GCBuddy V7 User Guide
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1. To re arrange the caches in the list press and hold the move handle and drag the item to a new position in the list Geocache View wll KPNNL 10 34 AM Cache List GC2NV42 P Heinis GC2NV42 E E ee Not started 65 About this cache P Parking lt Clues A B jE Waypoints 9 Cache location y gt Notes Photos N Connectivity This view is the main menu to select an action on this particular geocache The geocache properties can be edited by selecting the cache info label itself The action list below the cache info label can be used to navigate deeper into the information available for this geocache The info icon on the top right shows the About view About View KPNNL amp 6 46 PM x This view shows the exact version installed on your iPhone GeoCaching Buddy V6 10 For more info and help a button Website BtStSoft will start the Safari browser with the support site of GCBuddy loaded a Ask a human buddy to join you while teem going out geocaching It is not only Groundspeak s Geocaching com Cache Type Icons more fun but also safer when you both Wih Permission keep an eye on each other GCBuddy really can t do that for you More info help Cache Info View wtlKPNNL 10 35 AM oa This view allows you to modify various properties of a cache Type Multi Cache Name Heinis The Write protection switch is Code ecenvez_ mportant if you want to make sure Size2. Using the arrow keys you can quickly switch to previous and next photo When you use the familiar zoom and pan gestures on the photo the raw high resolution photo is loaded this takes a few seconds and you can see all the details you want by zooming and panning F The viewer also contains a button to e mail a photo To go back to the album use the blue button Connectivity T Mobile gt 2 03 PM When you have an Internet connection available you have several convenience gt Editusingabrowser gt E functions available A Backup using mail GCINN Connectivity Edit using a browser Switches the iPhone into a mode where it acts as a local web server on your home network Now you can enter lots of information for this cache using a convenient web interface So instead of using the small iPhone keyboard you can now use a regular PC Mac keyboard and larger screen It also allows you to copy paste information from the cache description shown in 23 another browser window tab into the various waypoints and other description fields The browser also shows the list of photo s and allow you to download the raw high resoluton pictures taken while solving this cache So afterwards you can save any important picture typically several Megabytes in size to you PC Mac using your fast network connection at home Backup using mail Sends a mail to any mail address containing the relevant information about th
3. Paste Formula D E 2 F G 3 _ The orange characters _ are used to build an expression The light grey keys lt lt lt gt and gt gt are used to control the cursor visible as the underscore character _ The digits O 9 are used to enter numerical values Press Done to use the entered formula Press Cancel to cancel the change The Paste button will show the interpreted contents of the clipboard before inserting it in the formula you can cancel this action if the contents is not correct Text conversions atl T Mobile 2 05 PM The text to number conversion mode can be Enter a text e a b 2 c 3 etc hotel california a 26 b 25 c 24 etc e phone pad abc 2 def 3 etc Sum of char values 148 Sum of digits of sum 13 When entering a text three values are ai etn ale calculated and shown Use one of cicktwsae these values as the value for this clue by selecting it You can cancel this conversion by selecting the back button in the top left corner Text conversions t T Mobile 2 06 PM When entering a roman number the decimal value is shown Select the saree save button to use this as the value for this clue Converted value 1915 You can cancel this conversion by selecting the back button in the top left corner Save WayPoints list This list shows all entered waypoints for a multi cache The waypoints are numbered WP1 W
4. location address Here you can search for a geocache or enter a known geocache code Search ee cz H lirst select the source which you would like to use Show Just create an empty cache geocaching com Create e opencaching de pl us org uk Possibilities using geocaching com Secure login using oAuth Optionally skip found caches Select cache types to search for Download full information including description and all predefined waypoints A WN e Ad 3 Basic members have a fixed filter on Traditionals only This is enforced by Geocaching Live When viewing the list of traditionals use the Safari button to see all caches see Tip below Ad 4 Basic members can do this for up to 3 full downloads 24 hr period which include all information like size difficulty terrain description and all predefined waypoints After that basic information can still be downloaded and stored This can be done for all types of caches Caches with only basic information can be recognized because their name is shown greyed instead of black Premium Members do not have the limitations mentioned for 3 and 4 and can download the full details for up to 6000 caches per day and search for all cache types in an area Tip Basic members can best use the Safari browser to search for nearby caches Plan ahead and remember the codes of caches to download Then add update full info of 3 desired caches to GCBuddy each day usin
