ‘Get Geocaches’ may be a better option here.
Select from your Pocket Queries for download Get Logs The ‘ Get Logs‘ feature allows you to update the logs for caches in your database. The great thing about this is that you can download up to 30 logs per cache instead of the usual 5 so that you can have a big selection of logs to read if stuck finding a cache out in the field! You may find that running this and some of the other options can generate an API wait message. GSAK can only make a certain number of requests to the API per minute so if downloading a large number of logs you may want to leave it and go and make a cup of coffee or 6!
Geocachevisits.txt file For those of you not familiar with field notes, when you select Log Attempt – Found It on your Garmin GPS it adds an entry to a file on the GPS called ‘ geocachevisits.txt‘. If you haven’t used your field notes file before and look at it on your GPS now you will see every single cache that you have logged previously.
Luckily this is a simple comma separated.txt file and if you double-click it, it will open up in Notepad and if you wish to clear it out you can just remove the lines in the file that reference previously logged Geocaches. Now that you have your field notes ready click the ‘ Publish Logs‘ option. Fetching Field Notes If you have a large field notes file full of old caches that you have previously logged you can leave these as they are, but tick the box along the top that says ‘Ignore logs before’ select the current date. This means that GSAK will only import logs created on and after that date. The are also some other options for fetching field notes. You can choose to copy the field notes you made into the logs.
Useful if you just want to publish field notes that say “TFTC” for every single cache. If you’re using your field notes as just a reference then you will be able to view them for each log you edit so it’s not important to copy the field notes in.
List of caches imported from field notes Templates You’ll notice that the caches you have imported are in an order. These are ordered by “time” found, timestamped with the time that you pressed Log Attempt – Found on your GPS. GSAK automatically assigns a sequence number. This sets the order in which the logs are published to the Geocaching.com server. If you did a series and forgot to log cache #6 (for example) and then logged it later in the day when you realised it was still showing on the map you will need to change the sequence number for this cache if you want to upload logs in the order that you found the caches.
This is particularly important when using templates. If you have the latest patches applied then you will have ‘ Move up‘ and ‘ Move down‘ buttons so that you can easily adjust the sequence number and therefore publish order. Templates are an awesome feature which allow you to automatically add text to every single log that you submit via GSAK. GSAK can also automate tags which you can insert into your logs to add the cache count number, or the number of caches that you found on that trip. To create a template, start by clicking the ‘ Templates‘ button at the bottom of the ‘ Publish Logs‘ dialog.
From here you can select each log type (e.g. Found it, Didn’t find it, Needs Maintenance) and create your template depending on log type. Previewing a log in GSAK Notice that the Field Notes that you added on your GPS display in the grey box just above the logging area to help remind you of the cache. In here you can also tick the ‘ Add favourite point‘ box. Also, when you open a log for a cache the cache page will pop up in the background in GSAK so you can check the description or hint to help jog your memory about the cache.
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Once you have entered your log, click the ‘ Next‘ button to start inputting details on the next cache in your list. Your template will automatically be applied to all of your logs. Trackable Logging In GSAK Build 59 (patch) the ability to log trackables was added. In each log there is a ‘Trackables’ button near the bottom which if pressed connects to your Geocaching.com account and checks what trackables are in your inventory. You can then right-click a trackable and choose to ‘drop’, ‘visit’ or ‘visit all’ (All trackables in your inventory visit the cache).
The trackable logging screen Once you have done all of your logging, all you need to do is click the ‘ Publish‘ button and it will publish all logs in the queue to Geocaching.com. A really nice part of the logging feature is that if you close GSAK or restart your computer, etc. The unpublished logs that you entered into GSAK are saved there ready for you to add to or publish. Logging caches without field notes If you don’t have a field notes file to use for logging via GSAK you can create a filter in GSAK to pull a list of caches, or even select a cache in the database then pull up ‘ Publish Logs‘ – Right-click – Fetch and choose ‘ From Current Cache‘ or ‘ From Filter‘. If pulling in lots of cache from a filter be aware that the sequence numbering might not be quite right and you may have to re-number the caches to ensure that they are logged in the correct order (Note: It of course doesn’t matter what order you log caches in, but some people like to log them in the correct order so that milestones are correctly updated) Settings You may have noticed that a lot of the dialog boxes have a ‘ Settings‘ button.
The settings button allows you to configure some options concerning your database. You can, for example, select which database the operation is performed on (The current database is used by default). Here you can also select whether to ‘Always update database’ or only update ‘Newer’, ‘Existing’ or ‘Add only’. You can select to clear out existing data in the database before updating as well. You may wish to explore these options so that you are aware what can be done, however they should probably be considered as ‘Advanced’ options so if everything is working as you’d expect you’ll probably not want to make many changes. The advanced settings dialog Conclusion I think I’ve pretty much covered all of the exciting features of GSAK8.
