What I have been doing is looking up the location on Google Maps and toggling back and forth between Legacy/Event Address screen and Google Maps to get the location down to where it actually is on the Event Address map
The frustrating part, at least for me, is that when I find the location on Bing Maps in the Event Address screen, the location is identified on the map! I have had multiple occasions when I have entered say Oak Hill Cemetery,123 Main Street, Anytown, MD, USA. Bing maps will put the Pin in the center of the State of Maryland. When I go through the process of locating the correct location on Bing, the cemetery will be named on the Bing map. Why do I have to take the time to correct the location on the map provided to Legacy users through Bing? I have sent corrections to Find a Grave also, but that is another message board. Steve W. From: CE WOOD [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, January 16, 2015 1:56 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Bing Maps and Event Addresses You would do much better to not use Bing Maps within Legacy. It works fine when I go to Bing Maps outside of Legacy. I have locations in the USA and in Europe. I always double check, using Google Maps and Bing Maps. Bing Maps zooms in closer than Google and has bird's eye option in addition to aerial. That is very helpful for identifying buildings; for accuracy, always use aerial to pinpoint the coordinates, though. One feature of Google is that even when you are searching for a specific address, it often opts to show coordinates for a close address or some nearby location that has already been entered into Google. I often must zoom in closer to pick out the correct location, then right-click, opt for "What's here?", to get the precise coordinates. This problem is evident on the website FindAGrave, where too many people enter coordinates that Google gave them, but never actually look at the map to see that the coordinates are not the address they searched for. I have many churches, castles, houses, etc., that Google will put in the middle of field, river, etc., instead of on the precise location. CE _____ From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Subject: [LegacyUG] Bing Maps and Event Addresses Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2015 12:41:00 -0500 Hi, I am asking if there is a way that Event Address should be entered so that Bing Maps can accurately identify the address on the map? I have entered many cemeteries with the street address, city, states, Zip Code and USA only to have Bing Maps pin the cemetery miles away from its actual location. What is very frustrating is that the cemetery is named on the Bing Map! Thanks, Steve Wilson 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://support.legacyfamilytree.com 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://support.legacyfamilytree.com 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
