This location thing has been beat to death, not only in the last couple of days, but in previous spurts of similar threads. So, let me add my thoughts.
1. It is my opinion that a single field in a database that uses a csv format within the field is poor design. It would make more sense to me to use 6 fields(or whatever number makes people happy) and designate 4 of these fields to contain the necessary information for geocoding. 2. If #1 was adopted, people who are trying to force reports to read the way they want it would have at least two fields to play with. 3. If #1 was adopted there would be no need to attempt to mix mailing addresses and geographic locations. Mailing addresses can be very confusing when you attempt to locate it on a map. Here is an example. Georgetown, Tennessee is located in Bradley County, Tennessee. The Georgetown post office services people who live in Bradley, Hamilton and Meigs Counties. People who live in Brittsville, Meigs County, Tennessee get their mail at a Georgetown address. People that for years received their mail from the Charleston, Tennessee are now using the Georgetown post office. And the beat goes on. Perhaps we should attempt to use the software as designed and ask for enhancements in reports etc. to give us the output we desire. bgj -----Original Message----- From: Ron Ferguson [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, October 23, 2011 5:26 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] How to record this location. On this list I have recommended this site http://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~jimella/counties.htm many times for English locations. As well as describing, as best as one can, a format for them, it also gives a brief historic background as to how the have evolved over some 2000 years of our history. Ron Ferguson http://www.fergys.co.uk/ -----Original Message----- From: Joan Sent: Sunday, October 23, 2011 9:37 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] How to record this location. My Scottish address has 6 fields and this what I allow for Legacy addresses. The base problem is that US addressesi are standardised in a way not used in other countries. Uk addresses.can vary from 3 - 6 lines, they are not consistent. My current address has 'house name', 'hamlet', 'post-town', ' county', 'postcode', 'country'. The commonest UK address form is probably 'house number + street name', 'town', 'county', 'postcode', 'country'. Joan 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 Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). 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 Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
