Re: Find caches in 25 cities in Ohio

I'd like to see if a checker can be made for the following challenge:

Find and log caches hidden in Ohio cities whose name begins with each of the 25 letters of the alphabet, A through Z (there is no Q city).

Definitive list of cities: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_in_Ohio

There is no checker that can do that at this moment.
But i suspect there is a bigger problem the polygons fot the cities. I assume they are not the same as counties in Ohio
Are there polygons for all cities on OpenStreetMap and are they correct? Else they have to be created. I guess you have to do that your self.

That's exactly what I was wondering. I know the polygons exist for counties, I did not know if they exist for cities. Thank you for answering.

If the polygons exists in for example OSM, it's doable, but probably quite a lot of work. USA also has the Tiger database which is free. I am unsure if it has city level data though. But again, it might be quite a lot of work.

But it all comes down to that the CO has to define exactly what a city is (where the borders are). It's great that you provided a list of names though. That's a great start. :)

I did go and check openstreetmap.org. I did a search for Columbus, OH and got this:
http://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/182706#map=11/39.9837/-82.9911
If you wait for about 10 seconds (at least that's what it took for me) orange lines pop up that indicate the boundaries of the city. I chose Columbus because it has some pretty messed up city boundaries. I don't know if these are polygons that can be used to create this checker or not. If these polygons work, I assume all of the cities on my list have them. Please let me know if the "orange lines" are usable to create a checker.

Thank you all so much for working on these checkers and at least attempting to create them!

Quick question:

As an alternative to the polygon, would it be possible to create a radius around the point that is chosen for the city in the maps? I'd have to reword the description slightly to clarify why some caches qualify/don't qualify, but would that make this more feasible?

A list of cities with each centre point specified and a radius would be a far easier checker to tag.

If you use this format the a checker alerady exist and they will be visable on a map

{"Name":{"point":[latitude,longitude,radius ,unit]},

the lattitude,longitude is decimal degrees
The radius is obvius
the unit optional "miles" or "km" can be used, not used the unit is m

It can alos be combined with polygons if you like to

example
{
"polygons":{

"2. The Ahwahnee Hotel":{"point":[37.746203,-119.57456,1,"miles"]},

"3. Alcatraz Island": {"polypoints":[[
[37.829107,-122.425203],[37.826413,-122.419732],[37.824514,-122.421083],[37.827413,-122.426898],[37.829107,-122.425203]
]]},

"4. Alma (1891)":{"point":[37.809487,-122.421757,0.75,"miles"]},

"5. Angelus Temple":{"point":[34.076272,-118.261046,0.5,"miles"]}

}}

http://project-gc.com/Challenges//19758

Is there a way to create something for me to test various points and radii? I'd be happy to do the work but it'd be easier with some trial and error capabilities.

Fwiw... I code in php and c and glanced at the lua code and it looks like something I could learn... I'd be interested if you need more coders at some point.

Use map compare with center/radius filter on this website
http://project-gc.com/Tools/MapCompare?profile_name=Target.&nonefound=on&onefound=on&bothfound=on&ownfound=on&location=41.073056%2C+-81.517778&max_distance=5&submit=Filter

I have not doubt that you can learn to code checkers if you can code C and PHP. The website will allow new coder later if am an not misinformed . And more coders will be good to have.
Then you can create challenges that is harder to code/unique
Try to think if you have an idea of a new fun challenge that checkers can be used on and reviewers will allow

The API is described at http://project-gc.com/doxygen/lua-sandbox/classPGC__LUA__Sandbox.html i dont know it the link from the checker scripts if you cant create scripts

So if I provide the following:

"1. Akron":{"point":[41.0814447,-81.5190053,8,"miles"]}
"2. Alliance":{"point":[40.9153362,-81.1259309,4,"miles"]}

And continue for all of the cities, you will be able to turn that into a checker?
Is this format correct, or is there something better for this specific checker? Would it help to put the first letter of each city rather than the numbers?

Thank you for helping me make this possible!

