For the US, that sole-source would most likely be the GNIS link I included. I've always found it more useful than the other mapping sources...and, it gives you both pairs of coordinates, no translating needed.
Cheryl Ron Taylor wrote: > So, instead of every one of us trying to verify every > location in our master location list...wouldn't it be a good > idea if we had a known-to-be-correct locations table that > might verify a majority of the entries in our individual > files? Users like CE Wood could indicate that a location is > good or bad and over time those locations with the most good > votes should rise to the top and the ones with the most bad > votes should drop. The ones left in the middle will need > some serious arbitration. Zero votes means nobody is working > on that location. > > Later, add the castles, churches, hospitals, cemeteries, etc. > > Ron Taylor > > > On Thursday, July 31, 2014 8:53 PM, CE WOOD > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I *_never _*use just one mapping source. With Google, one > has the ability to move the arrow if it, for instance, is > not precisely on the right spot, and give you the > coordinates of the spot to which you moved the cursor. > > Bing, in Legacy, will do that too, but gives the coordinates > in degrees, minutes, seconds. Unfortunately, the Legacy > converter is not always accurate. > > Bing maps itself will not allow you to move the cursor and > get the coordinates for the new pinpoint. Microsoft has told > me they don't know why the difference between Legacy Bing > maps and internet Bing maps. Check, check, recheck. > > Many sites, such as Find A Grave, require decimal > coordinates, and the Legacy converter does not always > convert correctly. I have double checked the Legacy > converted decimal coordinates, and often found they did not > put the cursor correctly. > > You can always overwrite whatever coordinates you already > have found (the Legacy converter seems to be precise going > from decimal to degrees, just not the other way, but be sure > to save the original Legacy coordinates somewhere until you > like how the map looks. > > Bottom line: if you really want the exact coordinates, you > must double, triple, and sometimes quadruple check. When I > view the map of a church, castle, etc., I want to see the > church, castle, etc. or its ruins. For a town, I am more > sanguine. > > > CE > > > From: [email protected] > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Geo_code places How to review > large numbers for correct placement > > Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2014 21:32:43 -0400 > > > > A few questions as I ponder the options ... > > > > 1. If a tool could flag a certain variance from Google, > would that help? > > 2. Why should Google be the standard, assumed correct? > > 3. How about a tool that got the Google value and over > writes the Legacy value, or gives a choice to choose between > them? > > > > Bob Hansen > > > > On Jul 31, 2014, at 19:22, Jay 1FamilyTree > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Anyone have any workable solutions? 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
