Project-GC Q&A - Recent questions tagged virtual-gps

Why doesn't the virtual GPS button show up on the 360 tool map?

Sun, 12 Apr 2026 17:20:46 +0000

I am an active member and have used the 360 tool to identify sectors where I need to find caches. When I select a sector on the map, I can see the available caches within that sector, but I do not see the virtual GPS icon on the map to be able to select the lasso tool. I can add caches to my active virtual GPS one at a time by clicking on the cache icon and then selecting the add to GPS icon, though that is terribly inefficient.

Virtual GPS Map issue? Using the selection tool to select caches, it looks like it removes caches but it is not

Thu, 19 Mar 2026 20:57:42 +0000

I'm in the virtual GPS map view. I want to select multiple geocaches to remove from my virtual GPS. I circle the caches with the tool, click remove and it looks like it removes them viewing the map but the cache count on the Virtual GPS stays the same. And when I refresh the map they are still in the virtual GPS map and the Virtual GPS.

I have screen shots, I'm not sure how to atttach them. It rejected me copying/pasting them here.

I can individually click each cache and choose to remove, that is working correctly. Its just the selecting tool that is not working.

Why isn't the county map allowing me to add (or remove) caches to (from) my virtual GPS?

Mon, 02 Mar 2026 19:28:55 +0000

I tried multiple counties, but this is where I first hit the glitch:

https://project-gc.com/Tools/MapCounties?post_crc_country=United+States&post_crc_county=Henry+County+%28IL%29&post_crc_region=Illinois&pre_crc_country=United+States&pre_crc_region=Illinois&pre_pr_profileName=javthrowr&submit=Filter

I was trying to add geocaches to my virtual GPS but it is not working (removing doesn't work either). I click on the cache, hit the virtual GPS button and nothing happens.

I can click on a cache, click on the coordinates which takes me to the live map and then add them. But from county maps, nothing.

I'm using Google Chrome, Version 145.0.7632.75 (Official Build) (64-bit).

I updated my Google Chrome to Version 145.0.7632.117 (Official Build) (64-bit) and I still have the issue.

Live-Karte und Virtuelles-GPS

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 08:41:24 +0000

Hallo zusammen,

ich habe nun die Live-karte für mich entdeckt und bin auch ein Fan vom virtuellen GPS.
Auf der Live-karte würde ich gerne die angezeigten Caches (entweder alle sichtbaren oder durch Auswahl eines Polygons) in mein virtuelles GPS übertragen.
Gibt es so eine Funktion und habe ich die übersehen?

Grüße Alex

kann man mehrere virtuelle gps listen in eine liste integrieren?

Tue, 30 Sep 2025 10:47:06 +0000

Ich habe mehrere virtuelle GPS Listen und möchte diese in eine Liste zusammenführen

Live Map functionality request: select area and save to Virtual GPS

Wed, 28 May 2025 14:53:13 +0000

I know that in some of the map tools (like map of challenge caches) there is the "area selection tool" as well as "save to VGPS button" However, for Live map, for some reason, these are missing. Would it be possible to get those to Live map as well?

If it is of any use, I often travel to remote places and it'd help to gather all the caches of particular area (not necessarily full country/region but user selected area) via VGPS to GPX to c:geo which of course can also be done by other means, but this just could be the most convenient I think.

Enhancement request - Virtual GPS - show superunit(s) in group header

Wed, 17 Apr 2024 19:26:11 +0000

I very often group the VGPS list by country, region or county. The group headers will contain the grouping element, all groups are sorted alphabetically by this element.

Example: the list contains caches from several countries and is grouped by county.

The groups of the different counties are sorted alphabetically across the individual countries and are not grouped together in supergroups (which would be the optimal improvement :-)

Since the latter is certainly not so easy to realize, my wish would be to place the names of the region and the country to which the respective county belongs in the group header after the name of the county. When grouping by region, this only applies to the name of the country.

This would allow you to quickly recognize which countries and regions many unknown counties belong to.