That is correct except that each line except the last shall have a , att the en
{ } around it and validate that it is json at http://jsonlint.com/
The example below is ok

{
"1. Akron":{"point":[41.0814447,-81.5190053,8,"miles"]},
"2. Alliance":{"point":[40.9153362,-81.1259309,4,"miles"]}
}

Any progress in creating the configuration?

There are a LOT of cities to get waypoints for. By any chance, is there a way to code in such a way that it accepts the default waypoint of the city name? For instance, in Google Maps, if you just type "Columbus, OH" there is a waypoint associated with that... Is there a way to use the default point for the cities in whatever map project-gc is using instead of me having to find all of the exact coordinates? Then I could just choose an arbitrary 10 miles around those points and create it that way. The challenge was never intended to be pedantic, just generalized. I hope that makes sense.

The checker has no access to the net so any google API etc cant be used in the checker.
You can use it to get the coordinates for the config for the checker. But the config has to have the coordinates in it.

With the new rules for challenge they have to have a checker that can show if you meet the requiremnts. When is it a compute program you have to have a exact definitions of the requirement.

You might need to define on the cache page what you are using to determine if you pass depending of what the retriever thinks.
A list of the all cities and a link to a search in gc.com with those coordinates and radius can be used to show acceptable caches.

And you might like to ask a receiver in advanced because i have trouble to publish a cache when you have to have the alphabet with counties in Sweden. They said that is was not ok

Let me clarify a couple of things.

This is a cache that's already approved and out there and has been for years, so as far as I understand, it's grandfathered in. I would just like to make a checker because I think it's the right thing to do.

I don't want to use the google API, I was using it as an example. I want to use the map API that project-gc uses. Here is an example:

http://project-gc.com/Tools/MapCompare?profile_name=KBLAST&nonefound=on&onefound=on&bothfound=on&ownfound=on&location=Youngstown%2C+OH%2C+United+States&max_distance=10&submit=Filter

Notice the location is Youngstown, OH - not coordinates. The map Project-GC uses has a set of coordinates built in, just like Google. Can you access that through the checker by using the city name instead of having to go through every city and find the coordinates manually? Something like:

"1. Akron":{"point":["Akron, OH, United States",,10,"miles"]},

If we could do that, I would assume it would be possible to create an array and a loop...
city_array = ({ "Akron", "Alliance", ...(etc.) })
foreach city_array {
"%s":{"point":["%s, OH, United States",,10,"miles"]},
}

(I know the code is wrong, but I hope you get the idea).

And finally, I'd be happy to reword the challenge. "Find a cache within a 10 mile radius of the center of a city that begins with A, then B, then..."

Sorry for the mistake i did not know it was an old challenge.
You have never posted a link or a gc code for it so i assume that it was an new challenge.
I see not mention that is an existing challenge in this thread.

That filter by location uses the google api if I am not mistake.
But the checker ha no access to it

Use a similar service yourself and create the config file
A quick search resulted in this http://www.gpsvisualizer.com/geocode that uses google
there is even a batch version that you can use there http://www.gpsvisualizer.com/geocoder/

It is 100% my fault for not clarifying sooner. GC2RKXP

Great idea with the gpsvisualizer! I will work on creating a little subroutine and will hopefully have a completed json file for you soon.

Easier than I thought it would be with that gpsvisualizer. Thanks, Target! See if this works well:

