Lab cache - Revision history

3305483: Rewriting parts to state that it's also Geocaching HQs choice to have labcaches as "locationless".

2025-11-10T14:40:26Z

Rewriting parts to state that it's also Geocaching HQs choice to have labcaches as "locationless".

← Older revision		Revision as of 14:40, 10 November 2025
Line 3:		Line 3:

	== Lab caches vs statistics ==		== Lab caches vs statistics ==
	Lab caches are in some ways separated from other geocaches. ~~Project-GC have much less information about~~ a ~~user's Lab cache-finds, for example the location~~ of a Lab ~~cache is~~ not ~~known~~ to ~~Project-GC so Lab caches are~~ not ~~included in how many finds~~ a ~~user have per~~ country or ~~other location based statistics~~. ~~If a user want Lab caches to~~ be included in ~~their [[Profile stats]] they need to opt in by checking the "Include lab cache finds where applicable" checkbox in the [[Profile Stats settings]]~~.		Lab caches are in some ways separated from other geocaches. Geocaching HQ has the policy that from a statistical point of view Lab caches should be considered to be locationless (not to be confused with the geocache type locationless). Basically they should not be assigned a country, region or county. This means that they can not be included in any top list based on a location for example.

	In [[BadgeGen]] v4 the badge [[The Lab Cacher]] was introduced.		If a user want Lab caches to be included in their [[Profile stats]] they need to opt in by checking the "Include lab cache finds where applicable" checkbox in the [[Profile Stats settings]]. In [[BadgeGen]] v4 the badge [[The Lab Cacher]] was introduced.

	~~Lab caches~~ are ~~only possible to include in [[Profile Stats]], they do~~ not ~~appear in [[top list]]s~~.		Project-GC does not have data for who is the owner of a lab cache. Therefore they are not taking into account for such statistics.

	== Known issues ==		== Known issues ==

4523550: you > the user, added info about milestones and top lists.

2021-08-26T12:05:50Z

you > the user, added info about milestones and top lists.

← Older revision		Revision as of 12:05, 26 August 2021
Line 1:		Line 1:
	== What is it? ==		== What is it? ==
	A '''Lab cache''' or '''Adventure Lab''' is an experimental cachetype. The general idea is that ~~you visit~~ a location and ~~find~~ a code, entering the correct code ~~give you~~ one found geocache.<ref>[https://www.geocaching.com/sites/adventure-lab/en/ Geocaching Adventure Lab] from ~~geocaching~~.com</ref> The new name is "Adventure Lab" and an "Adventure" can have up to 5 or 10 "Locations" depending on the type of Adventure, each Location equals one Lab cache in ~~your~~ statistics.		A '''Lab cache''' or '''Adventure Lab''' is an experimental cachetype. The general idea is that the user visits a location and finds a code, entering the correct code in the Adventure Lab-app gives the user one found geocache.<ref> More info at [https://www.geocaching.com/sites/adventure-lab/en/ Geocaching Adventure Lab] from Geocaching.com</ref> The new name is "Adventure Lab" and an "Adventure" can have up to 5 or 10 "Locations" depending on the type of Adventure, each Location equals one Lab cache in the user's statistics.

	== Lab caches vs statistics ==		== Lab caches vs statistics ==
	Lab caches are in some ways separated from other geocaches. Project-GC have much less information about ~~your~~ Lab cache-finds, for example the location of a Lab cache is not known to Project-GC so Lab caches are not included in how many finds ~~you~~ have per country or other location based statistics. If ~~you~~ want Lab caches to be included in ~~your~~ [[Profile stats]] ~~you~~ need to opt in by checking the "Include lab cache finds where applicable" checkbox in the [[Profile Stats]] ~~settings~~.		Lab caches are in some ways separated from other geocaches. Project-GC have much less information about a user's Lab cache-finds, for example the location of a Lab cache is not known to Project-GC so Lab caches are not included in how many finds a user have per country or other location based statistics. If a user want Lab caches to be included in their [[Profile stats]] they need to opt in by checking the "Include lab cache finds where applicable" checkbox in the [[Profile Stats settings]].

	In [[BadgeGen]] v4 the badge [[The Lab Cacher]] was introduced.		In [[BadgeGen]] v4 the badge [[The Lab Cacher]] was introduced.

			Lab caches are only possible to include in [[Profile Stats]], they do not appear in [[top list]]s.

	== Known issues ==		== Known issues ==
	~~<!--* Project-GC uses the UTC timestamp of when the Lab cache was found in its data. [[Geocaching.com]] uses a localized timestamp. [[Project-GC]] plans to fix this before year 2021.-->~~
	* At least the newer Lab caches have coordinates, if not all. [[Project-GC]] does not have access to this data today. Neither does it have access to owner information for them.		* At least the newer Lab caches have coordinates, if not all. [[Project-GC]] does not have access to this data today. Neither does it have access to owner information for them.
	* [[Project-GC]] have earlier used an UTC timestamp to determine the day of the Lab cache finds. This was fixed mid December 2020. Therefore some users Lab cache finds will seem to have changed date, more likely to happen the further away from UTC ~~you~~ have geocached. The new date is however the correct one, the date determined by [[Geocaching.com]].		* [[Project-GC]] have earlier used an UTC timestamp to determine the day of the Lab cache finds. This was fixed mid December 2020. Therefore some users Lab cache finds will seem to have changed date, more likely to happen the further away from UTC they have geocached. The new date is however the correct one, the date determined by [[Geocaching.com]]. Geocaching.com uses a date based on the local time zone.
			* Due to different kinds of information for Geocaches and Lab caches in the API's used, logging Lab caches at the same day as [[Milestones tab\| milestones]] might cause unexpected results.