5. this log will be transferred to geocaching com The app s badge reminds you when there are one or more logs pending for upload to geocaching com Uploading will be done at a later moment when internet is available again 21 Photo Album View KPN NL amp 14 51 Photos 3 UG TU A lot of people take photo s at each waypoint to document their discoveries Switching to the camera 08 08 10 12 08 app is inconvenient so Geocaching Buddy contains a dedicated photo album for each individual cache All photos related to this cache are stored in this album HRD 08 08 10 11 41 Each photo is accurately tagged with the time and GPS location This information is shown next to each thumbnail picture J When a photo is taken within a distance of approx 25 meter from a waypoint location the list shows the name of that waypoint If you want to look closer at a photo just select it to show the internal photo viewer Adding a photo is simply a matter of selecting the camera button in the toolbar The camera view will appear allowing you to take a new picture using the standard camera controls Note A copy of each photo is added to the camera roll as well but without geo info for easier retreival of images from your phone Use the trash can or swipe an entry to delete pictures 22 Photo Viewer all KPN NL amp 14 52 4 100 EF DU AR ae The internal photoviewer shows the es current photo
6. GCBuddy V7 User Guide Cache List KPNNL 10 31 AM 7 The Cache List view shows the list of caches stored in GCBuddy Edit Cache List PNS wss Each type of cache has a different icon lot started cal km eA regular 2 0 2 0 Multi cache Not started 28km Puzzle or mystery cache eP Bossche Bollen Traditional cache w GCHQ10 micro 1 0 1 0 Found Jul 27 2011 3 7 km e Ea rth cache BB wetemmetes E e Unknown for all others GC20FNV unknown 1 0 1 0 ae ai Found Jul 28 2011 4 1 km BY km mi Status of a cache can be e Not started e Busy date indicates last arrival to a waypoint e Found date of arrival at the cache location When the cache location is visited also a checkmark is shown The lock icon before the status indicates a cache is locked write protected and cannot be modified read only mode The Edit button switches the list into edit mode described below Selecting an item in the list navigates to the Geocache View for that particular cache The search field can be used to search once the list gets longer and longer A Z shows various sorting options km mi switches the distance units in this list as well as in the add a cache screens Load Cache info from Internet all KPN NL gt 6 41 PM To add a new cache to the list press the button in the upper right anu geocaching com Corner of the main Cache List screen Cache List Cache Search caches near
7. P2 etc Note that the cache is not a waypoint it has its own PP were n 5112317 E coors 20 entry in the geocache view jE WP4 N 51 12 149 E 003 13 365 PP wps N 5111 924 E 003 13 387 Adding a new waypoint can be done using the button on the top right GCXKWY Waypoints E WP1 N 51 12 462 E 003 13 528 E WP2 N 51 12 346 E 003 13 472 Deleting a waypoint can be done by swiping your finger from left to right Era u on an item to show the delete button You can also put the table in edit mode using the edit button in the toolbar now you can delete and re order the list Each item in the list shows the latitude longitude as calculated from the formula s entered for this waypoint To show edit navigate to a waypoint just select it from the list to show the WayPoint View The color coding is as follows e Green Arrived at this waypoint Yes e Red Not yet arrived at this waypoint The button in the toolbar can be used to show an overview of all Known waypoints parking cache and your location WayPoints Overview This map shows all waypoints the parking optionally your location and the cache location Only waypoints for which the entered formula can be evaluated to a location are included in this view The toolbar contains buttons for e Show your current location on off On an iPhone 3GS a third option is available map rotation so it corresponds to your viewing orientation Autozoom so th
8. ache these will show up in the for you r log later at home backup mail for easy copy paste when logging back at home This edit box allows you to enter these field notes whenever you want wle R T ylu 1 0 P Once you backup the geocache using the mail backup system you can easily GOOECONNG copy paste these notes from the 2 x c vjeinimy received e mail on your normal home A e EA PC The button in the navigation bar can be used to show the in app photo album camera view This view can be used to have a look at the photo s taken during the multi cache Note that this view can also be shown from some other views They all store the photo s in a photo album coupled to this particular cache 20 Log View KPN NL gt 11 00 Notes Log date and time vrijdag 12 april 2013 10 53 Select Photo Favorite point ON v Post this Log In the notes section you can edit the text so it becomes the log text Pressing Use text for log allows you to specify the log type Found it Didn t find it etc and log date time If you want to send a photo with the log you can select one from the photo library on your device or choose to take a new picture Title and description can be entered as well The switch labeled Favorite gives you the opportunity to add this cache to your list of favorites The Post this Log button will store the log on the device and once an internet connection is available