{
"1. Akron":{"point":[41.083064,-81.518485,10,"miles"]},
"2. Alliance":{"point":[40.915336,-81.105931,10,"miles"]},
"3. Stark":{"point":[40.721465,-81.439973,10,"miles"]},
"4. Amherst":{"point":[41.397822,-82.222377,10,"miles"]},
"5. Ashland":{"point":[40.788737,-82.236039,10,"miles"]},
"6. Ashtabula":{"point":[41.716723,-80.74947,10,"miles"]},
"7. Athens":{"point":[39.32924,-82.101255,10,"miles"]},
"8. Aurora":{"point":[41.317555,-81.345386,10,"miles"]},
"9. Avon":{"point":[41.451709,-82.035422,10,"miles"]},
"10. Avon Lake":{"point":[41.505318,-82.0282,10,"miles"]},
"11. Barberton":{"point":[41.012833,-81.605122,10,"miles"]},
"12. Bay Village":{"point":[41.492235,-81.930121,10,"miles"]},
"13. Beachwood":{"point":[41.464498,-81.508732,10,"miles"]},
"14. Beavercreek":{"point":[39.709226,-84.063268,10,"miles"]},
"15. Bedford":{"point":[41.39311,-81.536509,10,"miles"]},
"16. Bedford Heights":{"point":[41.416998,-81.527343,10,"miles"]},
"17. Bellbrook":{"point":[39.63584,-84.070177,10,"miles"]},
"18. Bellefontaine":{"point":[40.361164,-83.759656,10,"miles"]},
"19. Bellevue":{"point":[41.273665,-82.841576,10,"miles"]},
"20. Huron":{"point":[41.13053,-82.591828,10,"miles"]},
"21. Sandusky":{"point":[41.44894,-82.70796,10,"miles"]},
"22. Belpre":{"point":[39.283129,-81.590532,10,"miles"]},
"23. Berea":{"point":[41.366161,-81.854303,10,"miles"]},
"24. Bexley":{"point":[39.968953,-82.93768,10,"miles"]},
"25. Blue Ash":{"point":[39.232007,-84.378282,10,"miles"]},
"26. Bowling Green":{"point":[41.374774,-83.651323,10,"miles"]},
"27. Brecksville":{"point":[41.319776,-81.62679,10,"miles"]},
"28. Broadview Heights":{"point":[41.313943,-81.685127,10,"miles"]},
"29. Brooklyn":{"point":[41.439754,-81.740556,10,"miles"]},
"30. Brook Park":{"point":[41.398384,-81.804579,10,"miles"]},
"31. Brookville":{"point":[39.836721,-84.411337,10,"miles"]},
"32. Brunswick":{"point":[41.246125,-81.822605,10,"miles"]},
"33. Bryan":{"point":[41.474773,-84.552451,10,"miles"]},
"34. Bucyrus":{"point":[40.808391,-82.975465,10,"miles"]},
"35. Cambridge":{"point":[40.031183,-81.588456,10,"miles"]},
"36. Campbell":{"point":[41.078392,-80.59924,10,"miles"]},
"37. Canal Fulton":{"point":[40.889778,-81.597623,10,"miles"]},
"38. Canal Winchester":{"point":[39.842822,-82.805646,10,"miles"]},
"39. Franklin":{"point":[40.028316,-83.007666,10,"miles"]},
"40. Canfield":{"point":[41.025058,-80.760912,10,"miles"]},
"41. Canton":{"point":[40.798952,-81.378444,10,"miles"]},
"42. Celina":{"point":[40.548936,-84.570234,10,"miles"]},
"43. Centerville":{"point":[39.628393,-84.159382,10,"miles"]},
"44. Montgomery":{"point":[39.683733,-84.285482,10,"miles"]},
"45. Chardon":{"point":[41.582466,-81.20334,10,"miles"]},
"46. Cheviot":{"point":[39.157003,-84.613279,10,"miles"]},
"47. Chillicothe":{"point":[39.33312,-82.982402,10,"miles"]},
"48. Cincinnati":{"point":[39.101454,-84.51246,10,"miles"]},
"49. Circleville":{"point":[39.600618,-82.946013,10,"miles"]},
"50. Clayton":{"point":[39.86311,-84.360502,10,"miles"]},
"51. Montgomery":{"point":[39.683733,-84.285482,10,"miles"]},
"52. Cleveland":{"point":[41.505161,-81.693445,10,"miles"]},
"53. Cleveland Heights":{"point":[41.520052,-81.556235,10,"miles"]},
"54. Clyde":{"point":[41.30422,-82.975192,10,"miles"]},
