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[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] enigmaticsoul:
Multiple co-ordinate options

Hello, Tom.

Maybe some day when you're bored and have nothing better to do, it would be wonderful to have an option to switch between different co-ordinate systems (e.g., Deg.DDD vs Deg Min.DDD).

I use iGuidance for driving directions, and unfortunately they only support Deg.DDD.

Alternatively, does anyone know of a WinMo calculator app for converting co-ordinates? Need something that will run offline (i.e., no web sites).

Thanks again for such a wonderful application!

Cheers,

EnigmaticSoul
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] boeykenk:
Hi Enigmaticsoul,

Perhaps this can already help you:

http://www.pgct.nl/

It can convert coordinates and it contains other interesting stuff for geocaching.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] dmiller125:
Thanks!

I have been looking everywhere for an app like this. It seems pretty solid. THanks!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Gech:
Hi

Update info

Ver 0.2.34.7

1) Change GPS Monitor layout. (Landscape)

2) Change GPS Monitor behavior. (Target Location)

3) Internet access denied when Offline mode.

http://www.nicque.com/PQz

thanks

tom
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] paulpille:
Tom, with the new folder structure I lost some own made/generated waypoints dedicated to different caches.

Is there another solution to overcome this than to use the older GCz program version ?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] enigmaticsoul:
Co-ordinate conversions

Hi, boeykenk.

It looks like a neat little program... but any idea if there is an English version?

Thanks,

EnigmaticSoul
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Phil82de:
Hey! :)

I was on a Caching-Tour today and tested the new version .27!

I found a few bugs again: ;)

- I loaded a big Cache-List at home an downloaded all Caches. But on my way I saw there where no Static Maps!? :confused: (Picture 1)

- When I sort the cache list with distance from a currant Position or Cache every Cache seem to be in the South-West (Picture 2)

- I still have black Pinpoint-Maps in Areas without best satellite-picture-resolutions (Picture 3)

- Searched for Cache GC12ZZP with a static map (here I had a map cose I loaded this Cache description yesterday). Everything was fine, the static maps shows the right Position. After that I wanted to drive to GC1P909. I used its static map and saw the same streets than for the cache before because the caches are near - but my position was 50 Meters off the right place. It wasn't cose of bad gps-quality - it shows the same coordinates when I had the first cache open.

- tried to open the cache-description of GC1GY3N or GC1EVXJ. When I scrolled down to the pictures in the text the hole phone freezed. I had to make soft-resets to continue. :(

- When I go into a forest and lose satellite-connection the last satellites are still shown in the gps monitor. The only thing where I see that something is wrong is the distance keeps the same. :( (The same is after I turn off the gps over the menu in the gps-monitor - the last satellites stay there).

- (I still would love to get the Trail and satellite-informations in the static map - or the static map behind the gps-monitor. and the blue path in the paps is so thin I almost can see it when I drive.) :rolleyes:

Thanks for your work

and happy caching

Phil

PS:

When I reload the Caches of a Cache-list the caches that I already found in the meantime gon't get filtered AND don't get marked as found!

Pictures:
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] shutle64:
If you use Garmin's Mapsource, it will import gpx, and you can save as gdb once the file is open. You can also rename the end of the file from .gpx to .gdb and Mapsource still knows the difference and will still open the file.

John
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Silent Hill:
I want ask for this Feature again. Is it possible to make this?

Silent Hill
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] martinhe:
Problem with login

I use program GCzII. I have one problem with this program.

My nickname to geocaching.com is Pažuriky.

With my nickname have a problem because nickname has punctuation symbol and program don´t know login.

When I generated new nickname to geocaching.com without punctuation symbol - everything was OK.

But I want use nickname Pažuriky. It´s possible?

I hope, that you understanded me, because my English is not very good ;) Thanx.

Best regard

Martin
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Gech:
Hi Phil82de

Google Static Map has a limitation for download image count.

The maximum image file number is 1000 per day.

If you download over 1000 image files, it will return the X and overspeed graphics.

All "SW" it must be bug.

thanks

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Silent Hill

>> Home Coordinate Mask

I don't see the importance. What is the differece when using "Search by Coordinate"?

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martinhe

"Pažuriky" which language is this?

