+Deckyon Posted March 4, 2004 Share Posted March 4, 2004 I did a quick search to see if this was discussed. Didn't find anything. flame me if you want if I missed a thread... I would like to see, for premium members, the ability to save quick web searches to .GPX file format, not just .LOC format. Or, when we run a PQ to be able to save as GPX as well as LOC without having to wait for the PQ to run automatically. Link to comment
+sbell111 Posted March 5, 2004 Share Posted March 5, 2004 I've found that is I create a new PQ and request to receive it today (and only today), I get it in my email within about five minutes. Link to comment
+Marky Posted March 5, 2004 Share Posted March 5, 2004 The current PQ engine is really nice. I have about 10 pocket queries set up, but all of them are in "unckecked" state, meaning that they don't automatically run. The night before I am going caching, I go in an check that day for the PQ I want to run. Assuming I haven't run it in over a day, it will usually fire off within 5 minutes. For areas that you cache regularly, you may want to have two duplicate PQs and just check the one that is closer to the top of the list (i.e. the one that hasn't been run in a while). I actually have three duplicate PQs I use for my home area, for those consecutive caching days. Don't forget to go back and uncheck them after the PQ has been received. I think this method is best because it is using the PQ server to generate the .gpx files, and not the webserver (which is what the original post of this thread was asking for). That would be a big burden on the webserver. I think the webserver is burdened enough as it is... --Marky Link to comment
Jeremy Posted March 6, 2004 Share Posted March 6, 2004 We don't run the pocket queries in real time because of the CPU power it takes to generate them. As the others have stated, we've increased the efficiency of the pocket queries so they run pretty fast nowadays. What we are looking into, however, is the ability to download a GPX file instead of a LOC file directly from cache pages. This will be a premium member feature. Link to comment
+RuffRidr Posted March 6, 2004 Share Posted March 6, 2004 What we are looking into, however, is the ability to download a GPX file instead of a LOC file directly from cache pages. This will be a premium member feature. Sweet. This is something I am looking forward to. I find myself running a pocket query when I normally wouldn't because a cache just popped up in my area and I want to get it onto the PDA. If I could download a GPX instead of a LOC for that cache, that would be very nice. --RuffRidr Link to comment
+TerraTrekkers Posted March 7, 2004 Share Posted March 7, 2004 What we are looking into, however, is the ability to download a GPX file instead of a LOC file directly from cache pages. This will be a premium member feature. That would be sweet. Being in a paperless mode now there are times I would like to quickly add just a couple of caches without going through the whole PQ process. Keep up the good work, most of us appreciate it. Jim Link to comment
+Deckyon Posted March 7, 2004 Author Share Posted March 7, 2004 Awesome, I would rather have the GPX from a web search anyway. As a premium member, it is just another reason to keep up the subscription... Way cool... Link to comment
+planetrobert Posted March 7, 2004 Share Posted March 7, 2004 Definatly a great feature. This would probably reduce the server load for PQ's also for those sudden new caches. Link to comment
+Deckyon Posted March 7, 2004 Author Share Posted March 7, 2004 Would also be nice to have Benchmarks added to the PocketQueries and GPX download for the Benchmarks. Link to comment
+Markwell Posted March 8, 2004 Share Posted March 8, 2004 Would also be nice to have Benchmarks added to the PocketQueries and GPX download for the Benchmarks. Have you tried BMGPX? Fuzzy does a great job of forcing benchmark data into the GPX format. Just discovered this last week - and this is my first markwell to the subject. Link to comment
+Deckyon Posted March 9, 2004 Author Share Posted March 9, 2004 I have, but GASK will not accept the file, since it is not from GC.com Link to comment
COCyclist Posted March 13, 2004 Share Posted March 13, 2004 (edited) I have, but GASK will not accept the file, since it is not from GC.com I believe that will change in the next release of GSAK. Edited March 13, 2004 by COCyclist Link to comment
+Stem Posted March 13, 2004 Share Posted March 13, 2004 I can't wait to be able to dnld a gpx from a cache page! That is a very welcome feature, as others have posted Link to comment
+Dave_W6DPS Posted March 14, 2004 Share Posted March 14, 2004 ...I would like to see, for premium members, the ability to save quick web searches to .GPX file format, not just .LOC format... One option, albeit adding a step to the process, is to open your .loc file with EasyGPS and then "Save As" a .gpx. This is what I do to use a .loc file in Quakemap. It works for me--just a slight additional step. Since I normally use EasyGPS to load the .loc into my GPSr, the added effort is pretty minor. Dave_W6DPS Link to comment
+embra Posted March 14, 2004 Share Posted March 14, 2004 I have, but GASK will not accept the file, since it is not from GC.com I believe that will change in the next release of GSAK. Changed! GSAK 3.0 accepts bmgpx data. Link to comment
+Deckyon Posted March 14, 2004 Author Share Posted March 14, 2004 One option, albeit adding a step to the process, is to open your .loc file with EasyGPS and then "Save As" a .gpx. This is what I do to use a .loc file in Quakemap. It works for me--just a slight additional step. Since I normally use EasyGPS to load the .loc into my GPSr, the added effort is pretty minor. The problem there is you do not get all the description and information and hints and logs. Sure, I could not get that and still get to the cache, but... I just want to be able to export a GPS file from a web search instead of the LOC file. Link to comment
+Deckyon Posted March 14, 2004 Author Share Posted March 14, 2004 Changed! GSAK 3.0 accepts bmgpx data. Sounds great. Will it accept GPX files that have been converted from LOC files in like EasyGPS or something like that? Link to comment
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