It would be handy to have mobile applications, that can access the caches near to the current position and download them. At the moment, this is only possible for those who have an iPhone and have bought one certain app.
We want to show Groundspeak, the company behind geocaching.com, that there is a broad user base that wants to get mobile access and that many users would also be willing to pay for it.
We propose to have an open WebService interface that uses a private/public (api-)key mechanism known from many WebServices. Groundspeak would keep control on how much a user can download and the users would be able to search, download and log Geocaches remotly with their preferred application.
Note: Somehow the inital petition was lost and I hope that it will be repaired as soon as possible by iPetition
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February 18, 2010
The silence from the company remains frustrating but I am still reading through every note you leave here. It is exhausting to keep pushing for an open interface when it feels like they are not listening. Please know that I have no intention of walking away from this yet.
February 18, 2010
Reaching this point has been a long grind and honestly I am exhausted by the slow pace of progress. Seeing this growth reminds me why we started this fight for better access despite the silence from the other side.
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SERIOUSLY. It is 2014 and we still have to jump through hoops just to see a map on the go. Fix the API access!
im happy to pay for an app that actually works. groundspeak is just leaving money on the table by keeping everything locked down.
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It would be handy to have mobile applications, that can access the caches near to the current position and download them. At the moment, this is only possible for those who have an iPhone and have bought one certain app.
We want to show Groundspeak, the company behind geocaching.com, that there is a broad user base that wants to get mobile access and that many users would also be willing to pay for it.
We propose to have an open WebService interface that uses a private/public (api-)key mechanism known from many WebServices. Groundspeak would keep control on how much a user can download and the users would be able to search, download and log Geocaches remotly with their preferred application.
Note: Somehow the inital petition was lost and I hope that it will be repaired as soon as possible by iPetition
Updates
February 18, 2010
The silence from the company remains frustrating but I am still reading through every note you leave here. It is exhausting to keep pushing for an open interface when it feels like they are not listening. Please know that I have no intention of walking away from this yet.
February 18, 2010
Reaching this point has been a long grind and honestly I am exhausted by the slow pace of progress. Seeing this growth reminds me why we started this fight for better access despite the silence from the other side.
3 Comments
tired of carrying my clumsy gps unit everywhere. just let me use my phone already it has better reception anyway.
SERIOUSLY. It is 2014 and we still have to jump through hoops just to see a map on the go. Fix the API access!
im happy to pay for an app that actually works. groundspeak is just leaving money on the table by keeping everything locked down.
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tired of carrying my clumsy gps unit everywhere. just let me use my phone already it has better reception anyway.