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1. About GeoKrety
2. Make your own Geokret
3. GeoKret types
4. Log types
5. Fully supported waypoints
6. Partially supported waypoints
7. How to log dropping to geocaching.com cache
8. Acceptable geographic coordinate formats
9. The iconology (how to edit and delete your log, upload a photo etc)
10. Reference Number and Tracking Code
11. Altitude and country code
12. QR Code
13. Email2GK gateway
14. GK mole-holes and GK hotels/motels
15. Other Trackable items databases
16. Personal data protection
17. PGP/GPG public key (76B00039)
18. Terms of use
19. GK emergency blog
20. Need more help?

GeoKrety (gr. geo = ‘earth’, krety pol. = ‘moles’) is a service similar to TravelBug(TM) or GeoLutins, aiming at tracking objects you leave in geocache containers. People move these registered objects (called GeoKrety) from cache to cache and register each move with this service. The trip of each GeoKret is then presented on a map.

A mole

How to pronounce geokrety? ;)

GeoKrets are not a trade item, you do not have to put something in the cache to take a GK, and you should not take something from a cache in trade for a GK. If you should take something from a cache, you should make a trade, and you can place the GK.

The service is absolutely free (contrary to TravelBug) and easy to use. A GeoKret can be anything, but in most cases it is a small puppet.

Watch an instructional screencast about registering and making your own Geokret.

1. Have an account in GeoKrety.org service
2. Register the GeoKret and note down the GeoKret Tracking Code (eg XF3ACS) generated by the system. This code is secret and only you and people who find this GeoKret should know it.
3. Print a label with GeoKret's name, Tracking Code, Reference Number (e.g. GK003F) and owner on it. Attach this label to GeoKret (e.g. a puppet)

   Examples of ready GeoKrets

   

Then you have to:

1. Put your GeoKret in a cache and register its location in the service
2. Have fun watching the trip of your GeoKret!

• Traditional - a small puppet with a tag
  
• A book/CD/DVD/... - when you want to track books, CDs, DVDs dropped to cache containers. Just stick a GeoKret number and a short instructions on the back side of a cover.
  
• A Human - when you want to track yourself and write something like GeoBlog
  
• A Coin (or: geocoins; polish: toczygrosze) - regular Geokret but in form of a coin
  

Icon	Description
or	I've dropped a GeoKret - when you've left a GeoKret in a cache.
or	I've grabbed a GeoKret - when you've taken a GeoKret from a cache and are not going to put it to another cache soon.
or	I've met a GeoKret - when you've met a GeoKret in a cache but haven't taken it with you.
or	I've dipped a GeoKret - when you take a GeoKret for a cache-tour; this is the same as doing a drop and then grab - the visited location is logged but GeoKret is still in your inventory
	Comment - when you want to write a comment :)
	Hibernation / archiving - when a GeoKret has been missing for a long time

You can easily indicate the location of GeoKret by entering either the waypoint or the name of cache. Caches from services listed below are fully supported:

The number of waypoints and the time of a last update for each database you can find here.

Now we support waypoints from:

• OP.... -- OpenCaching: Polish database
• OC.... -- OpenCaching: German database
• OK.... -- OpenCaching: UK database
• OS.... -- OpenCaching: SE/NO database
• OB.... -- OpenCaching: NL database
• OZ.... -- OpenCaching: Czech database -- updated manually from time to time
• GA.... -- GeoCaching Australia -- updated daily (lat, lon, cache name, link)
• TR/VI/MS/EX.... -- GeoCaching Russia -- updated manually (lat, lon, cache name, link)
• GE.... -- gpsgames.org database -- updated daily (lat, lon, cache name, link)
• GD.... -- gpsgames.org GeoDashing waypoints (updated monthly)
• unique name -- geopeitus.ee -- Estonian database -- updated daily (lat, lon, cache name, link)
• GR.... -- Geocaching Romania -- romanian database -- updated manually
• GC.... -- Geocaching Hungary -- hungarian database -- updated daily
• WPG -- WaypointGame -- Polish Waypoint Game mainly for generating map -- updated daily

From waypoints listed below we can generate a proper link to the cache:

• GC.... -- GeoCaching.com
• N..... -- Navicache.com

But maybe in the future we will be able to do more. So enter the waypoint anyway.