Similar issue happened in German before.

Also, which version GCz are you trying?

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thanks

tom
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Kasush:
Static Map Request

Tom,

Thanks for the redesigned landscape screen for the monitor it is perfect.

I have another feature request for you. In the static maps section can there be an option to use the existing google map or google satellite view map?

I think this would satisfy many people discussing the lack of coverage in some areas for google maps and it would certainly help me as there are very few roads in most of the places I am caching (Kuwait desert).

If possible thank you in advance, if not still the best caching application anywhere hands down.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Gech:
Ver 0.2.34.8

Changes)

1) Extend download log count maximum 100.

2) Change Static Map file name shorter.

3) Add "Static Map for this Waypoint" menu.

http://www.nicque.com/PQz

thanks

tom
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] cdlh:
Requests

I would like this too.

Also, would it be possible to have a few more options ( like zoom leve 12, 10, 8) to make the Large area static map even larger than zoom level 14? Sometime it is nice to see where a cache is within a Provence or State.

I also lost a few waypoints that I generated with the new filing system. Also keen to know if there is a way to retrieve them.

Thanks for the update!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Gech:
Hi Dogpack,

>>Is the search by geocache name a keyword search?

The keyword search only searches Cache name. this is the limitation of GC.com.

>>It might also be nice to have a search by cache owner.

OK! ;D

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Aya, I have received over 300 email since GCz released. (Nov 2008)

One of biggest topic is GPS COM port settings or request to add COM port.

SO, let me try to make sample program to test it.

It might take few days and feedback to you.

regards,

tom
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Gech:
I made a sample application to test COM port.

It works with GCz and GMap at a time. ;D

It's good new to you all but also bad news to me.

Because I have to write new codes to parse NMEA format. ;D

Still need to check more detail about COM port.

Anyway, I will do it.

regards,

tom
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] jyetara:
first of all. This appears to be a great program.

But, the problem I'm having is that the internet connection works only on Wifi.

When I disable wifi, I cannot connect and get the error

"Internet connection [ConnMgrEstablishConnection] failed."

Any ideas to resolve this?

Have tried uninstalling/reinstalling, but it saves settings so it's not completely removing itself?

Thanks!

PS: I am using an HTC Touch Diamond on Telstra HSDPA network.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Gech:
Hi jyetara

Have you checked Proxy settings of Telstra network.

I don't know Telstra but found the topic about proxy.

https://www.expansys.jp/ft.aspx?k=93850

http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies-archive.cfm/486934.html

YOU can google on Internet "Telstra proxy" like.

Try it. ;D

regards,

tom
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] janhuddel:
Hi,

last year I tried to code a sample GPS-Application in C#. This app uses the COM-Port an works fine for me. If u want I may send u the sources.

Thanks for answer :) I'll post my reply in the thread above because we get off topic here ;)

Greets from Germany

Jan
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Gech:
FYI

Telstra Proxy Manager

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=383418
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] jyetara:
I haven't used this phone much for Geocaching because of the lack of good caching programs. I stuck with the N95...

Now I finally have this working by changing the proxy settings. What a strange thing for Telstra to do!?

Anyway, this should come in nice and handy, especially in the Aussie Bush with GoogleMaps!

Thanks for this program.

(People are always amazed when I show them how versatile the N95 can be, but with this installed it combines Gmaps, Caching in Real-time, Browsing, TB Entry, Log Entry!!! Awesome!!)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] jyetara:
Using GCz

Ok, now after using a heap of different programs, devices, for geocaching, this is definitely a top contender.

The only problem at this stage is the Compass. The arrow didn't change and the distance always shows 0m.

Any ideas?

Thanks
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Jack_Brody:
jyetara: wait for a new version which is just being created. :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Gech:
Need help!!

Dose anyone help me to correct the wording which attaches image? ;D

I really appreciate.

tom
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] khaytsus:
Slight correction:

Search by Current Location

Click to search from your current location. It might take time for a GPS fix.

And here's a suggestion to modify:

Search by Cache Name

Enter part of the name of the cache to search by the geocache name.

Rest look good to me!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Gech:
Hi khaytsus,

THank you for the correction!

I upload some screenshot of new GCz top screen.