9. at all markers are visible Zoom in a factor of two Zoom out a factor of two Switch the map mode between normal satellite and hybrid e Done closes this view You can select any waypoint to switch to that waypoint by clicking the disclosure button WayPoint View 13 24 The WayPoint View can show a waypoint in one of two modes Project from Parking Latitude e Latitude longitude formula s N 53 27 012 f Longitude e Project from previous waypoint E 005 5A A D B D 3 C W The switch on top of this view selects between these two modes AMEA When projection is off the latitude and longitude of this waypoint can be entered using the formula editor for Co eee both values Arrived at this waypoint No When the clipboard contains a valid formula or WGS84 string the paste button will be enabled and you can paste the waypoint using this button The result after evaluation of both expressions is shown as the result in WGS84 format If this result is valid both expressions can be evaluated the Navigate button will be enabled The Arrived at this waypoint setting can be set to Yes or No Setting it to Yes marks the current time as the last activity time shown in the cache list Navigate starts the internal Navigate View with this waypoint The 2 button show previously entered instructions for this specific waypoint The clues button provides quick access to the list of clues from here The Edi
10. clues are discovered at a waypoint a quick link to the Clues View Show Clues is available in this view as well The Next Waypoint button switches the Arrived at this waypoint setting for this waypoint from No to Yes It also selects the next waypoint or cache as the new destination for the navigation view Cache View all KPN NL gt 13 42 The Cache View is very similar as the waypoint views described above The a eee special meaning of the cache is clear N 51 3K 0 G 6 It S the last waypoint and typically the Longitude end of the multi cache GC1HKQ7 Cache E 005 17 H G 3 3 Switching the Arrived at this waypoint to Yes here marks the Result omiaa geocache as found in the geocache list Arrived at this waypoint Yes VIEW Paste EDGE sew AEMGELGS x Edit Waypoint Edit View wit KPN NL 13 47 The Edit button in a Waypoint view allows you to change the name type Projection and projection origin of this waypoint Save Waypoint Waypoint types are displayed using another picture in the waypoint list and overview map From waypoint P Normal waypoint red or green P Parking Other waypoint mostly for navigational purpose s Point of Interest e g a restaurant landmark etc Notes View ll T Mobile gt 15 06 93 mm a Ge When doing a multi cache often you Here you can enter notes during the Wa nt to remem ber specific field notes multi c
11. ession if the value cannot be HG ecn evaluated yet Each piece of the c tay puzzle is color coded with the following G D meaning gt E Te F e Green A formula is correctly m evaluated to a value e Yellow Some information is missing so the formula can t be evaluated e Red The formula contains a syntax error e White No formula was entered for this clue Selecting a clue shows a details view for that specific clue Clue View T The Clue View shows the expression formula to determine the value for Value or expression th at clue 2 1 4E Below the text field containing the Result HE expression the result of that calculation is shown as a numerical BD Text conversions value Roman numerals Errors will be generated in case of a syntax error e g no matching bracket a cyclic reference e g A B B A or when no value is available for another clue You can modify the expression by selecting that text field A Formula Editor will appear see below Two special calculators can be started to determine the value for a clue from a text or from roman numerals Use the left and right arrows in the toolbar to quickly change which clue is shown in this view From this view you can also start the in app photo camera Formula editor Clue 2a Enter a formula using the keys on this editor The top row contains the other SH eile Deltas clue names so you can use them here Use the arrows to reach the other characters