Thanks Ulf

import bookmarklist to virtual gps inclusive bookmarklist notes

Fri, 31 Mar 2023 09:48:08 +0000

I have this list: https://coord.info/BMADMGZ containing 1000 geocaches and notes in the bookmarklist notes. Because of the restriction of 1000 caches I would like to continue with this list as a Virtual GPS instead. But the bookmarklist notes are important for me. Is there a way to import the bookmark list into the Virtual gps inclusive the bookmark list notes? Without copying them all manually of course.

Feature request - select vGPS from menu bar

Thu, 02 Jun 2022 05:23:37 +0000

It would be nice to be able to select the vGPS at the point of adding caches to it, either a field to select the vGPS on each page that supports saving to vGPS, or perhaps it is easier to select it from the menu bar, as most of that code already exists.

Something like this:

functionality to import gpx file into virtual GPS

Sun, 24 Apr 2022 19:12:49 +0000

In the Virtual GPS it would be nice to have an 'import' button to be able to upload an external gpx file with corrected coordinates just like we already have the export option

Export to bookmark list: Please support creating new list

Sat, 02 Apr 2022 15:34:31 +0000

Exporting vgps to GC.com's bookmark lists is an important feature in p-gc, however, when it comes to exporting to a new list, p-gc can't create it, it says:

The bookmark list must already be created at Geocaching.com; this cannot be done via the API

Perhaps this was true long time ago but it is not true at this time. The GC Live API supports a method to create new bookmark lists:

CREATE LIST
This method will create a new list. It will return the created list.
Path: /v1/lists
HTTP Method: POST
Response Type: List
Response Codes: 201, 400, 401, 403, 404, 409, 422, 500
Restrictions: Basic members restriction applies. See Membership Restrictions section for more info. Users can only add bookmark lists and have a maximum of 100 bookmark lists. Opted-out user will return a 403 Forbidden status. See Third Party Data Sharing for more details.

Please add the create list function to the export vgps dialog as it simplifies the workflow a great deal. It removes the tedious work of switching back and forth between p-gc and gc.com. Besides, p-gc making the API call is much faster than clicking interactively through GC.com's slow UI.

Enhancement request: my find date in vGPS

Wed, 26 Jan 2022 01:58:39 +0000

Could I please have some additional columns added to the vGPS table giving the find dates for the various people involved in the query. Normally that would be just me, but in Map Compare other pers may get added as well.

This would greatly help for some of the older challenges where no checker exists (or where no checker is possible).

Virtual GPS - Auswahl mit Mausumrandung

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 21:18:42 +0000

Früher konnte man - soweit ich mich erinnere - beim VGPS eine Markierung mit der Maus um ein Gebiet machen und diese an das VGPS senden. Aktuell sehe ich nur die Möglichkeit jeden Cache einzeln dem VGPS zuzuweisen. Was übersehe ich? Mein paid member status geht bis Mai 2022.

As far as I can remember, you used to be able to use the VGPS to mark an area with the mouse and send it to the VGPS. Currently I only see the possibility to assign each cache individually to the VGPS. What am I missing? My paid member status runs until May 2022.

Any else having problems with Map compare (never loads to the end anymore so transfer to Virtual GPS not possible)?

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 09:58:26 +0000

automatically create a PQ or bookmark list from all qualififyed challenges

Sat, 12 Jun 2021 11:54:59 +0000

Hello, is it possible to automatically create a PQ or bookmark list from all qualififyed challenges from the map view?

importing bookmark into virtual gps - get message "error importing from bookmark list, unknown error." Suggestions?

Wed, 09 Jun 2021 01:01:48 +0000

Is it possible to make the lasso function available in the live map?

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 06:20:59 +0000

Is it possible to build the lasso function into the live map, like in map comparison?
It Would be nice if i could add multiple caches for the virtual gps directly!
Greetings, El Cheffe

Can the Personal Cache Note on cache page be loaded on Usernote 1 box for Virtual GPS?

Sun, 14 Feb 2021 04:29:01 +0000

Can the Personal Cache Note on cache page be imported on Usernote 1 box for Virtual GPS? Typically I will note that a cache helps qualify for a specific challenge. It helps when planning trips to know which caches are must finds or optional when printing the list. When sharing the VGPS with others those notes are not shared either. Thank you

Wie kann ich die Treffer aus der "Karte der Challenge-Caches" in das virtuelle GPS oder eine Liste verschieben?

