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Revision as of 13:17, 8 April 2019
NOTE: WORK IN PROGRESS
A geocache may be of several types.
This document describes the existing cache types across Opencaching sites.
Cache types matrix
| ID | Type | Usage | Image | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C[1] | F[2] | OCPL[3] | OCUS[4] | OCDE[5] | |||
| 1 | 1 | Unknown | All | Caches that do not fit any explicitely declared type | |||
| 2 | 2 | Traditional | All | Physical container at the coordinates | |||
| 3 | 3 | Multi-cache | All | Sequence of physical containers, each with clues leading to the next | |||
| 4 | 4 | Virtual cache | All | No physical container. Must visit the place and answer questions and provide proof you visited. | |||
| 5 | 5 | Webcam cache | All | No physical container. Must visit the place and take picture using the webcam and provide proof. | |||
| 6 | 6 | Event | All | No physical container. Not counted as "found". Social gathering of geocachers. | |||
| 7 | 7 | Puzzle cache | All | Physical container not at coordinates. Must solve puzzle to find it. | |||
| 8 | 20 | Moving cache | OCPL | Physical container changes location after each find. | |||
| 8 | Math/Physics cache | OCDE | Physical container not at coordinates. Requires to solve math or physics type problem. | ||||
| 9 | 21 | Geopath final cache | OCPL | Bonus cache as GeoPath final (FIXME) | |||
| 9 | 22 | MP3 cache | OCUS | Physical container not at coordinates. Must use clues in audio file to locate. | |||
| 9 | Moving cache | OCDE | Physical container changes location after each find. | ||||
| 10 | 23 | Owncache | OCPL | Travels with owner. Must meet owner to find. (FIXME) | |||
| 10 | Drive-in cache | OCDE | Physical container near parking. A.k.a. park&grab | ||||
| 10 | 24 | Guestbook cache | OCUS | Physical container is a guestbook, available to sign | |||
Will be dropped by OCUS | |||||||
| 12 | BIT cache | OCUS | Playing card with serial number. See http://wiki.opencaching.us/index.php/BIT_Caches | ||||
Will be dropped by OCUS | |||||||
| N/A | 25 | Benchmark | OCUS | Geographical survey benchmark.
New type by OCUS | |||
Legend:
| Basic cache types |
| OCPL specific types |
| OCDE specific types |
| To be redesigned |
| Removed cache types |
- ↑ Cache_type ID numbers currently in use. Duplicates and overlaps exist.
- ↑ Cache_type ID numbers; Future suggested remapping to resolve duplicates and overlaps.
- ↑ OCPL-current; Sites updated live from Github project repository; Member sites: OCPL, OCNL, OCRO, OCUK.
- ↑ OCUS runs an older (from several years ago) version of OCPL code
- ↑ OCDE running a single instance, multi-view, installation of OpencachingDeutschland/oc-server3 code. Member sites: OCDE, OCES, OCFR, OCIT