I can honestly say the new version has converted me from someone who used to either do all logging on their iPhone or the Geocaching.com website. Now, I do all of my Geocache logging in GSAK via the Publish Logs feature. ‘Templates’ are the things that make this really attractive to me. I’m not a big fan of copy and paste logging, but it’s nice to have your cache count, and perhaps a very brief summary of your day at the top of your log and then type individual cache details below. It’s also a lot quicker to move through caches to add your logs via GSAK. It quite often takes me a few hours to write my logs for a day out caching so it’s great to be able to save a bit of time.
I’ve not fully moved away from Pocket Queries just yet, but I think that will come with time. Remember you can download your usual number of pocket queries PLUS 6000 caches into GSAK. That’s a lot of caches! You’ll still need to use Geocaching.com to generate Caches on a route and if you use ‘Get Geocaches’ to pull caches into your GSAK database it won’t download any corrected coordinates you have added. You will have to do this manually in GSAK. If, however, you load caches with corrected coordinates from a PQ into GSAK then the coordinates in GSAK will be updated. Free download software roxio creator.
There is a great tutorial on GSAK for anyone who is unsure of the basic features that I haven’t covered here. I also did a blog post a while ago on an older version of GSAK which covers some of the basics. As usual, drop any questions in a comment on this post and I’ll do my best to answer. I’m no GSAK expert though, but thought it wouldn’t do any harm to show off a few of its new features!
Says: I think it downloads them to a temp location as a GPX file. What you need is the File - Export - GPX/LOC file option in the menus.
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You can then export your GSAK DB (or just those in the current filter) to a GPX file which can then be copied onto your Garmin. To make your life easier you can install a macro to do the export for you: You shouldn’t have a problem with exporting lots of logs onto your GPS too, just be aware more logs = a bigger GPX file. I’m working on a GSAK guide at the mo to go with the event in Billericay. I’ll make the guide available on my blog too so that might help you out!
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Version 1.4 Version 1.4 traps and reports any message returned from the Geocaching.com API other than 'OK' (which is returned when the API finishes normally). This update arose from, where the macro erroneously reported that caches were added to the bookmark list when they were not because one of the caches in the user's filter had been retracted (you cannot add an unpublished cache to a bookmark list, and retracted caches are considered unpublished by geocaching.com). For example, if you attempt to add an unpublished cache to a bookmark list the macro will be canceled and you will see this message: Of, if you have an invalid code in your filter of caches to be bookmarked, the macro will be canceled and you will see this message: Note: Unlike most other messages, which are suppressed when running BookMarkFilter from another macro, this message will appear in all cases. My thinking here is that this is a fatal error and the user should be notified to correct the situation. Please post any comments, questions or suggestions in. Version 1.4 of the macro is now published in the Macro Library. Although the macro previously trapped and reported API errors using the GSAK system variable $GcApiError, the scenario described above technically is a message and not an API error, but the result is the same: none of the caches are bookmarked.
Version 1.4 will cancel the macro and report any message returned by the API other than 'OK'. Thus, version 1.4 of the macro will alert the user whenever anything unexpected happens with the API.
If you had GSAK's automatic backups turned on you can recover your databases and setting from the file called GSAKAuto1.zip in the QUOTE C: Users your user name AppData Roaming gsak Backup folder on the old drive. Assuming you were using GSAK V8, download and install the latest full release , then download and install the latest patch. Go to FileRestore and browse to the GSAKAuto1.zip file. If you did not have GSAK's automatic backups turned on, install GSAK as described above, copy the Data folder and all subfolders from QUOTE C: Users Your User Name AppData Roaming gsak data on your old drive and replace the Data folder in the same location on your new drive.
Don't try to copy other GSAK files - GSAK has to be installed to work properly. After everything is installed and restored, go to HelpRegister GSAK and enter your serial number to remove the nag screens. You can use the same serial number you previously received when you registered GSAK. If you don't have the serial number, click to recover it. Just to make sure, I think I'd try to load 100 or so caches within just a few miles of home. That Oregon 650 has that huge geocache capacity (a million or so, so I understand from reading some of Garmin's literature), so it shouldn't compromise your other storage.
Load those few on there and then see if you can display them like you want the others to do. If they show up, then score one for the 'gotta be closer' theory, and don't worry about your European caches when you go over there.