"55. Columbiana":{"point":[40.778702,-80.76486,10,"miles"]},
"56. Mahoning":{"point":[40.983013,-80.782642,10,"miles"]},
"57. Columbus":{"point":[39.96226,-83.000706,10,"miles"]},
"58. Fairfield":{"point":[39.788611,-82.641888,10,"miles"]},
"59. Franklin":{"point":[40.028316,-83.007666,10,"miles"]},
"60. Conneaut":{"point":[41.947555,-80.554241,10,"miles"]},
"61. Cortland":{"point":[41.330334,-80.725357,10,"miles"]},
"62. Coshocton":{"point":[40.290568,-81.927144,10,"miles"]},
"63. Cuyahoga Falls":{"point":[41.134821,-81.484809,10,"miles"]},
"64. Dayton":{"point":[39.758948,-84.191607,10,"miles"]},
"65. Deer Park":{"point":[39.205337,-84.394663,10,"miles"]},
"66. Defiance":{"point":[41.320306,-84.508483,10,"miles"]},
"67. Delaware":{"point":[40.298672,-83.067965,10,"miles"]},
"68. Delphos":{"point":[40.843383,-84.341618,10,"miles"]},
"69. Van Wert":{"point":[40.801465,-84.600988,10,"miles"]},
"70. Dover":{"point":[40.521338,-81.474147,10,"miles"]},
"71. Dublin":{"point":[40.099229,-83.114077,10,"miles"]},
"72. Franklin":{"point":[40.028316,-83.007666,10,"miles"]},
"73. Union":{"point":[40.325594,-83.367686,10,"miles"]},
"74. East Cleveland":{"point":[41.533107,-81.579014,10,"miles"]},
"75. East Liverpool":{"point":[40.618676,-80.577293,10,"miles"]},
"76. Eastlake":{"point":[41.659241,-81.432209,10,"miles"]},
"77. Eaton":{"point":[39.743941,-84.63662,10,"miles"]},
"78. Elyria":{"point":[41.36838,-82.107649,10,"miles"]},
"79. Englewood":{"point":[39.877555,-84.302167,10,"miles"]},
"80. Euclid":{"point":[41.593105,-81.526787,10,"miles"]},
"81. Fairborn":{"point":[39.806746,-84.010233,10,"miles"]},
"82. Fairfield":{"point":[39.788611,-82.641888,10,"miles"]},
"83. Fairlawn":{"point":[41.132664,-81.626205,10,"miles"]},
"84. Fairview Park":{"point":[41.446173,-81.852652,10,"miles"]},
"85. Findlay":{"point":[41.041387,-83.650398,10,"miles"]},
"86. Forest Park":{"point":[39.290335,-84.504111,10,"miles"]},
"87. Fostoria":{"point":[41.156998,-83.41687,10,"miles"]},
"88. Seneca":{"point":[41.13437,-83.11942,10,"miles"]},
"89. Wood":{"point":[41.277666,-83.664302,10,"miles"]},
"90. Franklin":{"point":[40.028316,-83.007666,10,"miles"]},
"91. Fremont":{"point":[41.35033,-83.121863,10,"miles"]},
"92. Gahanna":{"point":[40.019468,-82.879071,10,"miles"]},
"93. Galion":{"point":[40.733669,-82.789903,10,"miles"]},
"94. Garfield Heights":{"point":[41.416997,-81.605958,10,"miles"]},
"95. Geneva":{"point":[41.805054,-80.948149,10,"miles"]},
"96. Germantown":{"point":[39.626168,-84.369388,10,"miles"]},
"97. Girard":{"point":[41.153947,-80.701466,10,"miles"]},
"98. Grandview Heights":{"point":[39.979786,-83.04074,10,"miles"]},
"99. Green":{"point":[40.94589,-81.483171,10,"miles"]},
"100. Greenville":{"point":[40.102826,-84.633011,10,"miles"]},
"101. Grove City":{"point":[39.881452,-83.092964,10,"miles"]},
"102. Groveport":{"point":[39.852245,-82.886864,10,"miles"]},
"103. Hamilton":{"point":[39.208535,-84.550187,10,"miles"]},
"104. Harrison":{"point":[40.269433,-81.128911,10,"miles"]},
"105. Heath":{"point":[40.022842,-82.444599,10,"miles"]},
"106. Highland Heights":{"point":[41.551995,-81.478452,10,"miles"]},
"107. Hilliard":{"point":[40.033814,-83.159611,10,"miles"]},
"108. Hillsboro":{"point":[39.202287,-83.611587,10,"miles"]},
