[GeoStL] Re: Buxley's Geocaching Waypoint Website
- From: bromley@xxxxxxx
- To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, Mike Tollefson <mbtoll@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006 11:11:08 -0600
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I've taken to using GSAK (I keep all my waypoints there anyway) and by using one
of their macros, I can push everything from my filter into Google Earth. That
works very well and I can navigate around to where I want to be. It's a great
combination.
Quoting Mike Tollefson <mbtoll@xxxxxxxxx>:
> -
> I've had too many problems with GC.com maps and have frequently seen
> missing caches on the map (not just now). I can always visualize them
> by hitting identify and looking at the numbers. What a hassle and I
> never really liked Buxley's either.
>
> That's why now I do all of my map visualization using mapping software.
> I use Mapsource (which came with my GPS). I can easily see
> everything, zoom, pan on the fly, etc. I know many of the cachers on
> the list use other (better) mapping software. Almost any mapping
> software is better than GC.com maps(even when the caches show up!)
>
> Mike (tollybrew)
>
> --- Eric East <christianherper@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > -
> > I used it too, but gc.com shut him down last year for 6 months or
> > longer. I
> > think it was because they were jealous of his maps.
> > They finally let him have access to their info again, but it seems
> > that they
> > only did it as a tease. Because the website was only up and running
> > for a
> > couple of months before gc.com made all of their big changes a couple
> > of
> > months back which put him out of commission again. It seems that now
> > Buxleys
> > is only showing dash points & navicache caches. Too bad gc.com didn't
> > hire
> > him to do their maps, it would'be been a win/win.
> >
> > Eric
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "M. Bollinger" <lazylightning3@xxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 8:25 PM
> > Subject: [GeoStL] Buxley's Geocaching Waypoint Website
> >
> >
> > > -
> > > Does anyone still use Buxley's Geocaching Waypoints Website? I use
> > (used)
> > > it alot, but now, most of the Geocaches are gone off the map. I
> > liked it
> > > because it was easier to see the location of the caches than the
> > > Geocaching.com maps.
> > >
> > > Does anyone know why most of the caches are gone off the maps?
> > >
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