GC waypoints are not fully supported by GeoKrety (Licensee shall not remarket, resell, and/or redistribute the Data or any derived portion(s) of the Data in its digital form to any third party whatsoever... from waypoint license agreement). However you can easily use GeoKrets with GC caches. There are two options:

• The easiest and recommended way is to use our GeoKrety Toolbox (GKT) - a greasemonkey script (written and maintained by simor). Currently it can be used in the following browsers:

  - Mozilla FireFox (from version 3.5), you also need Greasemonkey Add-on. Install GKT for Firefox here.

  - Google Chrome. Install GKT for Chrome here.

  You also need an account on geokrety.org. After installing GKT in your browser, you will see an extra [ GeoKrety.org ] panel on the right hand side of every GC cache page. From the list of geokrets pick the one you wish to drop and click "Drop selected GK" - you will be redirected to the standard logging page with both the GC Code and coordinates already filled in. Check the date, add a comment and you're done.
  

  Here is how GKT looks like:

  

• Manual way. Go to Log a GeoKret page and under the secion New location enter the following:
  1. in the waypoint field, enter the GC Code of the cache (eg. GC1AQ2N).
  2. in the lat/lon field, enter the coordinates of the cache (you can copy-paste it directly from cache page or use other acceptable formats)

  Here is an example:

  

• Note: according to groundspeak, geocaching.com users may use and log geokrety ;):
  I have checked with Brian, and his definitive answer is that these 'rogue' TBs are not of concern to us - reviewers and GS staff. We cannot govern their usage, and Geocachers are allowed to give out GC codes.

You can enter lat/lon coordinates in different formats:

• degrees (DD.dddddd°)

	52.205205 21.190891
	52.205205/21.190891
	N 52.205205 E 21.190891
	+52.205205 -21.190891

• degrees, minutes (DD°MM.mmm’)

	52 12.3123 -21 11.45345 
	N52 12.3123 W21 11.45345 
	+52 12.3123 -21 11.45345 
	N 52° 10.369' W 021° 01.542'  

• degrees, minutes, seconds (DD°MM’SS.s”)

	52 12 18.74 -21 11 27.21
	N52° 12' 18.74", W21° 11' 27.21" 
	52° 12' 18.74", -21° 11' 27.21" 

Icon	Description
	edit - an email address, description, log entry
	delete - a log entry, photo or comment
	upload photo - attach a photo to a log entry or your profile
	known GeoKret - you already logged this GeoKret before, now you can log it without its Tracking Code (it is provided for you automatically)
	avatar - move mouse over this icon to see GeoKret's avatar
	comment - you may comment a log entry or a news post
	report missing - you may report a GeoKret missing if you have visited the cache where the Geokret should be but it wasn't there

• Reference Number e.g. GK003F. It is a public number that may be used to refer a GeoKret. It consists of 'GK' prefix and 4 digits in hexadecimal system. You can use it to search a specific GeoKret or to link to this GeoKret. It is visible to everyone.
• Tracking Code eg XF3ACS. It is a secret identification code which is required to post logs such as "Grab", "Drop" and others for a GeoKret. Only the owner and geocachers who found the GeoKret should know this code. It is not recommended to post it anywhere. Of course this code must be written on GeoKret's tag to allow finders to log it.

Thanks to SRTM and GTOPO30 elevation data and lat/lon to country code conversion (geonames), each trip point has assigned an altitude and country code (a flag). According to that data, the altitude profile is drawn. Above data and plots are updated every 10-15 minutes.

For easy logging dropping or grabbing during your trip, I've added the possibility of attaching QR code on the GK label. QR Code is a kind of bar code, which can be "scanned" by your mobile phone, which will redirect you to the proper page at geokrety.org; you will not have to enter the tracking code, everything will be encrypted in the QR. Read more about QR Code.

The QR code with encrypted address of geokrety.org page.

When you find a GeoKret with QR code on the label you can:

1. Take a photo of the code with your mobile phone
2. Decode it and click on the url
3. Log the grabbing or hiding the GeoKret. The tracking code will be indicated by the url.

How to decode

You can use the free software for your mobile phone, eg: i-nigma or Kaywa Reader

There are others trackable items systems:

• TravelBugs
• www.geocachearmy.com
• www.geolutins.com
• www.travelertags.com
• www.pathtags.com

Your e-mail address will be not transferred to third parties. Your password is one-way encrypted, so it can not be revealed.

As GK site sometimes is down, we created a blog on the blogspot site to inform users what is going on, why GK site is not working and when we are going to bring it up. So when you sometimes wonder why you cannot connect with GK, add this link to your bookmark and stay tuned:

http://geokrety.blogspot.com/

To get more help on GeoKrety visit the forums:

• forum opencaching.pl (Polish, English)
• GeoClub (German)

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