1. Queries! Carl Schmertmann (Urubu) With a heavy debt to Richard Thompson (Glonch’sPride) of New Hampshire, whose presentation I borrowed and adapted

2. Types of Queries ALL MEMBERS Finds by…, Hides by…, Caches near..., Unfound caches near…, My Friends… PREMIUM MEMBERS Standard Pocket Queries (PQs) ‘Along a Route’ PQs ‘All Finds’ PQs

3. ALL MEMBERS From your account page Query Links

4. ALL MEMBERS From any cache page… Query Links

5. ALL MEMBERS Geocaching Quick Links www.geocachingadmin.com/search.pl www.geocachingadmin.com/search.pl Store links as Browser Bookmarks finds by Flipsican www.geocaching.com/seek/nearest.aspx?ul=Flipsican www.geocaching.com/seek/nearest.aspx?ul=Flipsican hides by Ubertracker22 www.geocaching.com/seek/nearest.aspx?u=ubertracker22 www.geocaching.com/seek/nearest.aspx?u=ubertracker22 etc

6. PREMIUM MEMBERS: Pocket Queries PQ = search GC database for caches matching user’s specifications PQ results arrive as either GPX file email attachment  Google Earth (Open file, or drag & drop)  GSAK ‘Preview page’ in web browser  Save as a bookmark for reuse

7. Pocket Queries Limits (as of Feb 2008): Max 500 Caches per PQ Max 5 PQs emailed per day Max 40 PQs per user (GSAK gets around these limits)

8. Standard Pocket Queries: Structure User chooses Name of query Which days to run & send GPX via email # of caches to return in query Type & Size Active/Inactive Difficulty & Terrain State Center Point & Radius

9. EXAMPLE Standard PQs All active caches within 100 miles of 32309 that I haven’t found All Puzzle caches in Florida that have never been found. All traditional, non-micro caches within 10 miles of my hotel in Orlando All Tallahassee caches that are marked ‘no snowmobiles’ Etc.

10. Standard Pocket Queries: Starting Out Get to your account screen On the right hand side, half way down, click Build Pocket Queries

11. Standard Pocket Queries: Starting Out Select [Create a new query]

12. Standard Pocket Queries: Part 1 Query Name Pick something useful Days… Can leave blank until needed Choose… Leave on “Uncheck..” until needed Show me ### caches (max=500)

13. Standard Pocket Queries: Part 2 Select Type(s) Select container size(s)

14. Standard Pocket Queries: Part 3 Status I check: I haven’t found I don’t own Is Active Terrain/Difficulty

15. Standard Pocket Queries: Part 4 Within This will depend on the application

16. Standard Pocket Queries: Part 5 Origin= Center Point Radius

17. Standard Pocket Queries: Part 6 Placed during… This can be VERY valuable in an area with >500 caches (like Tallahassee!), because you can break up the search into 2 perfectly non-overlapping parts (before 2008, after 2008)

18. Standard Pocket Queries: Part 7 Attributes to Include Attributes to Exclude

19. Standard Pocket Queries: Part 8 Output to Usually leave this as default, change if needed in your situation In the format Always - GPS Exchange Format (*.gpx) Always check – Compress files into *.zip format

20. Caches Along A Route 2nd Major Type of PQ: ALONG A ROUTE Create a route in Google EARTH Save it as a KML file on your computer Start Building a PQ Select [Find Caches Along a Route] option Upload KML file to the GC.com site and name it Choose other PQ criteria (type, size, active, …) normally

21. Creating a Route in Google Earth http://www.geocaching.com/my/userroutes.aspx Says…

22. Creating a Route in Google Earth Open Google Earth and click the [Directions] tab Enter start and end points of route

23. Creating a Route in Google Earth Find the top of the route RIGHT click and SAVE PLACE AS…

24. Creating a Route in Google Earth Name the file Save as Type KML

25. Caches Along A Route: Starting Out Build a New PQ Select [Find Caches Along a Route]

26. Caches Along A Route Select [Upload GPX/KML] tab

27. Caches Along A Route Select [Browse], pick file, then [Upload]

28. Caches Along A Route Click [Preview], then [Select], then [Save Selected Routes] 1 2 3

29. Caches Along A Route Find the new route on the list of “Your Existing Routes”, and start a PQ …the rest is normal PQ stuff

30. Let’s Try Some! Thanks…