"109. Hubbard":{"point":[41.156446,-80.569239,10,"miles"]},
"110. Huber Heights":{"point":[39.858413,-84.111512,10,"miles"]},
"111. Montgomery":{"point":[39.683733,-84.285482,10,"miles"]},
"112. Hudson":{"point":[41.240056,-81.440667,10,"miles"]},
"113. Huron":{"point":[41.13053,-82.591828,10,"miles"]},
"114. Independence":{"point":[41.381657,-81.640687,10,"miles"]},
"115. Ironton":{"point":[38.536747,-82.682941,10,"miles"]},
"116. Jackson":{"point":[39.013187,-82.608904,10,"miles"]},
"117. Kent":{"point":[41.153667,-81.357886,10,"miles"]},
"118. Kenton":{"point":[40.646998,-83.609652,10,"miles"]},
"119. Kettering":{"point":[39.689504,-84.168827,10,"miles"]},
"120. Montgomery":{"point":[39.683733,-84.285482,10,"miles"]},
"121. Kirtland":{"point":[41.628937,-81.361498,10,"miles"]},
"122. Lakewood":{"point":[41.481993,-81.798191,10,"miles"]},
"123. Lancaster":{"point":[39.713675,-82.599329,10,"miles"]},
"124. Lebanon":{"point":[39.435337,-84.202992,10,"miles"]},
"125. Lima":{"point":[40.742551,-84.105226,10,"miles"]},
"126. Logan":{"point":[40.443052,-83.741446,10,"miles"]},
"127. London":{"point":[39.886449,-83.448253,10,"miles"]},
"128. Lorain":{"point":[41.452819,-82.182375,10,"miles"]},
"129. Louisville":{"point":[40.837422,-81.259544,10,"miles"]},
"130. Loveland":{"point":[39.268956,-84.263841,10,"miles"]},
"131. Hamilton":{"point":[39.208535,-84.550187,10,"miles"]},
"132. Warren":{"point":[41.237557,-80.818417,10,"miles"]},
"133. Lyndhurst":{"point":[41.520052,-81.488731,10,"miles"]},
"134. Macedonia":{"point":[41.313666,-81.50845,10,"miles"]},
"135. Madeira":{"point":[39.190893,-84.363551,10,"miles"]},
"136. Mansfield":{"point":[40.75839,-82.515447,10,"miles"]},
"137. Maple Heights":{"point":[41.415331,-81.565956,10,"miles"]},
"138. Marietta":{"point":[39.428732,-81.454864,10,"miles"]},
"139. Marion":{"point":[40.588527,-83.189525,10,"miles"]},
"140. Martins Ferry":{"point":[40.095906,-80.724526,10,"miles"]},
"141. Marysville":{"point":[40.236449,-83.367143,10,"miles"]},
"142. Mason":{"point":[39.360059,-84.309939,10,"miles"]},
"143. Massillon":{"point":[40.796724,-81.521509,10,"miles"]},
"144. Maumee":{"point":[41.562829,-83.653824,10,"miles"]},
"145. Mayfield Heights":{"point":[41.519219,-81.457896,10,"miles"]},
"146. Medina":{"point":[41.100076,-81.938252,10,"miles"]},
"147. Mentor":{"point":[41.666157,-81.339552,10,"miles"]},
"148. Mentor-on-the-Lake":{"point":[41.716379,-81.36119,10,"miles"]},
"149. Miamisburg":{"point":[39.642836,-84.286608,10,"miles"]},
"150. Middleburg Heights":{"point":[41.36144,-81.812912,10,"miles"]},
"151. Middletown":{"point":[39.515058,-84.398276,10,"miles"]},
"152. Milford":{"point":[39.174625,-84.295899,10,"miles"]},
"153. Monroe":{"point":[39.715753,-81.107878,10,"miles"]},
"154. Warren":{"point":[41.237557,-80.818417,10,"miles"]},
"155. Montgomery":{"point":[39.683733,-84.285482,10,"miles"]},
"156. Moraine":{"point":[39.70617,-84.219385,10,"miles"]},
"157. Mount Healthy":{"point":[39.233669,-84.545778,10,"miles"]},
"158. Mount Vernon":{"point":[40.393396,-82.485718,10,"miles"]},
"159. Munroe Falls":{"point":[41.139036,-81.440021,10,"miles"]},
"160. Napoleon":{"point":[41.392273,-84.125224,10,"miles"]},
"161. Nelsonville":{"point":[39.458681,-82.231816,10,"miles"]},
"162. New Albany":{"point":[40.081175,-82.808786,10,"miles"]},
