Open source item tracking for all geocaching platforms

  1. About GeoKrety
  2. Make your own GeoKret
  3. GeoKret types
  4. Log types
  5. Fully supported waypoints
  6. Partially supported waypoints
  7. How to log dropping to geocaching.com cache
  8. Acceptable geographic coordinate formats
  9. The iconology (how to edit and delete your log, upload a photo etc)
  10. Reference Number and Tracking Code
  11. Altitude and country code
  12. QR Code
  13. Other Trackable items databases
  14. Personal data protection
  15. PGP/GPG public key (76B00039)
  16. Terms of use
  17. GK cookies policy
  18. HTTPS and SSL encrypted connections
  19. Need more help?
About GeoKrety

GeoKrety (From Greek geo = ‘earth’, and Polish krety = ‘moles’) is a service similar to TravelBug(TM) or GeoLutins, aiming at tracking objects you leave in geocache containers. People move these registered objects (called GeoKrety) from cache to cache and register each move with this service. The trip of each GeoKret is then presented on a map.

GeoKrety are not a trade item, you do not have to put something in the cache to take a GeoKret, and you should not take something from a cache in trade for a GeoKret. If you should take something from a cache, you should make a trade, and you can place the GeoKret.

The service is absolutely free (contrary to TravelBug) and easy to use. A GeoKret can be anything, but in most cases it is a small puppet.

Please see (and edit, if necessary) the article about GeoKrety at Wikipedia.

mole picture

How to pronounce GeoKrety? ;)

Make your own GeoKrety
  1. Have an account in GeoKrety.org service
  2. Register the GeoKret and note down the GeoKret Tracking Code (eg XF3ACS) generated by the system. This code is secret and only you and people who find this GeoKret should know it.
  3. Print a label with GeoKret's name, Tracking Code, Reference Number (e.g. GK003F) and owner on it. Attach this label to GeoKret (e.g. a puppet)

Then you have to:

  1. Put your GeoKret in a cache and register its location in the service
  2. Have fun watching the trip of your GeoKret!

Examples of ready GeoKrety

example example 2 example

Watch an instructional screencast about registering and making your own GeoKrety.

GeoKrety types
traditional

Traditional

A small puppet with a tag

book

A book/CD/DVD/…

When you want to track books, CDs, DVDs dropped to cache containers. Just stick a GeoKret number and a short instructions on the back side of a cover.

A Human

When you want to track yourself and write something like GeoBlog

A Coin

Regular GeoKret but in form of a coin

KretyPost

Regular GeoKret but in form of a postcard/mail. Check rules below.

kretypost icon KretyPost rules
Short description:
  1. Take a card (which can be a postcard, but also a home-made card) and write a few lines for the receiver on it.
  2. As recipient address the nick name of the recipient, the region (country, district, city) and give a target cache (best with all available waypoints - GC-code, OC-code, etc.).
  3. Create a GeoKret with type "KretyPost", print a stamp with the Tracking Code and put this stamp on the postcard. (you can generate simple stamp in label generator on the geokret page)
  4. (optional:) Laminate the finished postcard to protect it during the journey.
  5. Put the card into a cache near your home-location, log the GeoKret as dropped and wait ... :-)
  6. (optional:) Inform the recipient, he will probably would like to observe this geokret
Log types
Icon Description
drop or drop I've dropped a GeoKret
when you've left a GeoKret in a cache.
grab or grab I've grabbed a GeoKret
when you've taken a GeoKret from a cache and are not going to put it to another cache soon.
met or met I've met a GeoKret
when you've met a GeoKret in a cache but haven't taken it with you.
dip or dip I've dipped a GeoKret
when you take a GeoKret for a cache-tour; this is the same as doing a drop and then grab - the visited location is logged but GeoKret is still in your inventory.
note Comment
when you want to write a comment :)
hibernate Hibernation / archiving
when a GeoKret has been missing for a long time.
Fully supported waypoints

You can easily indicate the location of GeoKrety by entering either the waypoint or the name of cache.

