GeoKrety Help Center

About GeoKrety

GeoKrety (singular: GeoKret) (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 do not need to take something from a cache in trade for a GeoKret. If you want to take something from a cache, you should make a trade, you can place a GeoKret in addition.

Free Service: 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 .

How to pronounce GeoKrety? ;)

GeoKrety types

Traditional

A small puppet with a tag.

A book

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

A Human

When you want to track yourself and write something like a GeoBlog (Not collectible).

A Coin

Regular GeoKret but in form of a coin.

KretyPost

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

Pebble

A painted small rock.

Car

Stickers for vehicles. (Not collectible)

Playing card

A playing card, for some Geo-Poker games.

Dog tag

A dog tag on your favorite pet. (Not collectible).

Jigsaw part

A part of a jigsaw puzzle.

Hidden GeoKret

Special GeoKrety hidden throughout the website. Can you discover them all?

KretyPost rules

Short description:

Take a card (which can be a postcard, but also a home-made card) and write a few lines for the receiver on it.
As the recipient, address the Username of the recipient, their region (country, district, city) and give a target cache (best with all available waypoints - GC-code, OC-code, etc.).
Create a GeoKret with the type "KretyPost", print a stamp with the Tracking Code on it and put this stamp on the postcard. (you can generate a simple stamp in the label generator on the GeoKret page).
(optional:) Laminate the finished postcard to protect it during the journey.
Put the card into a cache near your home-location, log the GeoKret as dropped and wait... :-)
(optional:) Inform the recipient, they would probably like to observe their GeoKret.

Make your own GeoKrety

Have an account at GeoKrety.org.
Register the GeoKret and note down the GeoKret Tracking Code generated by the system (e.g. XF3ACS). This code is secret and only you and people who find this GeoKret should know it.
Print a label with the GeoKret's name, Tracking Code, Reference Number (e.g. GK003F) and owner on it. Attach this label to GeoKret (e.g. a puppet). You can use our label creator for this.

Then you have to:

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

Examples of GeoKrety

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

Log types

Icon	Description
or	I've dropped a GeoKret When you've left a GeoKret in a cache.
or	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.
or	I've met a GeoKret When you've encountered a GeoKret in a cache but haven't taken it with you.
or	I've dipped a GeoKret When you take a GeoKret for a cache-tour; this is the same as dropping and then immediately grabbing the GeoKret again - the visited location is logged but the GeoKret remains in your inventory.
	Comment When you just want to write a comment :)
	Hibernation / archiving When a GeoKret has been missing for a long time.

How to log a GeoKret drop in a cache from geocaching.com?

You can easily use GeoKrety with caches from geocaching.com. The separate waypoints from multicaches are not fully supported: (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 their waypoint license agreement ). But this is no real obstacle.

There are three options:

1. Using c:geo

c:geo is an excellent open-source Android app with support for all known geocaching websites, as well as GeoKrety!

Rather than repeating information, take a look at their excellent user guide on this topic here. Using c:geo, you can automatically Dip the GeoKrety you have with you in all Geocaches you log!
2. Manually, using copy and paste

Go to the Log a GeoKret page. Fill in the Tracking Code of the GeoKret you wish to log, and under the section New location enter the following:

1 Enter the GC code of the cache in the Waypoint field (e.g. GC25XXX).
If the field turns green, the location is ready — you can proceed to validation.
If it turns red, continue with steps 2-5 below.
1. 2 Click View the cache page to open the cache listing.
2. 3 On the cache page, copy the UTM coordinates line.
3. 4 Back on GeoKrety, paste the copied value into the Coordinates field.
4. 5 When the waypoint/coordinates turn green, click Validate.
Pro tip: Use this tiny "bookmarklet" to copy cache coordinates directly from most cache pages.
1. Drag this link: "Copy coords" to your bookmarks bar (only once).
2. Open the cache page.
3. Click your new Copy coords bookmark → you'll see "Copied: …".
4. Paste into the Coordinates box above.
Note: according to groundspeak, geocaching.com users may use and log geokrety ;)
I have checked with Brian, and his definitive answer is that these 'rogue' TBs are not of concern to us - reviewers and GS staff. We cannot govern their usage, and Geocachers are allowed to give out GC codes.
3. The GeoKrety Toolbox (GKT)

This is a greasemonkey script (written and maintained by simor).

Install (GKT)

Install GKT

for Mozilla FireFox

You also need the Greasemonkey Add-on or the Tampermonkey add-on

Install GKT

for Google Chrome

Configuration and usage

You will also need an account on geokrety.org.

After installing the GKT script you will see an extra panel on the right hand side of every cache page on geocaching.com with the header GeoKrety.org . This is located underneath the "Inventory" panel.

Then click "Log any GeoKret here" and you will be you will be redirected to the standard GeoKrety logging page with both the GC Code and coordinates already filled in. Check the date, add a comment and you're done.

Here is what GKT looks like

Acceptable geographic coordinate formats

You can enter latitude/longitude 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"

UTM

32T E 327620 N 4840069

Fully supported waypoints

You can easily indicate the location of GeoKrety by entering either a waypoint or the name of a 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
OB	OpenCaching	BeNeLux database
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).
unique name	geopeitus.ee	Estonian database	Updated daily (lat, lon, cache name, link).
GC	Geocaching Hungary	hungarian database	Updated daily.

Partially supported waypoints:

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

Icon	Type	Url	Comments
GC	Geocaching	geocaching.com

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

The iconology

This is what the different icons on the website mean.

Icon	Action	Description
	Edit	Change an email address, description, log entry...
	Delete	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. This means you can now log it without its Tracking Code (it is provided for you automatically)
	Avatar	Move your mouse cursor over this icon to see this GeoKret's avatar.
	Comment	Place a comment, a log entry or a news post.
	Report missing	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

This is a public number that may be used to refer a GeoKret. It consists of the 'GK' prefix and 4 to 5 digits in the hexadecimal system. You can use it to search for a specific GeoKret or to link to a GeoKret. It is visible to everyone.

Tracking Code

e.g. XF3ACS

This 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. This way, you need to have physically found the GeoKret in order to log it.

It is not recommended to post this code anywhere. Of course, this code must be written on a 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

Take a photo of the code with your mobile phone
Decode it and click on the url
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

Loving a GeoKret ❤️

Registered users can express appreciation for a GeoKret by clicking the heart button (❤️) shown on the GeoKret details page. This works as a simple "like" system — one love per user per GeoKret.

The heart button is visible in the top-right corner of the GeoKret panel (for logged-in users who do not own the GeoKret).
Clicking the button toggles your love: click once to love it, click again to remove your love.
The current love count is displayed next to the heart icon.
GeoKret owners can see the love count on their GeoKret, but cannot love their own GeoKret.
The most loved GeoKrety are shown on the statistics page.

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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by default, until you close your browser
or 30 days if you choose the Remember me option while login.

It's absolutely harmless. That's it! 😀

Cookies is automatically destroyed when you explicitly logout. However, if you would like to, you can change your cookie settings at any time in your browser.

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

Connect with GeoKrety

Keep in touch with the GeoKrety community by following @GeoKrety on social.opencaching.earth. Any Fediverse user can subscribe for news, release notes, and events straight from their favourite client.

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

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