"163. Licking":{"point":[40.131804,-82.462786,10,"miles"]},
"164. New Carlisle":{"point":[39.93617,-84.025491,10,"miles"]},
"165. New Franklin":{"point":[40.952693,-81.565937,10,"miles"]},
"166. New Philadelphia":{"point":[40.489787,-81.445671,10,"miles"]},
"167. Newark":{"point":[40.058121,-82.401264,10,"miles"]},
"168. Niles":{"point":[41.182835,-80.765358,10,"miles"]},
"169. North Canton":{"point":[40.875891,-81.402336,10,"miles"]},
"170. North College Hill":{"point":[39.218391,-84.550778,10,"miles"]},
"171. North Olmsted":{"point":[41.415603,-81.923473,10,"miles"]},
"172. North Ridgeville":{"point":[41.389491,-82.019032,10,"miles"]},
"173. North Royalton":{"point":[41.313664,-81.724574,10,"miles"]},
"174. Northwood":{"point":[41.607272,-83.46882,10,"miles"]},
"175. Norton":{"point":[41.029222,-81.638179,10,"miles"]},
"176. Norwalk":{"point":[41.242553,-82.615733,10,"miles"]},
"177. Norwood":{"point":[39.155615,-84.459664,10,"miles"]},
"178. Oakwood":{"point":[39.725337,-84.174106,10,"miles"]},
"179. Oberlin":{"point":[41.293939,-82.217379,10,"miles"]},
"180. Olmsted Falls":{"point":[41.375049,-81.908194,10,"miles"]},
"181. Ontario":{"point":[40.759501,-82.590172,10,"miles"]},
"182. Oregon":{"point":[41.64366,-83.486877,10,"miles"]},
"183. Orrville":{"point":[40.843666,-81.764021,10,"miles"]},
"184. Oxford":{"point":[39.510305,-84.742052,10,"miles"]},
"185. Painesville":{"point":[41.724489,-81.245657,10,"miles"]},
"186. Parma":{"point":[41.38224,-81.735569,10,"miles"]},
"187. Parma Heights":{"point":[41.390052,-81.759577,10,"miles"]},
"188. Pataskala":{"point":[39.995619,-82.674334,10,"miles"]},
"189. Pepper Pike":{"point":[41.478387,-81.46373,10,"miles"]},
"190. Perrysburg":{"point":[41.556996,-83.627157,10,"miles"]},
"191. Pickerington":{"point":[39.88423,-82.753505,10,"miles"]},
"192. Franklin":{"point":[40.028316,-83.007666,10,"miles"]},
"193. Piqua":{"point":[40.144773,-84.242445,10,"miles"]},
"194. Port Clinton":{"point":[41.511995,-82.937692,10,"miles"]},
"195. Portsmouth":{"point":[38.731743,-82.997674,10,"miles"]},
"196. Powell":{"point":[40.15784,-83.075187,10,"miles"]},
"197. Ravenna":{"point":[41.157557,-81.242047,10,"miles"]},
"198. Reading":{"point":[39.223669,-84.442164,10,"miles"]},
"199. Reynoldsburg":{"point":[39.954786,-82.812119,10,"miles"]},
"200. Franklin":{"point":[40.028316,-83.007666,10,"miles"]},
"201. Licking":{"point":[40.131804,-82.462786,10,"miles"]},
"202. Richmond Heights":{"point":[41.552829,-81.510121,10,"miles"]},
"203. Rittman":{"point":[40.972364,-81.781174,10,"miles"]},
"204. Riverside":{"point":[39.779781,-84.124105,10,"miles"]},
"205. Rocky River":{"point":[41.475603,-81.839303,10,"miles"]},
"206. Rossford":{"point":[41.609773,-83.564378,10,"miles"]},
"207. Saint Clairsville":{"point":[40.080627,-80.900092,10,"miles"]},
"208. Saint Marys":{"point":[40.54227,-84.389396,10,"miles"]},
"209. Salem":{"point":[40.900892,-80.85675,10,"miles"]},
"210. Sandusky":{"point":[41.44894,-82.70796,10,"miles"]},
"211. Seven Hills":{"point":[41.39533,-81.676239,10,"miles"]},
"212. Shaker Heights":{"point":[41.473942,-81.537067,10,"miles"]},
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Please remove the numbers so it is easier to detect the starting letter