You will see it below.

http://d.hatena.ne.jp/Gzh/20090327#1238142430

I will keep working on it. ;D

regards,

tom
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] janhuddel:
Hi,

it looks great... I am looking forward to next version :)

Happy Coding...
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Jack_Brody:
I'm getting real impatient... :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Phil82de:
Hey Tom,

thank you for that nice app!! I really love it. The new Screenshots look really nice!

One Question: I don't understand why sometimes I need 4 satellites to get a location data and sometimes 10??

Like many others I wait for the offline-mode so that I can open stored cache-data. (Do u have a paypal account? I would like to spend some money I would save with that then!)

One Bug(?) I found: A few times I used the app on my xda diamond the compass-needle don't worked well! Sometimes it shows the opposite direction, sometimes it don't move. I think it wasn't about bad gps-signals, other apps (richesseGPS2.1 ) worked right in the same time!!

For german/european users it would be nice to get data from opencaching.de as well, they have much nice caches u can't find at gc.com. They give the cache-date out for much tools without an account: http://www.opencaching.de/util/google-earth/opencaching.kml or http://maps.geocaching.de/

Best greetings

Phil
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Gech:
Hi Phil82de,

>> One Question: I don't understand why sometimes I need 4 satellites to get a location data and sometimes 10??

Currently, I have no idea. The behaivior follows MS spec and it's blackbox because GCz uses WM API.

GCz will have another way to use GPS (use COM port directlly like other GPS applications).

Probably, it makes something change.

Compass will be changed to Radar next version.

The behavior will be changed too.

So, if you would like donate. please do it for this forum to support lots of users and developers. ;D

thanks

tom
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] khaytsus:
Glad I could help!

It looks like you're creating a 'loop' of search-by features, so would it be possible to add one more? Search for caches owned by me? I think that'd be handy for quick maintenance work.

Of course, one can search by owner name, but for me it would be a nice shortcut. I've seen folks with a lot more than me, but I have 45 active caches so it seems I'm always doing a little maintenance.

That said, not sure there's Maintenance in the logs screen, so might would need to be there to for this scenario.

Look forward to the new version, especially the new 'compass' :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Gech:
Hi khaytsus

I will not add "Search for caches owned by me".

But will add something for cache owner. ;D

regards,

tom
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] khaytsus:
Awww darn, I wanted everyone using your program to look for my caches! Plan foiled. ;)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] eyecannon:
Super excited for radar version! If you can, make the radar bigger than the compass was ;)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Gech:
Hi

Sorry, I forgot to add 1 thing.

Ver 0.2.34.9

1) Add "Download Static Map" menu.

http://www.nicque.com/PQz

thanks

tom
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] paulpille:
I found that you only have to copy the GC*.wpt files (you will find them in directory /caches, they have the same name as dedicated cache) to new directory folder structure (.../Cache_DB/GC*).
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] paulpille:
Tom, I'd appreciate if you could shortly comment proposed features above with a 'planned' 'not planned' mark.

Then its clear what you think about it and I will stop repeating these requests ...
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] boeykenk:
Hi Enigmaticsoul,

I've sent an email to the creator of PGCT. He's creating a new version with some extra features. If everything goes fine, an english version will also be added. I'll keep you informed.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Gech:
>> - Static maps viewer -> its hard for me to recognize the small blue direction line in

>> sunny environment -> could you make the line a bit wider (may be even configurable) ?

Probably it's ok to me.

>> - recently I had to hardreset my device. Due to installation on SD card GCz was still

>> running ok after reinitialisation, however all settings (/Options -> Login ID/PW, Distance

>> Measure, Download Settings, Static Map Settings ...) were lost. May be the reason for

>> that is that these items are not stored on SD card ?

Why don't you try Registory Import/Export menu?

>> - and last but not least my wish list would pull down to zero if in the static map

>> settings I could choose between Google and OpenStreetMap

Currently, I have no plan to support OpenStreetMap.

The API not return image file but does XML.

I have to make a rendering engine.

So, to use the API really heavy volume to implement.

thanks

tom
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] paulpille:
Thx Tom for your quick answer.

Because I didn't know :) Hope the export file is stored on SD card ...