Wed, 23 Dec 2020 07:08:16 +0000

Das Virtuelle GPS lässt sich nicht aus diversen Karten befüllen. Zumindest gelingt mir das nicht. Es gibt Aber einen Schalter der das behauptet zu können.

Is there a way to bulk delete VGPS?

Tue, 08 Sep 2020 15:47:10 +0000

Do we have a way to bulk delete VGPS files? I have quite a few that aren't really helpful anymore and it'd be nice to be able to do that.

Feature Request: Add New-Cache-Notifier results on a predetermined list in the virtual GPS

Tue, 01 Sep 2020 14:13:22 +0000

I have a long List in the New-Cache-Notifier and I am getting emails for every new Cache of some Owners. It would be nice if the results would not only be sent by email but could also be saved on a previously defined list in the virtual GPS.

Missing waypoints in virtual GPS export

Tue, 11 Aug 2020 06:08:19 +0000

when I export GPX from virtual GPS and then import it to the app in my phone, caches are imported but they do miss all waypoints like stages, parking etc. I face this issue for many months but thought it is related to the app c:geo I was using exclusively. Now I started using Locus and noticed the same problem.

How I import on the phone: I tap on the downloaded ZIP file and chose the app I want to use to open the ZIP file (either c:geo or Locus).

I also tried to extract the ZIP file and import the main GPX file first, and then the second GPX with waypoints. This works for Locus but c:geo is still not able to import any waypoints (I get a info message Result 0 caches imported).

Considering both apps are able to open ZIP file, I would expect that both GPX in this ZIP file are imported at once.

Is anybody else facing this problem? What can I do to be able to import caches with waypoints in single step?

Thanks.

Does PGC support importing a .csv or .gpx to the VGPS?

Mon, 13 Jul 2020 21:48:19 +0000

I'm missing the feature if is available.

enhancement request: minor fixes

Wed, 03 Jun 2020 20:26:27 +0000

In Profile Stats > Hides > Owned caches statistics please change Most northerly/southerly/easterly/westerly cache hidden from decimal degrees format to decimal minutes. Refer Profile Stats > Finds > Some numbers.

In Virtual GPS > Export > Build GPS please correct Number of logs slider scale to start at 0 to match the slider setting.

Cheers,

Tom

bulk load virtual gps

Wed, 25 Mar 2020 12:38:30 +0000

Hi,

Is there a way that I can load the virtual gps with all caches showing on the map with one click, or is it a case of going through every cache on its own.

Cheers

Feature Request - Virtual GPS, filters and checkboxes

Sun, 01 Mar 2020 16:57:05 +0000

I frequently will add thousands of caches that meet a criteria to virtual GPS. One of the very first things I do ionce I have added caches s to then run filters for things I dont want, like disabled caches or 5 terrain or looking at the latest logs and deleting anything with 2 or more consecutive DNFs etc. It would be great if I could check or uncheck an entire sub-filter with one click. Currently I might have to click 50-75 times just to remove undesirable caches...

Does this functionality exist and I just dont know how to do it?

Additional child waypoints not added because no matching parents

Sun, 29 Sep 2019 00:35:38 +0000

Lately when I export gpx files from my virtual GPS GSAK is having trouble pulling them in. I have not had a chance to look manually at the underlying XML to know where the issue is.

Any assistance would be appreciated.

VGPS Tools on Live Map

Sat, 28 Sep 2019 05:59:11 +0000

It would be nice if the tools for the VGPS that are present on the other maps (like 'hidden date' oder 'hidden month'), so one could just mark an area on the live map and add those geocaches to the VGPS.

virtual gpx no find smileys

Sat, 27 Jul 2019 13:38:13 +0000

In a virtual GPS I sorted it by "Finds" ascending. The value in finds was zero. However there were yellow happy smileys next to it. Where did they come from. There should not be any. GC7TB7F was one cache that had this problem

Can others replicate?

Moving Caches between Virtual GPS

Sat, 29 Jun 2019 09:24:27 +0000

Is it possible to simply move a cache or a group of caches from one (own ) Virtual GPS to another?

