Geocaching Tools (eXplorist GC)
Publishing Geocaches
Using the Magellan eXplorist GC receiver you can create a geocache and submit it to geocaching.com using the Magellan VantagePoint software described under Installing
Pocket Queries.
Installing Geocaches to Geocaching.com with VantagePoint
1.Save a geocache to your GPS receiver.
2.Launch VantagePoint software on your PC.
3.Connect the GPS receiver and select “Connect to PC”.
4.VantagePoint will check the GPS receiver for new logs and geocaches.
5.If a new geocache is found, VantagePoint will ask you if you want to publish the geocaches on Geocaching.com web site. Select “Yes”.
6.The “New Geocaches” window opens. Click on the geocache you want to publish.
7.You are prompted to log in to geocaching.com.
8.The “Report a New Cache” window is displayed with the fields filled in with information from your GPS receiver. Add any additional notes and attributes for the geocache at this time.
9.Select “Report New Listing”.
Note: When the geocache is published it will be deleted from your GPS receiver. After it is reviewed by Geocaching.com it will be listed on the web site. You can search and upload it to your receiver using any of the methods described here.
10.Close the window and select the next (if any) geocache to be published.
11.When done, “Close” the VantagePoint “New Geocaches” window.
Uploading Field Notes and Logs
As you search for geocaches you will be recording information (Found, Not Found, Maintenance, etc.) or ‘logs’ about your journey in your GPS receiver. Now you may want to take that information and post it to www.geocaching.com for others to use.
Uploading Field Notes and Logs from VantagePoint
1.Launch VantagePoint software.
2.Turn on your receiver and connect it to your PC with the USB cable.
3.Select “Connect to PC” on the receiver.
4.If you have any logs to be uploaded the following appears:
5. Select Yes