Caches from services listed below are fully supported:
Icon Type Url Comments
OP OpenCaching Polish database
OC OpenCaching German database
OK OpenCaching UK database
OS OpenCaching SE/NO database
OB OpenCaching NL database
OZ OpenCaching Czech database updated manually from time to time
GA GeoCaching Australia updated daily (lat, lon, cache name, link)
TR/VI/MS/EX GeoCaching Russia updated every two hours (lat, lon, cache name, link, owner)
GE gpsgames.org database updated daily (lat, lon, cache name, link)
GD gpsgames.org GeoDashing waypoints (updated monthly)
unique name geopeitus.ee Estonian database updated daily (lat, lon, cache name, link)
GR Geocaching Romania romanian database updated manually
GC Geocaching Hungary hungarian database updated daily
WPG WaypointGame Polish Waypoint Game for generating map -- updated daily

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Partially supported waypoints:

From waypoints listed below we can generate a proper link to the cache:

Icon Type Url Comments
GC Geocaching geocaching.com
N Navicache Navicache.com

But maybe in the future we will be able to do more. So enter the waypoint anyway.

How to log dropping to geocaching.com cache?

GC waypoints are not fully supported by GeoKrety (Licensee shall not remarket, resell, and/or redistribute the Data or any derived portion(s) of the Data in its digital form to any third party whatsoever… from waypoint license agreement ). However you can easily use GeoKrety with GC caches.

There are two options:

Acceptable geographic coordinate formats

You can enter lat/lon coordinates in different formats:

  • degrees (DD.dddddd°)
    • 52.205205 21.190891
52.205205/21.190891
N 52.205205 E 21.190891
+52.205205 -21.190891
  • degrees, minutes (DD°MM.mmm’)
    • 52 12.3123 -21 11.45345
N52 12.3123 W21 11.45345
+52 12.3123 -21 11.45345
N 52° 10.369' W 021° 01.542'
  • degrees, minutes, seconds (DD°MM’SS.s”)
    • 52 12 18.74 -21 11 27.21
N52° 12' 18.74", W21° 11' 27.21"
52° 12' 18.74", -21° 11' 27.21"
The iconology
how to edit and delete your log, upload a photo etc
Icon Action Description
edit an email address, description, log entry
delete a log entry, photo or comment
upload photo attach a photo to a log entry or your profile
known GeoKret you already logged this GeoKret before, now you can log it without its Tracking Code (it is provided for you automatically)
avatar move mouse over this icon to see GeoKret's avatar
comment you may comment a log entry or a news post
report missing you may report a GeoKret missing if you have visited the cache where the GeoKret should be but it wasn't there
Reference Number and Tracking Code

Reference Number

e.g. GK003F

It is a public number that may be used to refer a GeoKret. It consists of 'GK' prefix and 4 digits in hexadecimal system. You can use it to search a specific GeoKret or to link to this GeoKret. It is visible to everyone.

Tracking Code

e.g. XF3ACS

It is a secret identification code which is required to post logs such as "Grab", "Drop" and others for a GeoKret. Only the owner and geocachers who found the GeoKret should know this code. It is not recommended to post it anywhere. Of course this code must be written on GeoKret's tag to allow finders to log it.

Altitude and country code

Thanks to SRTM and GTOPO30 elevation data and lat/lon to country code conversion (geonames), each trip point has assigned an altitude and country code (a flag). According to that data, the altitude profile is drawn. Above data and plots are updated every 10-15 minutes.

QR Code

For easy logging dropping or grabbing during your trip, I've added the possibility of attaching QR code on the GK label. QR Code is a kind of bar code, which can be "scanned" by your mobile phone, which will redirect you to the proper page at geokrety.org ; you will not have to enter the Tracking Code, everything will be encrypted in the QR. Read more about QR Code.

QR code of geokrety.org

The QR code with encrypted address of geokrety.org page.

When you find a GeoKret with QR code on the label you can:

instructions

  1. Take a photo of the code with your mobile phone
  2. Decode it and click on the url
  3. Log the grabbing or hiding the GeoKret. The Tracking Code will be indicated by the url.

How to decode?

You can use the free software for your mobile phone, eg: Barcode Scanner

Other Trackable items databases

There are others trackable items systems:

Personal data protection

Your e-mail address will be not transferred to third parties. Your password is one-way encrypted, so it can not be revealed.

Cookies policy

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HTTPS and SSL

The connection to our server is secured using TLS encryption. You should see a green lock in your navigator address bar. It indicate that the communication between you and the server cannot be read by anyone else and it's fine for your credentials!

IPv6

Our server is using IPv6, meaning we are ready for the future! IPv6: The Future is Now More than Ever

Need more help?

To get more help on GeoKrety contact us or visit the forums:

languages platform group name
Français Facebook GeoKret en France
Nederlands Facebook GeoCaching met GeoKrety.Org
Polski Opencaching Poland GeoKrety
Deutsch geoclub.de forum Geokrety
Nederlands Opencaching Benelux GeoKrety