Personal Cache Notes to be include in VGPS CSV or GPX export

Thu, 13 Jun 2019 14:34:38 +0000

Project-gc does have access to the personal cache notes, so is there a way to include the Personal Cache Notes in the CSV or GPX export of a VGPS?

extracting "corrected coordinates" from "personal cache notes"

Tue, 11 Jun 2019 16:52:39 +0000

upon exporting a GPX from a VGPS, p-gc tries to be smart and parses personal cache notes for coordinates and if it finds coordinates, independent of any context, it puts them into the "corrected latitude / corrected longitude" columns in a CSV export of the VGPS in question (It seems it operates on a first come first server princple).

Although I realize why this has been implemented this way, long time ago, now that Groundspeak supports a clear definition of what "corrected coordinates" are, I consider p-gc's behaviour a bad thing to do.

Here is an example: Assume I am working with a "Traditonal Cache", and I put parking coordinates into the Personal Cache Notes (because the owner has the parking coordinates only as plain text in his listing), p-gc takes the parking coordinates and puts the into the CSV as "corrected coordinates", essentially overriding the coordinates where I would truely find the cache in the field.

The least thing I would like to ask for is that I want to be able to optionally disable this functionality as it completely screws up my workflow.

To the authors of p-gc: Thank you very much for providing p-gc!

Feature request: Copy vGPS

Fri, 10 May 2019 20:58:57 +0000

In the Export vGPS options please add a new option "Copy to vGPS" This would open a select box titled "Add to vGPS", listing all the vGPS (excluding the current one). Include a warning about maximum vGPS size. Perhaps add an option at the top of the list for "New vGPS" for convenience, however we can pre-make the new ones if needed. Selecting the vGPS would merge the current vGPS with the selected vGPS.

This would allow us to merge vGPS files, or spit a vGPS file (by copying it to an empty vGPS and then removing the unwanted portions from each)

Currently this can be done through bookmark lists, but is a more difficult and considerably less intuative process.

Virtual GPS - Export to map list on large list or Copy Existing list

Thu, 09 May 2019 03:50:53 +0000

I have created a list of the most favorited cache in every US county - 3141 caches in total.

When I go to Export Map List - that mapping functionality limits to the first 3000 caches (just under my total list size).

It would appear that the default sorting mechanism for which caches get shown is based on age - older caches to newer and that the 3000 oldest caches appear.

Is there any way to force the mapping tool to use a different sort?

Or is there a way to increase the number of caches mapped?

I know that I could remove found from the list, but the idea is I want the most favorited cache by county on a single list.

Another solution would be to have a master list of the 3141 and then to copy the list to a new virtual gps lists and have one completed list and one as in-progress or unfound etc. But I cant figure out how to do that either. Is there a way to create a duplicate of an existing list?

Is export to bookmark list from Virtual GPS working?

Fri, 03 May 2019 17:18:18 +0000

I'm trying to get my Virtual GPS to export to an already existing (and empty) bookmark list on Geocaching. It fails with an unknown error. I've tried logging out of both Project-GC and Geocaching and then logging back in. No joy. Any ideas what I might need to look at?

P.S. I can export the GPX files and a CSV just not to a bookmark list.

Feature request: Button to create new Virtual GPS list

Sun, 14 Apr 2019 17:23:38 +0000

This feature request concerns a problem that I have run into a great number of times now: It does not follow naturally for me to always create a new VGPS list before I start searching for caches that I would like to go and find. Often times I can be browsing through multiple search tools (mostly Map Compare) and then figure out that I would like to save that to a list. The workflow of Map Compare is currently such that you need to have created and selected your VGPS list ahead of time if you wish to add to it.

The suggestion is to add a button to (at least) Map Compare along the lines of this:

If clicking the "New" button, you would be presented with the create new list dialogue from the VGPS page, slightly modified:

The semantic of completing the dialogue would of course be:

Create the new list
Change the current selection to the newly created list
Add the caches from the search

This would the most intuitive expectation of such a button in my opinion and it would probably require the least amount of coding to make work.

Let me know if you like the suggestion :)

Footenote: The question has been asked before, but I don't see that it got an official response back then. I think it is OK to propose it once more.

Feature Request: Possibility to automate periodic GPX-Exports (over Statistics and Virtual GPS)

Mon, 25 Mar 2019 13:03:15 +0000

Currently I periodic generate the same type of GPX export file manually every one or two month. I would love to automate this one day and save much time.

