I'm not looking for these places. I know where they are. ;) That's how I know how wrong the maps are.
Google is not perfect but, in my searches, it has been about spot on every time. The mapping feature of Legacy is not critical to me but if it was I would be unhappy. On Mon, Apr 24, 2017 at 2:30 PM, CE WOOD <[email protected]> wrote: > It varies. Sometimes Google is not spot on - search for a church, and it's > somewhere in the area, but not the church - even using exact coordinates! > > > The same problem occurs sometimes with Bing. > > > Genuki is unparallelled for old maps of Britain. You can get the town and > zero in on the castle ruins, church, etc., and get the coordinates. Those > have *always* been correct when I search Google or Bing for those exact > coordinates. > > > > It is always wise to use at least two map searches to verify, AND, click > on the exact location to see the coordinates. Then do a separate search for > those exact coordinates. I have found many errors that way. > > > > CE > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* LegacyUserGroup <[email protected]> on > behalf of Cheryl Rothwell <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Monday, April 24, 2017 5:38 AM > *To:* Legacy User Group > *Subject:* Re: [LegacyUG] mapping locations > > I hadn't tried it before. I did spend many days cleaning up the master > place list earlier this year so I know they are correct. > > I have noticed this issue in the past when programs use Bing. If I search > for the place in Google they come up correctly. > > On Mon, Apr 24, 2017 at 3:01 AM, Cathy Pinner <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Cheryl >> Are you saying that it was OK in Legacy 8 or is this the first time >> you've tried Map My Family? >> >> In the Master Location list with maps on, have you asked Legacy to auto >> map/geocode your locations? If you do that, you need to check them. >> >> In the Master Location list, there is a button near the top of the screen >> - with "Geo-Code" written on it. >> Click that and there are a number of options which include Geo code the >> current location again (meaning the highlighted location) >> That may give you a better mapping. >> Or simply go to the right place on the map and then right click on the >> map to reset the pin. >> >> Bing maps, which Legacy links to, are pretty good at finding places but I >> don't know about US locations. The normal problems I have is for historic >> locations where the name has changed. Otherwise, it does a pretty good job >> of my Australian and UK locations. >> >> Once you've verified the relevant locations, go back to Map My Family. >> >> Cathy >> >> >> Cheryl Rothwell wrote: >> >> >> In my Legacy 9 the maps seem to more than a little off. >> >> As an example, my 3rd great grandparents were married in Madison >> County, Ohio. I thought - and Google agrees - that that is between >> Columbus and Dayton. With Map my Family it is on Lake Erie, east of >> Cleveland toward the New York line. Logan County, Illinois, has moved >> to eastern Macon County, Illinois. >> >> Note that there is no other info in those locations, just the county >> name, state, USA. >> >> What is causing this? I assume it is something I am doing but what? >> >> Cheryl Rothwell >> >> >> -- >> >> LegacyUserGroup mailing list >> [email protected] >> To manage your subscription and unsubscribe >> http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com >> Archives at: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> >> > > -- > > LegacyUserGroup mailing list > [email protected] > To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/ > mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com > Archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > >
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