Open Caching
- Zalgariath
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Re: Open Caching
It just seems odd, particularly on the back of the recent arrival in the US of the Open Caching Project, that Garmin, who would have to be aware of such things, would try to start up ANOTHER open, free, community driven cache listing site???
- Cached
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Re: Open Caching
There's a US open caching project (not the garmin one)? Link please!
- caughtatwork
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Re: Open Caching
http://www.opencaching.us
Hey, they're referring to our xml layout
Open format for all.
http://geocaching.com.au/geocache/1
http://geocaching.com.au/geocache/1/geocache.xsd
Hey, they're referring to our xml layout
Open format for all.
http://geocaching.com.au/geocache/1
http://geocaching.com.au/geocache/1/geocache.xsd
- CraigRat
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Re: Open Caching
I was talking with the .pl guys about the possibility of unifying our formats... seems they did, without us needing to do anythingcaughtatwork wrote:http://www.opencaching.us
Hey, they're referring to our xml layout
Open format for all.
http://geocaching.com.au/geocache/1
http://geocaching.com.au/geocache/1/geocache.xsd
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Re: Open Caching
That's extremely sweet.
With more and more sites adopting the open format, we're all in with a better chance of getting the GPS manufacturers to adopt the same open format.
With more and more sites adopting the open format, we're all in with a better chance of getting the GPS manufacturers to adopt the same open format.
- CraigRat
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Re: Open Caching
It's now clear why Garmin haven't replied to my many emails RE: Adding GCA support to their units....... maybe they've already planned to adopt it (says he in jest)caughtatwork wrote:That's extremely sweet.
With more and more sites adopting the open format, we're all in with a better chance of getting the GPS manufacturers to adopt the same open format.
- Richary
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Re: Open Caching
In looking at someone's now deleted hides I saw some ones from shutterspot. There's another I wasn't aware of that can be imported into here. Something I will have to look into to add to the different find options.
- caughtatwork
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Re: Open Caching
If the choice is between the open format and the Groundspeak namespaces, I would hope (expect) they go with the open format. Of course, they may also choose a Garmin specific namespace.CraigRat wrote:It's now clear why Garmin haven't replied to my many emails RE: Adding GCA support to their units....... maybe they've already planned to adopt it (says he in jest)caughtatwork wrote:That's extremely sweet.
With more and more sites adopting the open format, we're all in with a better chance of getting the GPS manufacturers to adopt the same open format.
- Zalgariath
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Re: Open Caching
CraigRat wrote:It's now clear why Garmin haven't replied to my many emails RE: Adding GCA support to their units....... maybe they've already planned to adopt it (says he in jest)caughtatwork wrote:That's extremely sweet.
With more and more sites adopting the open format, we're all in with a better chance of getting the GPS manufacturers to adopt the same open format.
- roundcircle
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Re: Open Caching
Text on the Opencaching site's changed:
your caches, your devices, your community
your caches, your devices, your community
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Re: Open Caching
Your kidding Oh, I kill me.
- Papa Bear_Left
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Re: Open Caching
No need to DIY...caughtatwork wrote: Oh, I kill me.
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Re: Open Caching
In case you haven't seen the Opencaching.com website - http://www.cachemania.com/opencaching-c ... g/2010/11/
- MtnLioness
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Re: Open Caching
Sooooo, why then was it only up for just 3 hours and what the heck is going on?
Why would you create a site, have it up for only 3 hours then make it unusable and closed off if it doesn't work?
Why would you create a site, have it up for only 3 hours then make it unusable and closed off if it doesn't work?
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Re: Open Caching
I think someone 'accidentally' hit the publish button a bit too early!!MtnLioness wrote:Sooooo, why then was it only up for just 3 hours and what the heck is going on?
Why would you create a site, have it up for only 3 hours then make it unusable and closed off if it doesn't work?