Ok, I understand ... anyway, thanks for looking inside this topic.

By the way, in order to save memory space, is it ok to delete folders of old structure like /caches, /images, /notes ... (any others ?) ?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Gech:
Hiya

I always inform the update.

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2009-07-14

0.2.34.2

- Change "Static Map Settings".

- Add "Registry Import/Export" menu.

- Change "Field Notes" UI.

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>> Because I didn't know Hope the export file is stored on SD card ...

Also, it depends on "Download Data Stored Folder" settings.

If it is SD Card, It does.

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Active folders are below

"Attributes"

"Cache_DB"

"Cache_List"

"GPS_Log" (if use)

"GPX" (if use)

"HTTP_Log"

"Smiley"

"Trackable_DB"

"WptTypes"

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thanks

tom
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] paulpille:
Yes, I always read your infos carefully ... however I do not always understand everything, sorry :rolleyes: I am not very familiar with WM6 rules ...

Now I put in there: /Storage Card/Program Files/GCzII

Is that ok (also direction of slash) ?

Did you forget "Skin" folder or is it really obsolete ?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Gech:
>> Now I put in there: /Storage Card/Program Files/GCzII

Maybe it should be BACK slash.

\Storage Card\Program Files\GCzII

>> Skin folder.

Yes, that is important. but if you set SD card to store data.

Skin folder stick together with GCzII.exe.

It will not change the folder.

thanks

tom
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] martinhe:
Hi Gech,

This is slovak language (Slovakia).

I use latest version GCzII 0.2.34.9

Is it possible to implement into program some utility to help to create new cache? It should average GPS co-ordinates for more accurately aiming final GPS co-ordinates for listing. It should be possible to set number of measurement.

Thanks
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] paulpille:
Ok, I fixed that, thx.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] lasterix:
proxy for SFR (France)

Hello,

Anyone knows the adress of the proxy for the oprtaor SFR (France) ?

Thanks
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Jack_Brody:
Look into "Caches" directory which is no longer being used. Find the waypoint file for the desired cache, for instance "GC110P8.wpt" and copy it (or move) to directory "Cache_DB/GC110P8". And there you go. :)

EDIT: oops, sorry, you were talking about waypoints lost in the new directory structure whereas my advice is for those who want transfer waypoints from old structure to the new one. But I will keep it here in case someone needs it.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Silent Hill:
Home Coordinate

Hello Tom

When i Import my 4 GPX Files i always must sort by my Home Coordinate manual before i can Save the List. In Cachemate the Importet GPX Sort Automaticly from my Home Coordinate.

This Future want Save many Klicks and Time by GPX Import. I think that more user sort by Home Coordinate by GPX Import.

Greetings Silent Hill (Sorry for my bad English :rolleyes: )
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] derlbear:
Yeah that would be awesome. That's the only reason why I still have GeoScout 2 installed on my device.

Here is how it works: When you press "start" it saves the actual position every second, shows it as a dot on a map (1 dot per second) and calculates the average position and shows the measured distance between the saved positions.

For example (1 dimension):

Position 1 is 1

Position 2 is 0,9

Position 3 is 1,1

Position 4 is 1,6

Position 5 is 0,4

Then you press "stop" and the program says that the average position is 1.

Tom, I have to say that GCzII is the best software for geocaching on the market. Is there a way to support you? It's unbelievable how much effort you put into your very own software and how often you update it.

By the way: Where can I find the updates since 0.2.34.8 ? I can't find them :-)

Cheers,

derlbear
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] iV001:
Originally Posted by iV001

:rolleyes:

Thank you for the answer, I already did that, i just thought that the waypoint coordonnate was coming out right away trough the Waypoint button.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Titus_Andronicus:
Two requests.

I loaded a GPX file with caches that are not on Geocaching.com. Works great, but the description does not show the static maps? What is up with that?

The other request is to have a option to use mytopo.com maps so that we can have the topographical maps. They use the google maps engine to power their maps, so may be not too hard.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] hakan42:
Actually, this is not completely true. You can use URLs like http://tile.openstreetmap.org/ /%d/%d.png to get at the tiles on a given location, the necessary calculations to obtain the tile numbers from coordinates are described on the Slippy_map_tilenames page of the openstreetmap wiki.

