PhilSearch
2024 
127 Locations: 36 Staffed Camps; 75 Trail Camps; 6 Other; 10 Trailheads.
91 Programs and Activities.
3 Trek themes: 50 Miler North 12-26 50 Miler South 12-11 Climbing Trek 12-3.
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FAQ | |
| Did you know that anywhere a "guidebook to adventure" cover appears you can click on it to open a guidebook from a different year? | |
| Recent Changes | |
| Change History | |
| 2020 updates | In version 15.1 - 15.4 (10/7/2019); 2020 Prep; menu cleanup, CSS cleanup, legacy menu removal, program year repair, Generalized Variablel ength Trek Implementation ... prior to this release 7 day and 12 day were special cases ... 9 day treks forced the issue; Minor cleanup to 'corrupted' html text display in news and trek detail. |
| 2018, 2019 updates | In version 14.1 - 14.6 (12/1/2017); 2018, 19 Prep and load; New UI (CSS v1), Misc fixes; Deprecation of old UI; Minor enhancements to Camps, Activities; Photo Editor, Photo Query / Photographs table enhancements for Alia's. |
| 2017 updates | In version 13.1 (2/25/2017); 2018, 19 Prep and load; New UI (CSS v1), Misc fixes; Deprecation of old UI; Minor enhancements to Camps, Activities; Photo Editor, Photo Query / Photographs table enhancements for Alia's. |
| 2016 updates | In version L01 (3/18/2016); Updated for the 2016 season |
| 2015 updates | In version K01 (2/15/2015); Updated for the 2015 season |
| 2014 updates | In version J01 (3/17/2014); Updated for the 2014 season |
| 2013 updates | In version H01 (3/18/2013); Updated for the 2013 season |
| 2012 updates | In version G01 (3/11/2012); Updated for the 2012 season |
| 2011 updates | In version F01 (3/15/2011); Updated for the 2011 season |
| Registered Rendevous Implemented | In version E01 (4/4/2010); Philsearch now has the ability to create a rendevous report. It depends on advisors registering their treks so they can be compared and is available on the tools and reports page |
| 2009 Prep, Fixes, Hitgraph | In version D01, D02, D03 (11/23/2009); Prep for 2009. Corrected problems in Campsites including inactive staff camps, added usage graph |
| 2008 Treks Support | In version C01 (2/7/2008); PhilSearch has been updated to support changeover from the 2007 dataset to the 2008 dataset. 2008 data has not yet been loaded or made available to Philsearch. These changes simply add the required data structures to support the anticipated changeover in mid-March. |
| Domain Name Change | In version B04 (8/11/2007); West Chester Troop 6's web site is no longer PhilSearch's home. Popularity breeds demand and it was simply time for PhilSearch to get real. So on August 12th the PhilSearch domain was created and the site's hosting service changed. The goal here is to provide reliable service through the use of a commercial hosting service. |
| Autumn Adventure Support | In version B04 (8/11/2007); vB04 introduces a trek editor that allows you to create your own trek. While intended primarily for those planning Autumn Adventures, this capability will be expand to support short treks (end of season) and fantasy treks (if I were in charge, this is what trek 35 would be). You must register to use this capability. Registration allows you to store as many treks as you would like. In the near future a capability will be released that will allow you to share your treks either with a circle of your choosing, or the general public. |
| 2007 Treks Support | In version B01 (3/8/2007); PhilSearch has been updated to support changeover from one data set (2006) to another (2007) and provide features to help understand changes. These changes include: An itinerary map report Enhancements to the trek comparision tools Creation of tools to replace reports no longer included in the Treks Book Creation of an enhanced 'at a glance' report that provides change hints numerous internal changes to deal with itinerary number changes |
| Routes Enhancements | In version A24 (1/8/2007); Thanks to Allen Jones & Doug Latimer for the addition of more GPS based tracks in the Rotues section. Growth in this area over the last month has caused me to add a search feature at the top of this page to make finding routes easier. We still have many more to do, but I think its possible to get a high percentage of coverage for the 2007 season. Meantime I'm still working to integrate a more dynamic routes mechanism based on google maps or similar technology, |
