Feature request: Difficulty filter for the map

[+serialcracker]

Hello,

 

I wonder if it is useful to implement a filter for the map to find caches with special attributes or specified difficulty / terrain? Every week we are searching the map for T5 caches. It will be much easier to find them with such a feature.

 

Regards,

serialcracker from Germany

[+Panther&Pine]

You are a premium member, run a pocket query for T5 then after it has run you can view it on the map.

[+ickster]

You are a premium member, run a pocket query for T5 then after it has run you can view it on the map.

 

I'd have to agree with the OP. I would like some extra filters added to the Map page. How hard can that be? There are already filters by type, but I would like to filter out all micros.

 

Yes, I do know I can individually "ignore them", and I frequently do, but it is time intensive. And yes I do know I can run a PQ with the filter set and bring up the map.

 

I would like the feature because of the following:

 

a. I travel around a fair bit; and

 

b. I often sit down and look at multiple areas in one sitting. I do so by moving the map and seeing what caches are in that area. Having those I dont want to see filtered it would be very nice, as I can only do one PQ per day.

 

What would be really nice is pre-set filters in my profile. That way it would always be set no matter what I’m doing; be it the App, the Map, or PQ’s, my preferences would be set.

[+Cardinal Red]

I often sit down and look at multiple areas in one sitting. I do so by moving the map and seeing what caches are in that area. Having those I dont want to see filtered it would be very nice, as I can only do one PQ per day.

 

I often wonder if users asking for a new feature have any clue about the actual success rate of seeing that type of request implemented. My perception is that is about equal to a snowballs chances in a hot climate, but nothing ventured nothing gained.

 

What we usually get are workaround "solutions" that usually fall short of impressing the requester, but most of the time that is all you are ever going to get.

 

End of commentary. What really struck me was the assertion that you are limited to one PQ per day. Just to satisfy my curiosity, could you expand on that statement. I have access to ten PQ's per day and most of the time don't even use one.

[+on4bam]

Use software like GSAK (Windows) or GDAK (Android). You can the load caches via API. Choose an area, distance from center, set T=5 >> get geocaches... done. Best part, it doesn't use up your 10 PQs /day and you can get 6000 caches/day using the API.

 

Something must be wrong if you only get 1 PQ/ day.

[+MartyBartfast]

The much maligned new search tool effectively allows you to do this, you can search for caches with a specific D/T range, and then when you have a list click the "map this" link and hey-presto you have a map of caches with your chosen D/T setting.

[+ickster]

Great replies here, and it shows my "old timer" methodology. When PQ's were first started it was one per day. Apparently it's now 10/day, but I hadn't clued into that. I was just running a max of one per day.

 

Now I'll have to look for this search tool MartyBarfast (do you sign MBF?)is talking about. Hopefully I can ilter by cache size as well as D/T rating.

[+MartyBartfast]

Great replies here, and it shows my "old timer" methodology. When PQ's were first started it was one per day. Apparently it's now 10/day, but I hadn't clued into that. I was just running a max of one per day.

 

Now I'll have to look for this search tool MartyBarfast (do you sign MBF?)is talking about. Hopefully I can ilter by cache size as well as D/T rating.

 

Yes you can filter by size, and a bunch of other stuff too. As for signing I either sign MartyBartfast, MartyB, or MB depending on the size of the log .