Waypoint types
Waypoint types on different Geocaching platforms
| Type | GC | OCDE | OCPL | OKAPI | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | GPX Sym | ID | GPX Sym | GPXgc Sym | Type | OCDE Sym | OCPL Sym | ||
| Final Location | yes | 4 | Circle with X | 3 | Flag, Red | Flag, Red | final | Circle with X | Flag, Red |
| Parking Area | yes | 1 | Parking Area | 5 | Parking Area | Parking Area | parking | Parking Area | Parking Area |
| Path | 3 | Flag, Blue | path | Flag, Blue | |||||
| Physical Stage | yes | 1 | Flag, Green | Flag, Green | physical-stage | Flag, Green | |||
| Point of Interest | 5 | Diamond, Green | 4 | Circle with X | Waypoint | poi | Diamond, Green | Circle with X | |
| Reference Point (or Stage) |
yes | 2 | Flag, Green | stage | Flag, Green | ||||
| Trailhead | yes | 6 | Trailhead | Trailhead | |||||
| Virtual Stage | yes | 2 | Flag, Green | Flag, Blue | virtual-stage | Flag, Green | |||
Issues:
- OCDE "Reference Point or Stage" has inconsistent mappings to GC (Reference Point) and OKAPI (Stage)
- OCPL has two different GPX generators used in different contexts, that produce an inconsistent POI symbol
- OCPL mixes Garmin (e.g. "Flag, Green") and Groundspeak symbols
- Garmin symbols are not compatible with Groundspeak symbols
- Trailhead is missing in OKAPI