On 11 Feb 2007 at 15:13, marie heaster wrote: > the only location obviously in the wrong place I noticed was > "Louis and Joshua"
Yes, this sort of thing is where I could use some help. Google maps needs latitude and longitude with resolution to at least .0001 degrees to truly pinpoint a location. Since most of my latitude and longitude numbers were generated from postcodes, the positions are often somewhat off. So I would certainly appreciate people helping to refine the lat/long numbers. The text file with my current lat/long values is available at: http://www.canals.com/england-wales-hire-locns.txt The first two values, with a "|" in between them, are the lat/long. These can be pasted into the entry box at maps.google.com. Just replace the "|" with a comma, and hit search. Then zoom in in satellite mode. Then I would twiddle with the numbers. .0001 degree of latitude is roughly 36 feet on the ground, .0001 degree of longitude somewhat less. (I've just realized that Google Earth shows the lat/long of wherever one points the cursor, so that would be a bit simpler. But Google Earth is a 14.3MB download.) Of course, unless you're personally familiar with the location of the base, they can be difficult to pinpoint, as there may be a number of moored boats about. Also, the age of the images can be a factor as well, if the base is relatively new. As for the data the way it stands now, only Castle Narrowboats and Narrowboat Zinfandel (my last year's hires) are completely accurate. The rest I was initially satisfied as long as the location was next to a canal. So any help with refining the lat/long will be greatly appreciated. - george
