The tb-rescue.com is available and can be ordered at myGeocoin.de.
Here are the links to myGeocoin.de
In addition there is a tb-rescue.com Pins (without Tracking Code)
And Coin & Pin in a package
Groundspeak has just informed us that there will be some changes coming with the next update of geocaching.com that will impact the mileage calculation.
The development team has found out that the mileage calculation of trackables had several errors. Thus, the mileage calculation was sometimes wrong.
With the upcoming update the mileage calc will be much more accurate.
As a result for many trackables the mileage will change.
Cheers,
Sascha
Probably the coolest rescue mission of the year: The german geocaching team “Sonntagsrudel” has hunted down a TB thief – using a self built video surveillance cache.
You can find all details of this spectacular misson on their websitehttp://sonntagsrudel.amshove.net/indexE.html.
We think this a pretty cool accomplishment that (even though it was not a activity that was initiated by tb-rescue.com) deserves honor.
In order to thank the team, we have set up all successful rescues as records on tb-rescue.com
A big THANK YOU to the Caching team “Sonntagsrudel”.
Here you find all rescues trackables of this cool mission:
Acimes 1st Coin
Letterboxing in Deutschland
Saarland Geocoin 2007
Frozboz’ Happy Caching – Black Cat Geocoin
Euro 5th Anniversary Geocoin
Birthday Geocoin 2009
Die Schwedenflagge – The Swedish Flag
Dragon Spinner Geocoin
Happy Caching – Ladybird Geocoin
Come Together – Rad
GN_worldwide!_S16_002_Germany2007
Reindeer Geocoin
Geocacher?s Star 2009 Geocoin
Screw 2007 Geocoin
Denmark Geocoin
The Lord of the Caches – Earth Geocoin
Pepper’s Love
Belted Kingfisher Geocoin
SNSpencer?s Cache Movers Geocoin #1
mahos geotaler 3
Robby Schlappohr
Das fliegende Auge
Army Geocoin
NoobNaders RoG – Harz- Geocoin
Proving Trail Geocoin
Excalibur Geocoin
Red Handed Micro
2102 on Tour
“Amaigbo, Nigeria” Unite for Diabetes Travel Bug
“Thun, Switzerland” Unite for Diabetes Travel Bug
Phoebe the Globetrotter
Helicopter Herrold
The Flying Dutchman
Goofy
Alaska Bear Paw TB
Schwitzwasserleitung
happy
The flower bug
Silferme’s WorldRoller #2
Team Die Goldbären – Tebby
Liam’s Lego Plane
Janis the Bat
Where’s My Car?!?
Go GOLEO, go !!!
Travel Bug Vista
Dalarna horse
Vans World Tour
RANGE
Travel Bug Cool Chicken
Lupus54 No.: 06
Bob
Bailey Bee
Balancing Act
Svenne Svensson
Halve a twin (Yoni)
ROBOTICA 2
UV-Men Baron von Zwick
Freizeitpark TB
Signature Item Collector
Update 30.July
After groundspeaks last update to gc.com the mileage bug should be fixed.
In case you still experience issues please try a “Recalculate Distance” first.
If there are still logs on gc.com where the milease is missing please let us know the public TB code.
We will now start the update process that updates all races. Should be done by friday morning (2.July) latest.
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Hi all,
since groundspeak did the last update to geocaching.com at the biginning of june 2010 we receive quite some complaints from you, asking why tb-run.com shows the wrong mileage for a TB.
Here comes the short answer
Due to a bug on geocaching.com we are missing the mileage of the last log.
As soon as a new “placed” log is added to this TB, the previous one is considered as well.
In detail:
tb-run.com does not simply use the total mileage that gc.com shows for a trackable. This is sometimes not correct but even more important: This number has all mileage – but we must only read the mileage that occured during the race of the TB (from start to end date of the particular race).
Thus, we collect the individual mileage that is shown behin every “placed” log – see screenshot:
And exactly here the bug on geocaching.com hits us.
For some reasons, in some cases the last log on gc.com does not show any mileage.
gc.com does consider it in the total mileage figure and it is also shown in the Google Maps Vie (“View Map”).
However, on the TB overview page that tb-run.com alway the mileage of the last “placed” log is missing- see Screenshot:
Our experience is, that also a “Recalculate Distance” does not solve this issue.
But:
As soon as a new “placed” log is added, the milease of this (now last but one) log show up. Again, the mileage of the new log is missing (and so on).
We have informed Groundspeak about the issue and they have promised to work on fixing this.
Until then, we have to live with the problem.
Wow – there are some interesting new features coming with todays gc.com Update:
and… not earth shattering but pretty cool 
Lets see how much adjustemnts we have to make tomorrow to tb-rescue.com.
We have decided to make the golden tb-rescue Geocoin something special .
This coin will ecklusively be available for tb-rescue.com users.
To be able to order a golden Coin at mygeocoin.de you need to have a valid user at tb-rescue.com that matches your geocaching.com Nickname.
In addition you must fulfill at least one of the following criteria:
If you fulfill these criteria you will be able to create your personal rescue-code at tb-rescue.com.
You just need to enter this rescue-code during your order at myGeocoin.de.
Additional comments:
Hi all,
we wanted to try some new stuff: tb-rescue now automatically estimates the probability of a successful rescue.
On the TB page you will find a small gauges that shows the probability:
The whole thing is currently in test phase and we have no idea if it works as designed – or if it is even useful.
So please give us feedback in our Blog on how it worked for you – and how you like the idea.
Here is a real example: live Beispiel.
Sorry, the full blog is not translated to english yet.
The blog speaks about recent issues on tb-run and tb-rescue and talks about the very good support we received from groundspeaks team.
We really appreciate the level of collaboration they do provide.
Last week we received the latest Coin photos from Sepp& Berta. We hope that you are as much excited as we are. *grin* Here are some first pictures:
We have also fixed the available editions as well as the final price. The following editions of the coin will be available for 8 €:
Silver: 200 Pcs
Black Nickel: 200 Pcs
Gold: 100 Pcs
The golden edition will be exclusive available only to rescuers and rescued cachers of tb-rescue.com as well as for special initiatives of the tb-rescue team. If you like to order the gold edition you will have to provide your tb-rescue.com activity when ordering at myGeocoin.de.
In addition to the Coin Sepp&Berta will also offer a tb-rescue.com PIN in „Black Nickel“ and „Silver“ for the price of 2 € as well as a set with both, Coin & Pin.
At the time of launch we will start a little raffle – details will follow.
If everything goes smooth Coins and Pins will be available in 2 weeks at myGeocoin.de.
