Ontario Geocaching Association

Hardware :
Garmin
Magellan

Software : (downloads)
Pocket PC:

• BeeLine GPS ($)
• GPS Tuner: ($)
• GPS Assist ($) Is a .NET Pocket PC application that expands TomTom Navigator with several useful functions/tools
• Geoscout ($)
• GPXSonar (Freeware) For managing GPX files. *Will not work with Windows Mobile 6
• GPXView (Donateware) For managing GPX.

Both Palm & Pocket PC:

• Cachemate ($)A database for tracking GPS cache hunts
• iSolo ($) Document reader
• Plucker (freeware) Alternate web viewer
• Geocacher 1.1 (freeware) Java Midlet for mobile devices

Palm OS

• Cache Log Book v1.3 (freeware) Similar to CacheMate for marking finds. Palm ONLY
• GeoNiche ($) For Palm and attached GPS.

• GSAK ($) Cache database and waypoint transfers.
• Easy GPS A free application for managing both LOC and GPX file types.
• ICache Freeware database to log your adventures
• Clayjar's Watcher Freeware database
• CacheMagnet A free, open source geocaching waypoint management program.

Mapping

• Google Earth (free/$)
• TopoFusion ($) GPS Mapping software for Windows. It downloads maps (Topo, Aerial Photo and Satellite) automatically from Microsoft's TerraServer and NASA's OnEarth server, storing them on the hard drive for offline use.
• Cachemaps Excel to online mapping

• GeoBuddy ($) Displays all of the geocaches in your area, as well as your own personal GPS data, over USGS topo maps, aerial photos, and your own scanned paper trail and road maps.
• GPS Babel Waypoint conversion utility
• Easy MPS (Freeware) Merges .loc and .gpx files to Mapsource.
• Fizzy Calc (Freeware) A Windows application that allows simple conversion of coordinates to various formats.
• Spinner (Shareware) Converts GPX files to iSolo and Plucker format.
• Firefox Add-Ons To enhance the GC.com website using the Firefox browser.
• Thot's Utilities (freeware) Cache Clusters, First to find and other utilities.
• Coordinates v1.2 (freeware) Very useful for solving math problems.

• GeoCoding Geocoding photos with latitude and longitude information.

Linux:

• geo-* Tools for Geocaching

MAC:

• GeoJournal ($) A new geocaching program for Mac that allows you to "plan, manage and record your geocaching activities."

Blackberry Caching:

• Cacheberry ($)
• Isolo for Blackberry (Beta) ($)

Online Free Tools:

• GPS Visualizer For use with Google Earth
• Clayjar's Rating System How to figure out Terrain and Difficulty for your cache listing.
• Quick Search
• GPS Coordinate Converter, Maps and Info
• Coordinate Grabber
• Trail Peak Features a member driven (GPS) database of outdoor adventure trails in North America with strong Canadian content.

Other Geocaching Group Sites:

Provincial Associations:
BC Geocaching Association
Saskatchewan Geocaching Association
Manitoba Geocaching Association
Ontario Geocaching Association
Geocaching Quebec
Maritimes Geocaching Association

Local Groups
BC Caching Groups
Vancouver Island GPS
Mid Island Geocachers
Wack Area Geocachers
Kootnay Geocachers
Lower Mainland Cachers

Alberta Caching Groups
Calgary Area Cachers
Geocaching Edmonton
Geocaching Alberta South
Albert/B.C Peace (North)

Ontario Caching Groups
Canada's Capital Cachers (Ottawa)
Central Ontario Geocachers (Simcoe)
Golden Horseshoe Geocachers
Kingston Area Geocachers

Quebec Caching Groups
Amicale des Géocacheurs de la Grande Région de Québec
Géochercheurs du Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean

Atlantic Canada Caching Groups
Atlantic Canada

Yukon Caching Groups
Yukon Geocaching