	== References ==		== References ==

4523550: added category

2021-03-02T21:31:31Z

added category

← Older revision		Revision as of 21:31, 2 March 2021
Line 14:		Line 14:
	== References ==		== References ==
	<references />		<references />

			[[Category:Site Info]]

3305483: Updated known issues

2020-12-14T12:03:56Z

Updated known issues

← Older revision		Revision as of 12:03, 14 December 2020
Line 8:		Line 8:

	== Known issues ==		== Known issues ==
	* Project-GC uses the UTC timestamp of when the Lab cache was found in its data. [[Geocaching.com]] uses a localized timestamp. [[Project-GC]] plans to fix this before year 2021.		<!--* Project-GC uses the UTC timestamp of when the Lab cache was found in its data. [[Geocaching.com]] uses a localized timestamp. [[Project-GC]] plans to fix this before year 2021.-->
	* At least the newer Lab caches have coordinates, if not all. [[Project-GC]] does not have access to this data today.		* At least the newer Lab caches have coordinates, if not all. [[Project-GC]] does not have access to this data today. Neither does it have access to owner information for them.
			* [[Project-GC]] have earlier used an UTC timestamp to determine the day of the Lab cache finds. This was fixed mid December 2020. Therefore some users Lab cache finds will seem to have changed date, more likely to happen the further away from UTC you have geocached. The new date is however the correct one, the date determined by [[Geocaching.com]].

	==References==		== References ==
	<references />		<references />

3305483: Added some known issues

2020-11-12T19:25:25Z

Added some known issues

← Older revision		Revision as of 19:25, 12 November 2020
Line 6:		Line 6:

	In [[BadgeGen]] v4 the badge [[The Lab Cacher]] was introduced.		In [[BadgeGen]] v4 the badge [[The Lab Cacher]] was introduced.

			== Known issues ==
			* Project-GC uses the UTC timestamp of when the Lab cache was found in its data. [[Geocaching.com]] uses a localized timestamp. [[Project-GC]] plans to fix this before year 2021.
			* At least the newer Lab caches have coordinates, if not all. [[Project-GC]] does not have access to this data today.

	==References==		==References==
	<references />		<references />

3305483: Changed from Statistics to Profile stats regarding enabling labs

2020-11-12T14:00:37Z

Changed from Statistics to Profile stats regarding enabling labs

← Older revision		Revision as of 14:00, 12 November 2020
Line 3:		Line 3:

	== Lab caches vs statistics ==		== Lab caches vs statistics ==
	Lab caches are in some ways separated from other geocaches. Project-GC have much less information about your Lab cache-finds, for example the location of a Lab cache is not known to Project-GC so Lab caches are not included in how many finds you have per country or other location based statistics. If you want Lab caches to be included in your ~~statistics~~ you need to opt in by checking the "Include lab cache finds where applicable" checkbox in the [[Profile Stats]] settings.		Lab caches are in some ways separated from other geocaches. Project-GC have much less information about your Lab cache-finds, for example the location of a Lab cache is not known to Project-GC so Lab caches are not included in how many finds you have per country or other location based statistics. If you want Lab caches to be included in your [[Profile stats]] you need to opt in by checking the "Include lab cache finds where applicable" checkbox in the [[Profile Stats]] settings.

	In [[BadgeGen]] v4 the badge [[The Lab Cacher]] was introduced.		In [[BadgeGen]] v4 the badge [[The Lab Cacher]] was introduced.

4523550: Switching the redirect and the real page.

2020-11-06T15:05:11Z

Switching the redirect and the real page.

← Older revision		Revision as of 15:05, 6 November 2020
Line 1:		Line 1:
	~~#REDIRECT~~ [[Lab ~~caches~~]]		== What is it? ==
			A '''Lab cache''' or '''Adventure Lab''' is an experimental cachetype. The general idea is that you visit a location and find a code, entering the correct code give you one found geocache.<ref>[https://www.geocaching.com/sites/adventure-lab/en/ Geocaching Adventure Lab] from geocaching.com</ref> The new name is "Adventure Lab" and an "Adventure" can have up to 5 or 10 "Locations" depending on the type of Adventure, each Location equals one Lab cache in your statistics.

			== Lab caches vs statistics ==
			Lab caches are in some ways separated from other geocaches. Project-GC have much less information about your Lab cache-finds, for example the location of a Lab cache is not known to Project-GC so Lab caches are not included in how many finds you have per country or other location based statistics. If you want Lab caches to be included in your statistics you need to opt in by checking the "Include lab cache finds where applicable" checkbox in the [[Profile Stats]] settings.

			In [[BadgeGen]] v4 the badge [[The Lab Cacher]] was introduced.

			==References==
			<references />

4523550: easier than finding the red link and killing it.

2020-11-05T17:48:42Z

easier than finding the red link and killing it.

New page

#REDIRECT [[Lab caches]]