What I currently have to do manually:

Open a Statisics page like Top favourites (%)
Filter the results, amongst others with a custom filter like "Fav>80%,min25votes"
(here I have to wait half a minute until the add filter menu and the custom filter menu are both select-able)
"Wait for Data" to see the results (wait around 10 seconds)
Watch the sum of results on the last results page (click through the result pages until I see the number of the last result)
Add Results 1-[sum of results, for example 2421] to a new virtual GPS list, exclude archived
Open the virtual GPS Page
(here I have to wait up to a minute for the active virtual GPS list to be loaded)
Export the List to a GPX File, refresh corrected coordinates
Wait around 5 hours for the file to be generated and then download it

Do you know an easier and quicker way to create this kind of files? I think it would be very helpfull to create the possibility of automate things like this.

SwitchVirtual GPS list during planning in Live Map

Tue, 26 Feb 2019 16:41:39 +0000

When planning a tour in Live Map I often come to a situation where I would like to change the active Virtual GPS list without leaving the map. I found this good work-around with the following steps. 1.) work in Live Map with VGPS #1, then Change VGPS to #2 and then return to the previous live map settings by clicking Right in the Browsers Navigation menu. This brings you back to the same area where you were before switching the VGPS list. My Question is now: is this the only way or do there exists some or at least one better way to switch the VGPS list without leaving the Live Map??

Shared Virtual GPS List Does Not Receive Caches from Map

Tue, 19 Feb 2019 16:10:43 +0000

I'm not sure if this is a feature request (working as designed), or a bug in the implementation so I guessed on the category. If this needs to move to a different category, please let me know.

The situation revolves around a Virtual GPS list that I've shared with a friend. We're planning a caching adventure and rather than using a bookmark list I thought that using a vGPS would be a great collaborative tool for adding cache targets for our trip. I own the vGPS list and shared it to our friend's account, granting read/write permissions. He's confirmed that he can add caches through the vGPS page using the controls in the table menu.

The problem we're encountering is that while on the Live Map, our friend cannot add caches to the vGPS list despite the fact that it looks like it's working. Specifically, while on the Live Map, he clicks on the cache icon and then click the +GPS icon. The animation of the cache floating up to the vGPS in the top menu is displayed, but when he goes to the list, it's not been updated. When I perform the same action, however, caches are added to the vGPS list as expected.

I've asked our caching friend to log out of Project-GC and back in again to see if that resolves the issue, which it hasn't. This feels like it should work - especially since it shows the animation of being added to the vGPS - which I've submitted this under "Support and Help". I've not actually seen the behavior first hand (yet), but if there's something that we should try on either side, I'd be very interested in hearing any ideas.

Thank you in advance for everyone's time!

-Todd
WeBeTNT

"Map of challenge caches" -> exporting results to a VirtualGPS list

Sun, 23 Dec 2018 09:37:43 +0000

Is it possible to add all challenge caches in "Map of challenge caches" results map to a VirtualGPS list and/or get a GC code listing of the caches on the map? I couldn't find a way to do it and asked some of my friends and they couldn't find it either, so we assume it doesn't exist. Clicking every challenge on e.g. map of challenge caches in Denmark (522 caches at the moment) and adding them to a VirtualGPS list manually takes lots of time and is extremely frustrating.

Wrong found caches in Virtual GPS

Mon, 10 Dec 2018 22:24:04 +0000

Whenever I add caches to the VGPS (e.g. from favorite point search with center/radius) it shows me some caches as found which I actually never found.
It seems quite random and also happens in regions where I for sure never found any cache.

They show up with status "Found" in the VGPS and also in the GPX export their status is found. After loading them to my c:geo and refreshing the data the found disappears....logically.

If I can deliver any more details to find the problem, just let me know.

Increase in Virtual GPS export Quota?

Wed, 21 Nov 2018 14:59:58 +0000

Will the limit of caches per day that can be exported be increased to 16000 as the new JSON API is allowing 16000 caches a day?