12. g the I know the code option Opencaching de visits that website under the hood and presents the information retrieved in a similar way Note that none of these methods are capable of retrieving the formula s for waypoints or the cache So most of the time some manual entry is necessary after importing a cache since no standard exists yet for these formula s and human interpretation of the text is often needed Please have a look at the web server method of editing a cache this method is very convenient when still at home because using that web interface from your PC or Mac adding information for a cache and entering formula s can be as easy as copy paste between the browser looking at the cache on geocaching com and the browser editing the cache on your device Cache List edit mode wll KPN NL 10 34 AM Done Cache List P Heinis GC2NV42 regular 1 Not started 3 1 km Ziezo z GC1BQF regular 2 0 2 Not started 2 8 km A Bossche Bollen v GCHQ10 micro 1 0 1 0 Ge Found Jul 27 2011 3 7 km watermeter GC20FNV unknown 1 0 1 0 A lag Found Jul 28 2011 4 1 km BY km mi After pressing Edit the list enters edit mode In this mode the various list items get a button on the left hand side and a move handle on the right hand side To delete a cache from the list press the button and confirm by pressing the appearing Delete button You can also use the swipe gesture
13. guar YOU won t modify any information Difficulty 8 anymore once you have found a cache Terrain 1 5 Found Date Not started Write protection About this cache all KPNNL gt 10 36 AM 1 p Paperless caching GCHQ10 Show in Safari This view show the cache description as obtained from the cache source All images which are linked to in the local description are stored locally as well once you ve looked at this description at least once with internet available So it is a good idea to do that immediately after importing the cache from one of the sources In the field no internet connection is necessary to look at this information making paperless caching possible Show in Safari In order to get an up to date view of the information you can always switch to Safari but then an internet connection iS necessary Shake to See the description This screen can be shown hidden from most other screens by simply Shaking the device A convenient Shortcut Parking KPN NL 12 16 GC2WKKY Parking N This view is used when starting the cache as well as after finding the cache to return to your parking location Most caches have a location in their description with a good parking spot At home you Nave typically entered the latitude and longitude of that parking spot into this view or using the web interface When traveling to the start of the cache you can use the Car Navigation button to transfer thi
14. is cache This mail acts as a textual backup of this cache Photo s are not included since these are relatively large in size Use the browser interface instead Edit using a browser 2 04 PM When this view ts visible the iPhone acts as a local web server Done Server To conveniently edit this geocache browse to the address shown below using a regular browser on your PC Using a browser on a PC or Mac or Mac connected to the same WiFi network connected to the same home network as your iPhone you can now go to the URL displayed in the green bar Or browse to the Bonjour service named Geocaching Buddy Note that in Safari on a Mac a Bonjour bookmark is visible which jumps to this URL No need to type it over the device will NOT power down If you use another browser or Windows PC without Bonjour just type in that URL in the address field 24 NOTE It is advised to connect your iPhone to a power Supply when editing a cache this way To keep the web server available the iPhone will not power down when this view is visible The web based user interface is self explanatory and allows all relevant pieces of information about the currently selected cache to be entered modified Any photo present in the photo album for the currently selected cache can be downloaded using this interface as well Example of the web interface GC207C6 Ermerzand by djdysaster Multi cache 2 1 5 Star Gives wa
15. roid phone again to launch GCBuddy and completely restore all entered information for that cache Archiving caches this way in your mail system allows you to keep the list of caches in GCBuddy manageable small while still being able to look at your results at a later moment Note that photo s for each cache are kept in a photo album which are deliberately not included in this mail e Mail generation 100 E After pressing send in the above view a compose mail view is started and the To Subject and body of the mail is filled you gmal com GCBuddy backup of GC19NJQ You can type any additional information you like before sending the mail to the receiver To restore this cache in gcbuddy click GC19NJQ when reading this mail on If you don t want to send the mail just select cancel 26 The mail contains a specially crafted link which restores all textual information in GCBuddy when selected on an iPhone iPod touch Note An additional link at the bottom of the mail is present to import the cache on an Android device This allows you to exchange an entered cache with another person using an Android based device as well Questions Remarks Feedback Feel free to mail me at Ssupport gcbuddy com April 2013 Copyright 2013 By BtStSoft All rights reserved 21
