Thanks CE. I usually know that information so I guess that's why I've never understood the purpose of geo-coding.
Linda M. On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 12:58 PM, CE Wood <wood...@msn.com> wrote: > Geo-Code will give you the county/shire/province/stadt/etc. > > > CE > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Linda McCauley [mailto:lindafmccau...@gmail.com] > Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2010 9:08 AM > To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] location entry > > Can someone explain to me the purpose or even the need for geo-coding > now that Legacy has mapping? If I'm missing something I'd like to > know what it is but it just seems useless to me. > > I enter full addresses (when I have them) in the location field - that > includes cemetery names. Like Ron, Jenny and many others, I sort the > location list in reverse. When I enter a new location I check the map > to see if the pin is where it should be, move it if it isn't and go on > my way. I never go to the geo-coding at all (and almost all of my > locations are USA). My experience is that the more info in the > location field the better job the mapping feature does in pinpointing > the place. Often a cemetery name along with town and state will find > the exact location of a cemetery without even having a street address. > > It seems to be a waste of the mapping feature to use the 4 field > location format. Why would I want to plot a location to just the > central point of a town when I can pinpoint the exact street location > and maybe see the actual house (if it's still standing) in street > view? Why would I want to just plot the central point of a town when I > can pinpoint the exact location of a cemetery? I just don't understand > why so many people don't want to take full advantage of mapping but > maybe I just don't understand the value of geo-coding. Seriously, what > am I missing? > > Linda M. Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergr...@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
