[GeoStL] Re: google earth geocache
- From: "Gale R. Nie" <showme69@xxxxxxxx>
- To: <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2005 21:51:16 -0500
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When I log into gc.com, I checkmark "remember me" so when I return to the
site I don't have to log in everytime. When I use google earth, I'm
automatically logged in and the coordinates come up.
Gale
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Lusicic" <lusicic@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, October 21, 2005 9:34 PM
Subject: [GeoStL] Re: google earth geocache
> -
> The information at gc.com said that the download was tailored to the
> user. However, when you click on the cache, then click on details, it
> brings up the information without logging on with an ID, so the
> coordinates did not show up for me when I did this. Is the the behavior
> others are getting, or is it just me?
>
> Shirley Roberts wrote:
>
>>-
>>I've been playing with this feature for a few days. There are a couple of
>>things people should know.
>>
>>1. As of now there is no way to distinguish between caches you have and
>>have not found.
>>
>>2. The projections of location of a cache are slightly random. Every
>>time
>>you move the map or move closer in or further out, the cache points jump a
>>bit. I think the actual location is within about a 75' circle of the
>>actual
>>cache location
>>
>>3. There are icon types for different cache types....traditional, multi,
>>etc...
>>
>>4. There can only be a limited number of caches on screen at one time,
>>but
>>that number is either 75 or 150, depending on who you want to
>>believe....:)
>>
>>-maylith
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: geocaching-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>[mailto:geocaching-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Gale R. Nie
>>Sent: Friday, October 21, 2005 6:52 PM
>>To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>Subject: [GeoStL] google earth geocache
>>
>>-
>>Not sure if anyone else has sent this out to the list already, but I just
>>found it tonight and thought it was pretty cool. Go to your account page
>>on
>>gc.com. On the right side is a section titled Google Mapping Features.
>>You
>>can download a geocache browser for the Google Earth Program. You can
>>zoom
>>into an area and it'll show up to 150 caches. Click on the cache icon to
>>get
>>info. The info box has links to the cache page, to bookmark it, and get
>>directions to and from it.
>>Gale
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