We're going to Germany in July ourselves and looking very much forward to doing some caching over there.
Hello, I've been trying for two months to get my GSAK v8 serial number. The nag screen has gotten very bad. I've been a registered GSAK v8 user for over three years. So, my question: I have GSAK v8 installed and registered on two systems, but I've migrated my main system WinXP to a new system Win7.
On my new system, I need to register GSAK v8. Yes, I should have written my serial number down and kept in a safe place. My copy and back up copy were lost in a catastrophic system and hard drive failure in May 2013.
So, I've lost the email Clyde sent me long ago with my V8 serial number. Yes, I have tried using the 'Lost Registration' webpage: This only gives me back my v6 registration information from my original version.
From the automated email: - This is an automated response for your registration information to be sent to [email protected] For GSAK version 6 use: Name: HiDude98 Serial #: xxxxx - Of course v6 is not going to help with my registered v8. I suspect the tool is finding my email address and just pulling the first ( which is very old ) registered serial number for me. I've looked through my GSAK binary files on both systems running my registered copy, as well as all the normal config files and registry, but I am missing where the serial number is kept. How can I pull my serial number from my registered version of GSAK.
Yes, I've sent Clyde several emails, both directly from my registered email and via a note in this forum, but haven't gotten a reply. I'm guessing I'm likely messing something very simple up. Please point me in the correct direction or educate me on how to pull my serial number out of the data files I have for my installation. Thanks, -paul HiDude98.
QUOTE (lignumaqua @ July 20, 2014 07:00 pm) QUOTE (DopeyDuck @ July 20, 2014 05:50 pm) OK. Newer issue now. I ran the macro (after clearing the corrected coords) and got a map with 3 points. I then ran it again, excluding locationless, and still have the 3 point map. I cleared my browser cache and tried a different browser too, but am still seeing the 3 points. Is this stored within my GSAK cache, or some cache of the macro?
Those three aren't locationless caches, (unless you've used the FindStatsGenLocationless override) Actually, I see the macro doesnt deal with correctly excluding locationless caches for this new map anyway. Fixed next rev. QUOTE (lignumaqua @ July 21, 2014 10:33 pm) QUOTE (unowho67 @ July 21, 2014 03:14 pm) Just tried that, and it still doesn't work Did you put 'Isle of Man' in the county field of those caches as the post The CEO linked to instructs? Yes, Isle of Man needs to be in the county field. The county field will also be automatically filled with Isle of Man if 'YB' is put in the County Update field of the Load GPX/ZIP dialog.
In any case, with only the statement that 'it still doesn't work' there is so little information so it is very difficult to provide help. QUOTE (dsiv @ July 21, 2014 12:17 pm) What is the maximum size (i.e., KB, MB, GB, TB) of a single GSAK database (e.g., default)? If OS matters, I am running Windows 7 Professional SP1 64 bit with 16GB RAM. According to (point 14 on that page): QUOTE. Maximum database size.
Approximately 1.4e+14 bytes That's 140,000 gigabytes. Also: QUOTE This particular upper bound is untested since the developers do not have access to hardware capable of reaching this limit. Translate that to mean it is entirely dependent on your hardware. Following on, if you are registered for Version 7 (and not Version 8), you need to download and install Version 7 (not version 8). If you've installed GSAK V8 (go to HelpAbout to check your version number): You have two choices: 1) Register for Version 8 (there is a ) or 2) Uninstall version 8, the click and download and install the final build of Version 7 (note the different download link shown in this screen shot): I'd encourage you to consider upgrading to Version 8 - it is simpler, and there are many new and enhanced features! GarminExport creates Found POIs only for caches that meet a specific filter.
You select the database GarminExport uses for Found POIs, and the filter, on the GarminExport main screen in the 'Found Caches POI Export'. So make sure that you select in that section: - The correct database where your finds are located - A filter for your found caches. You may want/need to create such a filter first on the Filter dialog (Ctrl-F), and Save it. Then select that Saved filter name in the GarminExport macro. To clarify, the limit for 32 bit programs is 2 GB on most systems (up to 3 GB with on systems with IMAGEFILELARGEADDRESSAWARE and 4GT). This is a Windows limitation and it doesn't matter how much physical RAM is installed in your system - GSAK can only use 2 GB of RAM on most systems. However, you can have databases larger than 2 GB because Windows will 'page swap' between RAM and your hard drive, but the price is speed - page swapping is slower because hard drives are much slower than RAM in terms read and write operations, unless you hard drive is a solid state drive (SSD).
As hynr said, there is no practical limit as far as GSAK/SQLite is concerned.
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