I was incorrect in my map. I just was to mention the map is just for Malmöhus in southern Sweden, and it is 29 pages not 20. Bing! finds a lot of those locations.
Tim Rosenlof On 1/27/2010 7:32 AM, Tim Rosenlof wrote: > Bill, > > Legacy uses Bing! Mapping service from Microsoft. I research Sweden, and > amazed at how it finds the small parishes. I have a rather 20 page map > of detailed Sweden, and it mostly hits the correct location. Sometime I > need to move the pin or if Legacy/Bing! cannot find the location > (rarely), that is when you resolve the problem and put the pin where you > need it. Legacy does not use the GeoDatabase for locating the mapping > feature, unless you ask it to on resolving. > > As far as another piece of software for mapping that can import Legacy's > files. I have software called Map My Family and can be bought from the > Legacy store. It does not use Bing! or any other online database. It > uses a pre-defined location database. It finds some of my locations, > tells you of the ambiguous locations. You can add your location to the > program's database. > > As for me, I like Bing! > > Hope this helps. > > Tim Rosenlof > > On 1/27/2010 4:15 AM, Bill Wood wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> See the last paragraph of the original post. >> >> I believe I made the original posting on topic, when in that last >> paragraph I asked for comments from Legacy regarding whether or not >> they might use technology like this in future releases of the mapping >> part of Legacy. >> >> The original post was not intended to be offensive or derogatory but >> was more like "Hey have you seen this option ? and could you use it in >> future ?" >> >> As discussed in previous posts, the mapping part of Legacy does not >> work well for places outside of America. >> >> My initial hope was that this thread could become a discussion of how >> Legacy might interface with other technology in future, and get some >> leverage from other existing technology without reinventing the wheel. >> >> Whether Legacy or its clients realise it or not, the program does rely >> upon other software i.e. Microsoft Access database formats, also, I >> suspect that the mapping software accesses other material not written >> or owned by Legacy. >> >> It is possible that a discussion that helps us all to understand and >> better use the functionality of the various other software and data >> that Legacy uses now, or might access in the future, could only be of >> benefit to both Legacy and its clients. >> >> Of course, if Legacy and its users do not want to enter into a >> discussion, this thread will stop, and people interested in this topic >> can go elsewhere to discuss better ways of mapping their trees. >> >> I think this would be a shame as I believe that open discussion >> amongst the clients with the service provider present could only be a >> useful thing. Surely the service provider would value and appreciate >> feedback from clients even if the feedback is to ask "Hey can you do >> it like this ?" >> >> One of the main reasons I purchased Legacy was the advertised mapping >> function. For the moment I am off elsewhere to investigate other ways >> of mapping my data. >> >> >> Regards >> >> Bill >> >> On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 4:34 AM, Alastair Lack<[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> Well, that just shows the limitations of my knowledge (that's quite >> easy, really!) :-) >> >> In future when we get off-topic, such as to discuss Google earth >> further, we can just continue on the Rootsweb list. It's an ideal >> solution. I wonder why no one mentioned it. >> >> Perhaps we should remind people of that option? >> >> Thanks, Sherry and Tim >> >> Warm regards :-) >> >> Alastair Lack >> Salisbury, England >> >> >> >> Legacy User Group guidelines: >> >> http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp >> >> Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: >> >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> >> Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: >> >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> >> Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp >> >> To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Legacy User Group guidelines: >> http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp >> Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp >> To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp >> > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
