Geotalk podcast

Geotalk discovers which famous Australian has been out geocaching, we get some of your geocaching resolutions for 2014 and we travel to East Cape in New Zealand. Links for show: Geotalk Facebook page Hugh Jackman out geocaching on Instagram YouTube guide to Beginner's Guide to Hiding a Geocache from GroundSpeak East Cape geocache Ka Awatea Hou (Te Tairawhiti) 

Geotalk packs its bags, jumps into the car and heads into western New South Wales to go on a four-day geocaching road trip to Broken Hill.  Links for show Photos from road trip Map of trip on Google Maps Perry sand dunes photosphere Silverton photosphere

Geotalk gets attacked by Sydney's cicadas as we talk about the tenth anniversary of EarthCaching, geocaching in the Blue Mountains and hear a funny story from radionut50 in New Zealand. WE WANT YOUR NEW YEAR GEO-RESOLUTION You can send in content, questions, feedback to geotalkpodcast@gmail.com call in on (02) 800 50 436 (+61 2 800 50 436 from NZ), or post it our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/geotalk. Links for show: Wet N Wild in Warriewood:Reloaded (GC5973) Podcacher Show 449.0: Desert/Summer Caching 10th anniversary of EarthCaching events Geocaching NSW 2013 geocoin - Wasp Head (site of first EarthCache) Some Blue Mountains geocaches worth visiting Royalty with a view!!! (GCTK1Z) A Sublime Adventure (GC43G0D) The Three Sisters EarthCache (GC1V44D) This View Rocks (GCRP2F) Sir Thomas Mitchell's Rest (GC14GKY) radionut50's Twice a day (Waikato) (GC10YV0)

In this episode Geotalk attends the NZ Mega Event in Auckland, uncovers an amazing expedition to China by a group from Melbourne geocachers and we get a geocaching milestone call in from Italy. You can send in content, questions, feedback to geotalkpodcast@gmail.com or call in on (02) 800 50 436 (+61 2 800 50 436 from NZ). Also visit our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/geotalk. Links for show NZ Mega 2013 - Auckland Oz Mega 2014 - Murray Bridge, South Australia iCaching software for Macintosh GCStatistic for Macintosh Melbourne geocachers head to China - Top of Wuzhishan

In Episode 100 Geotalk learns how to make a Georoadbook, we hear from SeaBreezeOz travelling around Australia and we get an update from the second NZ Mega Event. Links for show: Podcacher - the podcast that inspired Geotalk 31 Days of Geocaching in Review - Groundspeak blog Geotalk Facebook page Geocaching lab caches LANMonkey's review International Geocaching Day: Brew Kids On The Block Groundspeak Forum discussion about lab caches GeoRoadbook website Auckland NZ Mega event

Geotalk gets an update on the next NZ Mega Event and we prepare for a geocaching streak throughout August. Links for show 10 years ago - The Spindoctors first geocache find Groundspeak's 31 Days of Geocaching  Groundspeak's Gogeocaching on Instagram Tips for maintaining your geocaching streak Free New Zealand maps for your Garmin GPS - support them at givealittle.co.nz/cause/NZOGPS Darth Trader takes on Head like a Box (GC2471) (Youtube video) Alice Springs's first ever caching event: Alice Meet N Greet (GC4GMQT) 2BluFish profile - geocaching contact for Rotary International World conference is being held in Sydney June 2014  Upcoming Mega events: New Zealand's 2013 Mega Event - Auckland, October 2013 Australia's 2014 Mega Event - Murray Bridge, South Australia, April 2014

Geotalk looks at a new type of geocache, we uncover some Geoart geocaches in Australia and speak to former Australian reviewer - The Ump. Links for show Intercaching on It's not about the Numbers blog Waymarking app for mobiles by ChileHead  Episode 415 of Podcacher featuring interview with x-cacher talking about Geoart Geoart on Pintrest SeabreezeOZ's blog geocaching around Australia     

Geotalk says thank you to a long time Australian reviewer, we polish off some challenging NZ cache trails and visit some geocaches with the ANZAC spirit. Links for show ANZAC geocaches Gallipoli Campaign Turkey (GCHAHE) ANZAC Tribute (GC39NFH) Church Micro 437 - Sutton Veny (GC1KKQ1) and ABC News TV report on Sutton Veny Australians in WW1 : Villers-Bretonneux (GC234QK) Mega events Auckland, New Zealand - October 2013 - http://www.nzmega.com/  Murray Bridge, South Australia - April 2014 - http://mega.geocachingsa.com.au/ The Ump retires as a reviewer CANZ South Island final (GC3M8YJ) Coast to Coast (GC12CRC) Wonnerup Possums & Bird Hide by SeabreezeOZ

GPS navigation heads indoors, we review the Garmin Fenix GPS receiver and speak to the first finder of the 2 millionth active geocache in this edition of Geotalk - the podcast for geocachers 'down under'. Links for show Twin Cities geocaching podcast Google maps and other navigation indoors Loading geocaches into a Garmin Nuvi The two millionth active geocache - Overwatch #1 (GC46N4E) Gris4b's event - Where, exactly?? How to find a Flag Staff... (GC4507C) Garmin Fenix review from Noikmeister Cancer Council Relay for Life trackable from MyGeoGear.com  Hide and seek in the library: Geocaching as an educational and outeach tool (pdf document) by Andrew aka Sensible Shoes Waymarking - Australian Post Office category

