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JohnCNA

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    JohnCNA got a reaction from Btwchen in Waypoints on map   
    I have seen some other apps that show all the waypoints, and show connecting lines from the waypoints to the geocache that they belong to. This is fairly handy when a geocache lists a couple of steps or trail heads. It helps to determine which cache the markers on the map belong to.
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    JohnCNA got a reaction from Necro in Waypoints on map   
    I have seen some other apps that show all the waypoints, and show connecting lines from the waypoints to the geocache that they belong to. This is fairly handy when a geocache lists a couple of steps or trail heads. It helps to determine which cache the markers on the map belong to.
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    JohnCNA got a reaction from Nic Hubbard in Help with a workflow issue   
    Yikes. Once again I have missed something that should have been obvious. 
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    JohnCNA got a reaction from ChrisDen in New user - problems with GPX and PQ downloads   
    Geoboater, Cachly will import GPX files from GSAK with no problem.  I had a similar issue with GPX export from BaseCamp, and found that if I loaded a BaseCamp export into GSAK and resaved it, Cachly imported it with no trouble.  To add further praise to Cachly, I sent a Garmin BaseCamp GPX file to the developer and the next Cachly update would directly import a BaseCamp GPX without having to go through GSAK first.
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    JohnCNA got a reaction from Nic Hubbard in GPS accuracy   
    This is pretty typical of all GPS devices when turned on.  You have to remember that most phone apps turn off the GPS chip when you are not actively navigating or viewing the map, in order to save battery.  When I turn on my Garmin, it will take up to a minute to find the sats and determine it's location. The initial reported accuracy will be something like 90 feet or so.  Over the next 1-2 minutes, the accuracy will fall to 2 meters or so. I have used quite a few apps on my wife's iPhone 6 and my Android phone, and the behavior is the same.  The difference is that with my Garmin, the GPS is active whenever it's powered up.  On our phones, the GPS does not go active until we call up the map or compass or select 'Navigate' to the target. And it will take 1-2 minutes to sync up and take a few readings to get it's position and accuracy down. And then with any of our devices, the magnetic compass is useless until we exit the metal automobile.
    Try setting your phone to Navigate on the map or compass screen 2-3 minutes before you arrive at your parking destination.  That will give your phone GPS time to acquire and settle by the time you exit the car.
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    JohnCNA got a reaction from Nic Hubbard in New user - problems with GPX and PQ downloads   
    Geoboater, Cachly will import GPX files from GSAK with no problem.  I had a similar issue with GPX export from BaseCamp, and found that if I loaded a BaseCamp export into GSAK and resaved it, Cachly imported it with no trouble.  To add further praise to Cachly, I sent a Garmin BaseCamp GPX file to the developer and the next Cachly update would directly import a BaseCamp GPX without having to go through GSAK first.
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    JohnCNA got a reaction from Nic Hubbard in Refreshing an offline list   
    I only see this option while viewing an individual cache listing.  Oh wait, it has that option on the map screen, but not in the list itself. Well, that will work.  Thanks for giving me the nudge.
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