Comments on: All Good Things… http://www.andyfowler.com/journal/2005/09/all-good-things/ andy fowler Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:39:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1.3 by: jacob http://www.andyfowler.com/journal/2005/09/all-good-things/#comment-76 Fri, 30 Dec 2005 04:53:55 +0000 http://www.andyfowler.com/journal/2005/09/all-good-things/#comment-76 So.. this script works with google earth, not google maps. How exactly.. do I get this to work??? I'm getting an invalid BBOX when I click on it. I added database tables, and configured it to connect to my database, but it doesn't seem like it gets past the creation of the BBOX? How do you send the script the initial lat lon before it searches for caches near the lat longs? So.. this script works with google earth, not google maps. How exactly.. do I get this to work???

I’m getting an invalid BBOX when I click on it. I added database tables, and configured it to connect to my database, but it doesn’t seem like it gets past the creation of the BBOX?

How do you send the script the initial lat lon before it searches for caches near the lat longs?

]]> by: jacob http://www.andyfowler.com/journal/2005/09/all-good-things/#comment-75 Thu, 29 Dec 2005 23:08:10 +0000 http://www.andyfowler.com/journal/2005/09/all-good-things/#comment-75 Its funny. I started writing a php script to do the same thing several months ago. I stopped when I had a problem parsing my lat lons from my search I was doing using wget commands. I haven't looked at your code entirely, but just from what I saw.. it looks SOOOOO much nicer than mine. Thanks for making me feel like a desperate and pathetic programmer. =P but seriously! groundspeak is against everything geocaching represents. The entire reason most people love to geocache is because its free. you can just enjoy yourself, and live a little. Its not about making money!!!! Its unbelievable they combined it with google earth, but charge for the kml files. Its crazy they charge a membership to use their own map online to zoom in and zoom out, and pan around. They have the ability, and RESTRICT IT??? are you serious?? thanks again... i'm going to try to get the script working on my server. Does it still work??? Let me know if there is anything I need to tweak or fix to make it work, but I'll be more than happy to sure the URL with people until I guess... my server gets banned as well. hehhehe bastards! Its funny. I started writing a php script to do the same thing several months ago. I stopped when I had a problem parsing my lat lons from my search I was doing using wget commands. I haven’t looked at your code entirely, but just from what I saw.. it looks SOOOOO much nicer than mine. Thanks for making me feel like a desperate and pathetic programmer. =P

but seriously! groundspeak is against everything geocaching represents. The entire reason most people love to geocache is because its free. you can just enjoy yourself, and live a little. Its not about making money!!!!

Its unbelievable they combined it with google earth, but charge for the kml files. Its crazy they charge a membership to use their own map online to zoom in and zoom out, and pan around. They have the ability, and RESTRICT IT??? are you serious??

thanks again… i’m going to try to get the script working on my server. Does it still work???

Let me know if there is anything I need to tweak or fix to make it work, but I’ll be more than happy to sure the URL with people until I guess… my server gets banned as well.
hehhehe bastards!

]]> by: Where Are The Wise Men? http://www.andyfowler.com/journal/2005/09/all-good-things/#comment-57 Wed, 28 Sep 2005 20:16:39 +0000 http://www.andyfowler.com/journal/2005/09/all-good-things/#comment-57 <strong>More on Geocaching Hacks</strong> Andy Fowler wrote a PHP script that scrapes Geocaching.com and puts them in a KML format which is used by Google Maps. But Geocaching.com made him take it down! So he put up the script for anyone to hack on. Robert Lipe, the author of GPSBabelwr... More on Geocaching Hacks

Andy Fowler wrote a PHP script that scrapes Geocaching.com and puts them in a KML format which is used by Google Maps. But Geocaching.com made him take it down! So he put up the script for anyone to hack on.
Robert Lipe, the author of GPSBabelwr…

]]> by: Bruce http://www.andyfowler.com/journal/2005/09/all-good-things/#comment-55 Wed, 28 Sep 2005 11:10:14 +0000 http://www.andyfowler.com/journal/2005/09/all-good-things/#comment-55 It was a great script while it lasted and the more innovative sites have taken it up. http://geocaching.com.au/xml/googleearth is a network link that shows the caches in Australia and New Zealand. The caches appear when the map stops moving. They also have google earth links on the cache pages Its a pity groundspeak aren't as helpful. It was a great script while it lasted and the more innovative sites have taken it up. http://geocaching.com.au/xml/googleearth is a network link that shows the caches in Australia and New Zealand. The caches appear when the map stops moving. They also have google earth links on the cache pages Its a pity groundspeak aren’t as helpful.

