Project-GC Q&A - Recent questions tagged mapping

App updates/glitches

Sat, 14 Feb 2026 23:20:22 +0000

With the app/map updates over the past several weeks, I've noticed several glitches. Was hoping they would resolve, but not yet.

1) Lists do not sync properly between the website and the app. Specifically, deleted caches within a list, as well as entire deleted lists themselves continue to show up in the app, and when I manually delete them one by one in the app, I get a message that they've already been deleted...(Yes, I know! That's why I'm confused why they're still showing up!) This happens whether the list was downloaded for offline use or not.

2) When downloading lists for offline use, the prompt "you're using data" comes up, but the "continue" option does not work. You have to exit out of that and try a second time. It consistently works the second time, but not the first.

3) I used to be able to "add all" caches visible on the map to a list (a very useful tool, thank you!) This no longer works unless it's the very first thing you do when you open the app; it's as if this function is disabled after you've looked at any cache.

Can any of these functionalities be fixed? Thank you in advance.

VGPS map of just puzzle solution coordinates

Thu, 06 Apr 2017 14:15:45 +0000

Is there an easy way in VGPS to create a map using only corrected co-ordinates from a whole series of puzzle solutions in the same area? We want to map a series of about 50 puzzle solution positions. We see that we can put 'corrected' lat and long coordinates in a VPGS list in the columns provided, but can we then map just these rather than the original coordinates which already appear in the same list? We have looked in questions but can't find a specific answer.

Can I use map counties to get just the oldest cache in a particular county (or counties)?

Tue, 15 Nov 2016 02:05:59 +0000

I am working on what might end up as a challenge cache, but for now is just a personal challenge. I am trying to find the oldest cache in each county in Illinois. Right now, I have most of them in one database. BUT, I am still missing caches in 24 counties for Illinois. So, my questions are as follows:

1 - Can I use a function of project-gc to give me the oldest caches in each of these particular counties? I played with the map compare function, but I am hoping to find an easier method.

2 - I also used the PQ splitter to see what it would take to get all of the caches in Illinois. I used that to get the majority of the caches currently active in Illinois, but I am still trying to find a faster & easier way to do this other than run another 30 or so PQs.

3 - I saw that I can set up a trial period for a full account. I may do that to try this out. I certainly like what I have seen so far. I assume that this would allow me to use the map counties feature. Is this correct?

Thanks all!.

I want to map all caches hidden by a particular cacher

Fri, 18 Mar 2016 17:40:09 +0000

I know I've done this before but I can't remember how it's done. I want to create a map of all caches hidden by a particular cacher, but active caches and archived caches. How do I do this?