| Trek Search Enhancements | In version A24 (1/8/2007); Trek Search has been enhanced to allow trek selection to include items the crew does not want in addition to required and desired items. In addition several more composite features have been defined to deal with inconsistency in program naming, that is the same program named differently in the Treks book (i.e. Mexican Homestead = Tour Abreu Homestead) |
| Display infrastructure for program camps | In version A23 (12/12/2006); Facilities (Showers, Commissary, Trading Post …) are now also displayed for program camps as well as overnight camps. |
| Trek Comparisons | In version A23 (12/12/2006); Current Year to Prior Year Trek Comparison is available. This tool provides both a high level assessment as well as a detailed assessment. The high level assessment indicates how different the same trek number is year over year and indicates the type of changes. The detailed assessment provides a day by day analysis that indicates changed camps and program features. |
| Virtual Tour | In version A22 (11/27/2006); Virtual Tour: A trek can be previewed by viewing, in sequence, photos from base camp through ranger training through each camp and program feature. |
| Composite Features | In version A21 (11/25/2006); Final implementation of composite features in Trek Search. Composites can be specified as both a desired or required feature. |
| Composite Features | In version A20 (11/21/2006); Initial implementation of composite features in Trek Search. A composite feature operates as a group of similar program features any one of which satisfies the condition. For example the composite feature 'Named Peaks' includes the Tooth of Time; Phillips; Trail Peak; Baldy and Hart. Any trek that includes one or more of these program features will be selected if 'Named Peaks' is selected. Current implementation is limited to 'desired'. |
| Activities & Camps | In version A19 (11/16/2006); Minor enhancements to the Activities & Camps dialogs to make them consistent. Previously Camps allowed multiple selections. In addition Camps was enhanced with the clear list feature (A17). Activities did not support multiple selection although the dialog allowed the input which would generate an error. Activities did not get the Clear List enhancement. Finally Camps support of multiple selection only afforded forward scrolling. In A19 Camps and Activities both support multiple selection, both allow scrolling forward and back and both support Clear List. |
| Virtual Tour | In version A18 (11/3/2006); Provides a way to view a series of photos in trek sequence, one for each campsite and activity in order of occurrence. |
| Clear Camp Selections | In version A17 (10/3/2006); Camps dialog now allows lists to be cleared |
| Trek Search | In version A16 (9/3/2006); Basic Trek Search (desired only) replaced by Advanced Trek Search (desired & required) as the final known bug was corrected. Basic Trek Search functionality is retained in the new interface by simply not specifying any required campsites, programs or level of difficulty. |
| Routes | In version A15 (8/31/2006); Initial release of the routes capability - Machinery to associate routes with treks and display route specifics. Initial data set includes 20+ routes (about 5% of the total required) Upwards of 50 routes are in place, mostly in the south. Work will continue down this track in support of '07 treks but it is likely that the lessons learned thus far will result in a re-design for '08 |
| Required conditions | In version A14 (8/22/2006); Provide a way to search for treks with some conditions being required and some being desired. |
| Database access changes | In version A13 (8/19/2006); Changes were made in the ASP code to allow support for multiple years. This change while intended from the start will facilitate two future enhancements: Year to Year trek comparisons and non-disruptive loading of current year data, a time consuming task that takes several days to complete.. |
| Add Photo Album | In version A11 (8/8/2006); While photos were always intended to be integrated with the activity and camps pages, I never envisioned a photo album per se. I implemented it as a way to ensure that I'd added photos properly, but find it a nice feature. Feedback is welcome as to whether it should stay or go in the future. |
| Recent Changes | |
PhilSearch Version 19.1 - 10/30/2023 using 2024 data set. This web site is not officially sanctioned by Philmont or the Boy Scouts of America The information on this site is provided as is and should be verified against official Philmont publications before being used for final trek selection. | |