We explore a new file format for storing millions of geocaches into your GPS receiver, uncover 101 Devil geocache designs and learn how GNSS is being used to track Drop Bears. Links for show: Scientists develop universal 'sat-nav', ABC Science Online Also featured on StarStuff podcast, Black holes rewrite galaxy theory New GGZ file format in Oregon 600 series on GPS Track Blog The Mad Cacher blog's how-to manual entitled 101 Devil Caches: Your Guide to Creating Unique or Hard-To-Find Geocaches NZ Mega Event 2013 Indirect Tracking of Drop Bears Using GNSS Technology in Australian Geographer Drop Bear fact file from Australian Museum Survey of Geocacher Motivations by Dr. Robert W. Lindeman, Amirhossein Farvardin and Elizabeth Forehand Geocaching Droid Army Knife on Google Play

In this episode of Geotalk we discover how Scouts Australia is getting into geocaching, get some great tips of becoming a FTF hound, and we go geocaching via Youtube in New Zealand and Mongolia. Links for show End of Groundspeak's Challenge game Google Ingrees video Youtube videos Geocaching in Mongolia by Skydog Queenstown Helicaching find by rediguana Aussie Pathtag Club Geocaching trading cards Zorgon's tips on being FTF Scouts Australia geocaching website Wherigo app for iPhone, WherYouGo app for Android New Zealand's South Island Old School Challenge Geocaching NSW's Old School Challenge Mega events in Australia and New Zealand Auckand, New Zealand, Oct 2013 Murray Bridge, South Australia, Apr 2014 Canberra, ACT, Jan 2015 Queensland, 2015

In this special edition of Geotalk we head to the South Island of New Zealand to take part in the first NZ Mega Event. Links for show NZ Mega Event page Flickr set of photos The Organist's Heavy Metal (GC3Y9RG) EarthCaches in Dunedin area by Stegan Dunedin's oldest geocache - Mt Cargill (GCAF) The New Zealand South Island Old School Challenge (GC31PYY)

Geotalk gets some great tips geocaching for Android phone users, ask 'When is a cache placed in a bad location?', and make final preparations for the First NZ Mega event. Links for show Cache in a drain in Illinois (Not about the Numbers) Bison tube mistaken for a grenade in Washington state (Not about the Numbers) New Zealand Mega Event South Australia 2014 Mega Event Offline OpenStreetMaps for Android

Geotalk talks to iamapom about a reward to find the missing Australian APE caches, we get the answer to how best to store maps offline on an Android phone, and five steps to writing a better log. Links for show

In this episode of Geotalk we dive deep into the world of OpenStreetMap, we ask how many geocaches are there in the Pacific, and we look at how to complete the Jasmer challenge. Links to show Geocaching in the Meriam-Webster dictionary on It's Not About the Numbers The Macquarie Dictionary inclusion referred to by Tom Kennelly in 2005 Oxford dictionary definition of geocaching The Spindoctors previous Fiji geocaching find - Castaway webcam (GCMJGF) Inaugural Year 2000 Caches (shared, public) List Owner: lamoracke

Geotalk chats to WanderingCacher about a geocaching trail in South Australia, we check out a few geocaches in Cambodia and ask how prepared are you when you go geocaching? Links for show: Geocaching NSW Geocache of the Month award Recent death of FTF hunter in Arizona - Charles 'Chuck' Mettille Missing Men Found Alive in Fayette County Old School Challenge - South Island (GC31PYY) Old School Challenge - North Island (GC325CX)  Geomate Jr GPX upload application  NZ Mega event - October 19-21 2012 Buckley's! (GCH4HR) by The Bronze and Mix

In this episode we recall what geocaching was like in the 19th century, we hear about an adventure in Alaska and get an update on the NZ Mega. Links for show Munzee Special Magellan offer (Australia only)  Geocaching in the Olden Days  Aussie Geocaching And The Treasure Hunt Bug - Gizmodo Big little event

Geotalk heads to the middle of Port Philip Bay, previews an event to discuss a Mega in South Australia and the return of Google maps to geocaching.com. Links for the show:

Geotalk speaks to the organiser of the Big Little event in Victoria, we ponder the future of the ammo can, and ask how can you be a better hider? Links for show: Plastic ammo cans GoGeocaching on YouTube Does Garmin have a new pricing strategy? on GPS Track Log 2011 South Australia Geocaching Awards Groundspeak - be a better hider Geocaching tour of Cambodia Big Little event registration

In this edition of Geotalk we take you to the 2nd Oz Mega Event in Albury, New South Wales. A big thank you to the organisers and to everyone who appears on the podcast. Did you attend? Call in your experience to (02) 800 50 436 or record and attach to an email (geotalkpodcast@gmail.com).