Map places cache at N0.0 E0.0

Thu, 23 Aug 2018 14:27:02 +0000

I have stumbled across a strange bug. This particular cache gets plottet at N0.0 E0.0 even though it it placed at N 56° 17.248 E 009° 08.018:

https://coord.info/GC6HWP5

https://project-gc.com/Tools/MapBookmarklist?owner_name=siig&guid=4357bc1c-1067-476e-8eb8-9c6c5a5bf3a3

This happens both with the map tool in the Virtual GPS and with the "Map bookmarklist" tool.

This happens even though there are no

Additional waypoints (like a final coordinate)
Corrected coordinate
User note with corrected coordinate

Can I split a virtual GPS list in two lists?

Sat, 11 Aug 2018 19:11:59 +0000

I'm loooking for an easy way to split a VGPS list. The only way I found is to export the VGPS in a CSV, convert the GC Codes I want to have in the second list to a text string and then create a new list with this GC Codes. Is there another possibility?

The Build GPX queue is long due to GC API issue... how to build GPX now?

Tue, 22 May 2018 17:31:02 +0000

Project-GC.com is having trouble with the groundspeak API and is showing a banner:

"We are currently experiencing issues with connecting to the Gecocaching.com LIVE api. This potentially affects both our authentication system and how we retrieve data."

I'm planning my trip and need to generate GPX files from the Virtual-GPS, but they build queue is really deep and it seems no GPX files are being generated.

I don't need the latest data, but need to get my GPX generated. What can I do?

VGPS controls on LiveMap?

Wed, 09 May 2018 08:12:56 +0000

Could the VGPS controls available on Map Compare be replicated on LiveMap?

Currently it looks like the only way to add caches to the Virtual GPS is to add them one by one by clicking each icon.

I find the tool to circle and capture several caches on the map is particularly useful: however it only exists on Map Compare.

Would that be feasible to implement on LiveMap?

Updated GC corrected coords from Personal Cache Note

Thu, 12 Apr 2018 15:30:23 +0000

The geocaching.com site/API has recently appeared to stabilize around the Corrected Coordinates data field and supporting corrected coordinates across cache types.

Some apps and some sites such as PGC have supported specifying corrected coordinates in the personal cache note. It might be nice now to update the formal GC Corrected Coordinates data field for those caches.

Please consider an option via a VGPS to update corrected coordinates for the caches that contain them. I suggest a flow such as https://project-gc.com/Profile/SolvedMysteries?hidefound=on&hideowned=on&hidearchived=on&submit=Filter to find all a users solved caches which are not yet found, owned or disabled. They can be added to a new VGPS (all or as many as the user wants), and then on the https://project-gc.com/User/VirtualGPS page and under the Export drop-down, have an option to Update Geocaching.com Corrected Coordinate.

Does that seem like a useful feature for PGC users?

Create new Virtual GPS list without having to go to VGPS.

Mon, 12 Feb 2018 06:16:25 +0000

It would be great to be able to create a new VGPS list from the main toolbar so that I would not have to inturupt the query I am building to create a new list before continuing what I was doing.

Or maybe a Save to New VGPS list and then you have to go to vGPS to rename it to what you want later. You could add some logic to the naming... "From Map Compare VPGS on 2018-02-11" for example.

Filter by Virtual GPS should have a "not in VGPS" option.

Mon, 12 Feb 2018 06:09:57 +0000

Since there is a limit of 3000 items to be displayed in some lists, it would be useful to have a filter that excludes caches already in a certain VGPS list. (you can include only ones already on a list)

For example, I want to build a vGPS of all the geocaches in Finland wit a given set of filters, but I can only display a list of 3000 at once. After I add these to a vGPS list, it would be great if I could then exclude the caches on that list from subsequent searches, In this way, I could quickly populate the vGPS list they way I want it.

There may be other reasons why excluding caches from a list would be useful. Comment below if you have a use case for this feature.

"Remove Archived" from Virtual GPS

Fri, 02 Feb 2018 14:59:29 +0000

Please add a "Remove archived" and "Remove disabled" to the "Manage List" actions in the Virtual GPS.

Their is currently an option to "Remove owned" and "Remove found" on the "Manage List" drop down in the Virtual GPX screen.

I keep old VGPS lists to places I go to on a infrequent basis. When I am ready to go back there, I refresh my VGPS and would like to easily remove any caches that have been archived (or disabled) since I last used that VGPS list.