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/13/2016 10:07PM by Target.. (view changes)

I messed up anyway. Here is the corrected version.

** corrected AGAIN (turns out that website grabbed some counties instead of cities. I double checked everything and this is hopefully correct now.) **

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"Zanesville":{"point":[39.940345,-82.013192,10,"miles"]}
}

Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 06/14/2016 03:31AM by KBLAST. (view changes)

Just curious to see if you are waiting for anything from me to create this script or if it's just a difficult script and you haven't had time yet. Thanks!

I've wrote the script
please try it if they works fine for you.

http://project-gc.com/Challenges/GC2RKXP/24208

this is the code that can be inserted to the listing

<a href="http://project-gc.com/Challenges/GC2RKXP/24208"><img src="http://maxcdn.project-gc.com/Images/Checker/24208"; title="Project-GC Challenge checker" alt="PGC Checker"></a>

Is there any way to change it to 16 miles? Or possibly 20? I know I found a cache in what I would consider Van Wert, and it's not showing up when I run the checker for myself. Can you try 16, test it for my username, and if it still doesn't work, try 20?

People I know SHOULD be qualifying but don't, KBLAST, fhetter532, and blandestk. Sorry - I thought 10 would work, but it doesn't appear that it does.

I found now, that the problem is with the fact, that the circles overlaps. So i.e. http://coord.info/GC16GDJ is in Dayton, Clyton and Vandalia together. As I'm checking only first hit, probably I've assigned this cache to Dayton, so as D and in this case no cache in Vandalia was found.

So I'll modify the checker to check correctly the case of overlapped circles.

There is a problem
The circles are overlapped more than I've think.
Trying it with 16km (10 mile) radius as your request, the cache http://coord.info/GC16GDJ is in 9 circles together.

[cache_name] => earock 2000finds
[gccode] => GC16GDJ
[name] => Brookville
[name] => Clayton
[name] => Dayton
[name] => Riverside
[name] => Tipp City
[name] => Vandalia
[name] => Englewood
[name] => Union
[name] => Huber Heights
[name] => Trotwood

I think that in this case the spirit of the challenge - find a cache in the city - is totally out.
Shrinking the radius to 5km this particular cache is in one circle only (Englewood).

With 8km (5 miles) we have already 5 circles together for this cache.

So I'll finish this cache that accept overlapped circles, however I think that you should shrink the radius to about 5km.

I've modified the checker.
I've leave the radius 16093m, otherwise TheView does not fulfill the letter Z
The checker is not perfect yet as allows the same cache to be used more than one time in the case of overlapped circles, however please try it and tell me if it work it for you.
Next I'll modify it to not allow the same cache to be used 2 or more times (however it will be a bit hard to code).

http://project-gc.com/Challenges/GC2RKXP/24208

The checker works great! Thank you for your research and debugging and the time you have taken to solve this issue.

Would it be helpful to rearrange the order in which cities are checked, so that more rare letters are checked first?

The order that would most likely help the most would be:
X, Y, Z, I, J, K, V, E, F, O, U, A, B, C, D, G, H, L, M, N, P, R, S, T, W

Again, I sincerely thank you for the time and effort you are putting into creating and fixing this for me.

Ok, last modify is done, now 1 cache cannot be used for 2 cities either if the circles are overlapped.
The program is a bit complex, however it was a nice exercise.

enjoy it



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/12/2017 05:00PM by jpavlik. (view changes)

Works beautifully! Thank you so much for your time and effort to get this up and running!

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