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I use Palm OS currently. GPXView does work well with Pocket PC... I also
use gpsbabel for some conversion work.
From: BottomFeeder <BottomFeeder@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Reply-To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [GeoStL] Re: PDA Geocaching. Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2003 20:19:11 -0600
- Bruce,
Are you running on a Palm device or PocketPC?
I ask only because I've just started this GC stuff with a PPC, and have found a couple useful utilities.
* GPXView will read the .gpx files directly and display the cache page fairly similar to what is displayed at gc.com. But I believe this app is PPC specific...don't *think* it would run on Palm.
* GPSBable will take the .gpx files and convert them to a bunch of different file formats. It even converted them into a .mxf format so I could import them all into Maptech's Pocket Navigator app.
I've tried using 'Cache Harvester' to well, 'harvest' cache pages from gc.com, and though it seems to have a lot of potential, I've not yet been able to successfully create a .gpx file that GPXView can read. Not sure it it's a problem with CH, GPXView, or the most likely candidate....the 'nut behind the wheel'.
-=Russ=- (aka 'BottomFeeder - the new kid in town)
> -----Original Message----- > From: geocaching-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:geocaching-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bruce S > Sent: Monday, March 31, 2003 1:08 PM > To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [GeoStL] Re: PDA Geocaching. > > > - > I have just returned from my 2 week caching trip and I did > not carry any > printed cache descriptions. I had about 750 cache > descriptions stored on my > pda (I wasn't sure what way I might go in a few areas). I don't use > mobipocket because it is quite slow and clumsy compared to > other options > available. I get my pocket queries as gpx files and use > watcher to select > and merge the descriptions into one gpx file. (watcher is a > program by > Clayjar and is available at http://clayjar.com/gc/temp/ ) I > then use > gpx2html (by fizzymagic) utility to convert the gpx file in > to multiple html > files. This program makes nice pda readable pages including > the closest 5 > caches to the one you are looking at. I then use plucker to > load and view > the files on my pda. Plucker is very fast, has a nice user > interface and > good search/sorting features. Information about gpx2html and > plucker is > available at http://home.attbi.com/~fizzymagic/gpx2html.html. > I know that > this all may seem very time consuming but I was able to do > all 750 cache > descriptions for my trip in under 2 hours and most of that > time was just > eliminating cache I was not interested in. Selecting and > printing 750 cache > sheets would have been a very difficult and time consumming > task let alone > keeping track of all that paper. > > Bruce > > > > > > >From: "glenn l nash" <glennnash@xxxxxxxxx> > >Reply-To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >To: "SLAGA" <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >Subject: [GeoStL] PDA Geocaching. Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2003 > 16:25:10 -0800 > > > >- > >I for example i have an Ipaq. what can i download grom > GC.com, and how > >do I > >do it? > > > >Would I D/L wpts into easy GPS then to the PDA like I do with the > >Garmin or > >is it a whole different ballgame? > > > >I have heard that you can get cache pages into the PDA. Is > it more of a > >hasel than it is worth and how do I do that? > > > >Glenn > > > > > > > >_____________________________________________________________ > >Get 25MB, POP3, Spam Filtering with LYCOS MAIL PLUS for $19.95/year. > >http://login.mail.lycos.com/brandPage.shtml?pageId=plus&ref=lmtplus > > > >************************************************************* > ********** > >***** > > Our WebPage! Http://WWW.GeoStL.com > > Mail List Info. > > //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=geocaching > >************************************************************* *************** > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail > > > ************************************************************** > ************** > Our WebPage! Http://WWW.GeoStL.com > Mail List Info. > //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=geocaching > ************************************************************** > ************** > > > > > --- > Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.463 / Virus Database: 262 - Release Date: 3/17/2003 > >
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