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Geocache on the Go With Your iPhone

Posted February 19, 2009 at 12:38pm by iClarified · 7293 views
Geocaching.com, the global headquarters for the sport of geocaching,
recently released their official Geocaching iPhone Application. Developed by
Groundspeak, the owner of Geocaching.com, the US$9.99 Geocaching Application
is available online at Apple's iPhone Apps Store.

Geocaching, the high-tech treasure hunting activity played by millions of
people around the world, no longer requires a dedicated GPS unit to
participate. Geocaching offers direct access to Geocaching.com's database of
over 700,000 geocaches worldwide. Players can now search for nearby
geocaches, read cache descriptions and hints, log finds and post notes from
the field.

"We're pleased to make geocaching even more accessible with our new
application,"
said Shauna Maggs, Groundspeak's Director of Marketing. "Now,
geocachers can spend less time planning and more time playing outdoors. With
this application, geocachers are ready for spontaneous geocaching anytime,
anywhere in the world."


Geocaching takes advantage of the iPhone 3G's internal GPS chip for
navigation and sports a user-friendly interface with a simulated compass
arrow. The application also allows players to save geocache listings for
quick retrieval, look up trackable items and filter out already found
geocaches.


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