Regards,

Hakan
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] hoppo1971:
Help! ConnMgrEstablishConnection failure

I know that this has been talked about before but I can't find a solution and was wondering whether anyone had any ideas now.

Phone: HTC Diamond

GCz version: 0.2.34.9

WM version: 6 (I think)

I get the famous Internet connection failure message when I'm offline but all other programs work fine. Direct mail push, IE with surf...so why oh why won't GCz work? Please help me with any solutions. I would like to be able to stop having to print several sheets of paper every time I want to go geocaching.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Gech:
Hi hakan42

thank you for the Slippy map tile.

If my understanding is correct,

The tile maps are needed more than 1 file to show.

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GoogleMap returns only 1 image file and the map center is the target coordinate.

See "GoogleMap.jpg"

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Also OSM returns 1 image file but the map center is not target coordinate.

Maybe more cases exist but for example.

See OSM_1.jpg

It is the case of map center is target coordinate.

If want to use more wider than 256px (This is limitation of OSM and the width/height is 256px), need to download 9 image files for 1 map.

Static Map uses 4 maps. so 9(tiles) x 4(static maps) = 36 image files for 1 cache.

If waypoints exists 1 waypoint + 36 image files.

36 + 36 x n (waypoints)

if waypoints are 3

36 + 36 x 3 = 144 tiles.

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See OSM_2.jpg

that is more tiles needed.

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So, if gateway server to make 1 tile file and target is map center. (640x640px)

It's super!!!

please correct me if I'm wrong.

thank you

tom
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Gech:
Hi hoppo1971

If via WiFi or ActiveSync work.

And 3G/GPRS not work.

It might be proxy.

Builtin applications (IE like) are optimized for specific operator's settings sometime.

(If you buy the device with contract from Mobile Operator.)

Some of them, the proxy settings are not visible. (Hidden proxy)

Maybe you should search your mobile operator proxy settings on the Internet.

thanks

tom

PS. How about your connection settings? it also contains proxy settings on your device.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] hoppo1971:
OK, I'll check that out and let you know. Thanks for the quick reply.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] hakan42:
Thanks for updating my understanding of how your Google Maps integration works. I'll search for a gateway server that works as you have described.

Regards,

Hakan
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Gech:
To make sure the OSM Slippy tile map specification.

I wrote simple PHP code and tested it.

OSM.jpg

The Blue circle is target latitude and longitude.

And need to get 9 tiles for 1 static map.

GoogleMap.jpg

That is only 1 image file.

thanks

tom
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Nebias:
Hi Gech

Sorry for another comparison to cachmate but....

MemoryMap can link to Cachemate by adding a link similar to \cmate:GC12345

Is/Would this be possible with GCz ?

Cheers

Nebias
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] kadango:
First I want to say thanks for this beautiful piece of software!!!!!

But there is one thing i am missing:

When exporting a cachelist to gpx, the cache-descriptions are not exported to my Oregon 300.

This is the most wanted feature for me.

Is it possible to make an export for Oregon where descriptions are also exported tu use them on Oregon???

Thanks,

Daniel
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Ep Woody:
Hello,

I've taken a rest from geocaching for a month, but I started again this week. I also reused GCzII again, and I noticed a lot of improvement. Good work!

There are unfortunately still a few bugs/improvements to be made. When you take a cache list and you want to sort it by distance the caches with no GPS coordinates show at the top of the screen. (No gps coordinates because I'm not an premium member) There are some locations where there are a lot of caches premium member only. Is it possible to place the caches with no coordinates at the bottom of the screen? That way they won't be in the way.

Thanks, and again: Good work!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Gech:
Hiya

Ver 0.2.34.10 16:42

Changes)

1) Add "Huge Area Map" for Static Map.

2) Import GPX supports static map.

3) Export GPX contains "Description/Hint/Logs".

4) GPS Monitor keeps last degrees when stop.

http://www.nicque.com/PQz

thanks

tom
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Sauge:
cant wait to test how this will work out but it sounds great
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] kadango:
I am really fascinated, that seems to be realtime-development.

Great.... and I am out for testing this feature.

Thanks a lot!!

Daniel