16. s location to one of your navigation apps Once arrived it is possible you park your car bike somewhere else Selecting the button Park Here will use the GPS to mark that spot in the latitude and longitude edit boxes Park Here prompting Starting the GPS will overwrite the above location with your current location Yes I ll park here Cancel A warning that this park Here function will overwrite the stored location will be given with the possibility to cancel the process If you select Cancel the parking location will not be modified If you select Yes I ll park here the GPS is started and it will attempt to determine the iPhone s location as accurately as possible Park Here Locating KPNNL gt 12 22 tho While the GPS determines the location of the iPhone you will see a spinning P activity indicator _ N oe hs The accuracy above this activity ae 210 e MM indicator allows you to determine if the location is accurate enough to find this spot back later on Pressing Done or any other action resulting in leaving this view will store the determined location as the parking location for this geocache If you want you can check the location using the Navigate button which shows distance and bearing to the parking location Clues List il T Mobile 1 52 PM The clues list shows all clues A Z GC19NJQ Clues Be Ants with their corresponding values or expr
17. t button allows you to change the name projection Origin and waypoint type WayPoint View Project all KPN NL amp 13 27 m In the Project mode you have again two ways to project from the previous waypoint to this waypoint Project from Parking ON Bearing 357 Distance 324W This mode is selected using the select switch Projection Offset Projection Offset When projection is selected the Maneatis bearing and distance in meter or feet can be selected These edit boxes can be selected to enter a value ora oo Aoi formula using clues Arrived at this waypoint No The Result is the WGS84 location of the calculated projection from the previous waypoint WayPoint View Offset 13 29 ee mm When Offset is selected the change Lat in latitude and latitude can be specified Lon in 1 1000th of a second both offsets in 1 1000 If you have to subtract a value from Projection latitude or longitude simply enter a AMEPATA negative value for that offset Arrived at this waypoint No These edit boxes can be selected to E i g entera value or a formula using Clues The Result is the WGS84 location of the calculated projection from the previous waypoint Navigate View ll T Mobile gt 11 49 The Navigate View shows the destination waypoint and the current Mode We Waypoint From these two locations the bearing and distance is calculated and Afstand S h own Meter Parkeren Na
18. vigatie The accuracy of the current location is Shown numerically but also by color coding these values Bearing eGreen Good accuracy eYellow Reasonable accuracy eOrange Questionable accuracy e Red Bad accuracy The simple compass shows which direction to go in order to reach the destination When your device contains a magnetometer e g iPhone 3GS this compass auto rotates so it is aligned to the earth magnetic field Note Arriving at a waypoint is automatically set when entering a circle of radius 25 meter around the location of a waypoint The Phone also vibrates when entering this circle The icons on the bottom interface interface to some external apps for easier navigation These external apps receive the destination location from GCBuddy iGeocacher has a special return buttons to return back to Geocaching Buddy without having to manually restart it Most external map applications requires Internet connectivity After closing the Map app you ll have to manually restart Geocaching Buddy From this view you can also start the in app photo camera 17 Instructions View KPN NL 13 34 Once you approach a waypoint you vcotinerunerstischeare me WOUld typically select the Instructions number is E button showing any previously entered text instructing what to do search at this waypoint WP1 Instructions You can prepare a multi cache at home by entering what to do here in this area Since often
19. ypoints Cache Notes Photos Start information Type of geocache Multi cache Geocaching code cc207c6 Search Name Ermerzand by djdysaster Multi cache 2 1 5 Parking Lat Lon N 51 43 250 005 21 478 lt p align justify gt Deze cache gaat niet naar het water maar door het bosje met een kleine zandverstuiving Volgens ons was deze 0 zandverstuiving er al eerder dan de recreatieplas en is dus het echte Ermerzand Je kunt de auto parkeren op lt b gt N52 44 648 E 006 48 165 lt b gt De cache loopt over de wandelpaden en is ca 2 km lang De wp s liggen soms een eindie van het pad en zul ie moeten zoeken De obiecten bii de Hint Halverwege tussen teen en kruin van een ge 25 Backup by e mail ll T Mobile gt 15 13 Connectivity Backup Enter an e mail adres you qmail com A mail containing all entered information about this cache will be send to this e mail adres The mail also contains a hyperlink If you select that hyperlink from the mail program on your iPod iPhone GeoCaching Buddy will be launched and all information about this cache will be restored So the mail contains a backup of this cache without the photo s This view describes in short what happens You can enter any e mail address here and an e mail with all entered information about the cache will be send to this e mail adres The received email contains a link which can be used on an iPhone iPod touch or And
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