]]> by: Grasshoppermind » Blog Archive » Clueless http://www.andyfowler.com/journal/2005/09/all-good-things/#comment-54 Tue, 27 Sep 2005 05:38:54 +0000 http://www.andyfowler.com/journal/2005/09/all-good-things/#comment-54 [...] Andy Fowler created a Google Earth script that displayed geocaches via Google Earth. Andy&#8217;s script was well written and was responsible for raising awareness of geocaching. Given the massive interest in Google Earth, it would seem sensible for geocaching.com&#8217;s owners to encourage innovation like this. However, Geocaching.com have asked Andy to cease and desist. [...] […] Andy Fowler created a Google Earth script that displayed geocaches via Google Earth. Andy’s script was well written and was responsible for raising awareness of geocaching. Given the massive interest in Google Earth, it would seem sensible for geocaching.com’s owners to encourage innovation like this. However, Geocaching.com have asked Andy to cease and desist. […]

]]> by: Edmund http://www.andyfowler.com/journal/2005/09/all-good-things/#comment-53 Mon, 26 Sep 2005 00:25:02 +0000 http://www.andyfowler.com/journal/2005/09/all-good-things/#comment-53 Thanks for reintroducing me to geocaching for a couple of weeks...... it was so cool to look at a map and visually see all the caches around town.... found a couple too! I first heard about these caches a year or two ago but didnt have a gps. Then surfing through the internet i found your little gem of an idea... well thanks again and good luck!! Thanks for reintroducing me to geocaching for a couple of weeks…… it was so cool to look at a map and visually see all the caches around town…. found a couple too! I first heard about these caches a year or two ago but didnt have a gps. Then surfing through the internet i found your little gem of an idea… well thanks again and good luck!!

]]> by: Mikes http://www.andyfowler.com/journal/2005/09/all-good-things/#comment-52 Sun, 25 Sep 2005 14:42:23 +0000 http://www.andyfowler.com/journal/2005/09/all-good-things/#comment-52 Cool scipt, thanx for publishing it. We were using it since early release. Now, when it stoped working we were like withou eyes. Works perfectly on local engine. Good luck and more good scripts like this. Cool scipt, thanx for publishing it. We were using it since early release. Now, when it stoped working we were like withou eyes. Works perfectly on local engine.

Good luck and more good scripts like this.

]]> by: grasshoppermind http://www.andyfowler.com/journal/2005/09/all-good-things/#comment-51 Sun, 25 Sep 2005 12:50:49 +0000 http://www.andyfowler.com/journal/2005/09/all-good-things/#comment-51 Andy, sorry to hear about this situation. Your script actually made me aware of geocaching in the first place. I cannot understand why they would limit the methods by which people can find out about their service? You know, word of mouth marketing etc. Having tried to use their interface today to find some local caches, maybe they were just embarrased? I almost gave up and got your script up and running instead. It might have been quicker! Andy,
sorry to hear about this situation. Your script actually made me aware of geocaching in the first place. I cannot understand why they would limit the methods by which people can find out about their service? You know, word of mouth marketing etc.

Having tried to use their interface today to find some local caches, maybe they were just embarrased? I almost gave up and got your script up and running instead. It might have been quicker!

]]> by: Ansley http://www.andyfowler.com/journal/2005/09/all-good-things/#comment-50 Sat, 24 Sep 2005 19:25:47 +0000 http://www.andyfowler.com/journal/2005/09/all-good-things/#comment-50 That really sucks. I liked the functionality of your script - it's a shame Geocaching.com has reacted the way that they did. Yes, their business model is different from Google's but it's almost like they're saying, "Hey, that's a great idea. You can't use it anymore but we'll be happy to take it and charge for its use." I wish there were a viable alternative to GC.com - there are many parts of their business and actions that I disagree with. That really sucks. I liked the functionality of your script - it’s a shame Geocaching.com has reacted the way that they did. Yes, their business model is different from Google’s but it’s almost like they’re saying, “Hey, that’s a great idea. You can’t use it anymore but we’ll be happy to take it and charge for its use.” I wish there were a viable alternative to GC.com - there are many parts of their business and actions that I disagree with.

]]> by: Linksys http://www.andyfowler.com/journal/2005/09/all-good-things/#comment-49 Sat, 24 Sep 2005 18:42:34 +0000 http://www.andyfowler.com/journal/2005/09/all-good-things/#comment-49 Truly groundbreaking work and innovative thinking. Wish you would post more. What else are you working on? What are your post-grad plans? Please email me. Truly groundbreaking work and innovative thinking. Wish you would post more. What else are you working on? What are your post-grad plans? Please email me.

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