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! rowspan="2" |Usage | ! rowspan="2" |Usage | ||
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! | !OCPL | ||
! | !OCDE | ||
|- style="background-color:#CCFFCC" | |- style="background-color:#CCFFCC" | ||
| 1 | |1 | ||
|'''Other/Unknown''' | |||
| '''Unknown''' | |||
|All | |All | ||
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| Caches that do not fit any explicitely declared type | | Caches that do not fit any explicitely declared type | ||
|- style="background-color:#CCFFCC" | |- style="background-color:#CCFFCC" | ||
| 2 | |2 | ||
| '''Traditional''' | | '''Traditional''' | ||
|All | |All | ||
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| Physical container at the coordinates | | Physical container at the coordinates | ||
|- style="background-color:#CCFFCC" | |- style="background-color:#CCFFCC" | ||
| 3 | |3 | ||
| '''Multi-cache''' | | '''Multi-cache''' | ||
|All | |All | ||
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| Sequence of physical containers, each with clues leading to the next | | Sequence of physical containers, each with clues leading to the next | ||
|- style="background-color:#CCFFCC" | |- style="background-color:#CCFFCC" | ||
| 4 | |4 | ||
| '''Virtual cache''' | | '''Virtual cache''' | ||
|All | |All | ||
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| No physical container. Must visit the place and answer questions and provide proof you visited. | | No physical container. Must visit the place and answer questions and provide proof you visited. | ||
|- style="background-color:#CCFFCC" | |- style="background-color:#CCFFCC" | ||
| 5 | |5 | ||
| '''Webcam cache''' | | '''Webcam cache''' | ||
|All | |All | ||
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| No physical container. Must visit the place and take picture using the webcam and provide proof. | | No physical container. Must visit the place and take picture using the webcam and provide proof. | ||
|- style="background-color:#CCFFCC" | |- style="background-color:#CCFFCC" | ||
| 6 | |6 | ||
| '''Event''' | | '''Event''' | ||
|All | |All | ||
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| No physical container. Not counted as "found". Social gathering of geocachers. | | No physical container. Not counted as "found". Social gathering of geocachers. | ||
|- style="background-color:#CCFFCC" | |- style="background-color:#CCFFCC" | ||
| 7 | |7 | ||
| '''Quiz''' | | '''Quiz''' | ||
|All | |All | ||
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| Physical container not at coordinates. Must solve puzzle to find it. | | Physical container not at coordinates. Must solve puzzle to find it. | ||
|- style="background-color:#CCEEFF" | |- style="background-color:#CCEEFF" | ||
|8 | |8 | ||
| '''Math/Physics cache''' | | '''Math/Physics cache''' | ||
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| Physical container not at coordinates. Requires to solve math or physics type problem. | | Physical container not at coordinates. Requires to solve math or physics type problem. | ||
|- style="background-color:#CCFFCC" | |- style="background-color:#CCFFCC" | ||
|9 | |9 | ||
| '''Moving cache''' | | '''Moving cache''' | ||
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| Physical container changes location after each find. | | Physical container changes location after each find. | ||
|- style="background-color:#CCEEFF" | |- style="background-color:#CCEEFF" | ||
|10 | |10 | ||
| '''Drive-in cache''' | | '''Drive-in cache''' | ||
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| Physical container near parking. A.k.a. park&grab | | Physical container near parking. A.k.a. park&grab | ||
|- style="background-color:#CCFFEE" | |- style="background-color:#CCFFEE" | ||
| 11 | | 11 | ||
| '''Owncache''' | | '''Owncache''' | ||
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| Travels with owner. Must meet owner to find. | | Travels with owner. Must meet owner to find. | ||
|- style="background-color:#CCFFEE" | |- style="background-color:#CCFFEE" | ||
| 12 | | 12 | ||
| '''BIT cache''' | | '''BIT cache''' | ||
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| Playing card with serial number. See http://wiki.opencaching.us/index.php/BIT_Caches | | Playing card with serial number. See http://wiki.opencaching.us/index.php/BIT_Caches | ||
|- style="background-color:#CCFFEE" | |- style="background-color:#CCFFEE" | ||
| 13 | | 13 | ||
| '''Guestbook | | '''Guestbook''' | ||
|OCPL | |OCPL | ||
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| Physical container is a guestbook, available to sign | | Physical container is a guestbook, available to sign | ||
|- style="background-color:#CCFFEE" | |- style="background-color:#CCFFEE" | ||
| 14 | | 14 | ||
|'''Benchmark''' | |'''Benchmark''' | ||
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|Geographical survey benchmark. | |Geographical survey benchmark. | ||
|- style="background-color:#CCFFEE" | |- style="background-color:#CCFFEE" | ||
|15 | |15 | ||
|'''Challenge''' | |'''Challenge''' | ||
Latest revision as of 19:53, 4 July 2019
NOTE: WORK IN PROGRESS.
IMPORTANT!!! As of 2019-07-01 the matrix below describes next generation cache type mappings, which is a work in progress implementation.
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A geocache may be of several types. Each type incurrs specific characteristics and/or rules that may apply to searching, finding and logging that type of cache.
This document describes the existing cache types across Opencaching sites.
Cache types matrix
| ID | Type | Usage | Image | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OCPL | OCDE | ||||
| 1 | Other/Unknown | All | Caches that do not fit any explicitely declared type | ||
| 2 | Traditional | All | Physical container at the coordinates | ||
| 3 | Multi-cache | All | Sequence of physical containers, each with clues leading to the next | ||
| 4 | Virtual cache | All | No physical container. Must visit the place and answer questions and provide proof you visited. | ||
| 5 | Webcam cache | All | No physical container. Must visit the place and take picture using the webcam and provide proof. | ||
| 6 | Event | All | No physical container. Not counted as "found". Social gathering of geocachers. | ||
| 7 | Quiz | All | Physical container not at coordinates. Must solve puzzle to find it. | ||
| 8 | Math/Physics cache | OCDE | Physical container not at coordinates. Requires to solve math or physics type problem. | ||
| 9 | Moving cache | All | Physical container changes location after each find. | ||
| 10 | Drive-in cache | OCDE | Physical container near parking. A.k.a. park&grab | ||
| 11 | Owncache | OCPL | Travels with owner. Must meet owner to find. | ||
| 12 | BIT cache | OCPL | Playing card with serial number. See http://wiki.opencaching.us/index.php/BIT_Caches | ||
| 13 | Guestbook | OCPL | Physical container is a guestbook, available to sign | ||
| 14 | Benchmark | OCPL | Geographical survey benchmark. | ||
| 15 | Challenge | OCPL | Geocacher must meet the challenge requirements. | ||
Legend:
| Basic/common cache types |
| OCPL specific types |
| OCDE specific types |