Well said For me the geo location database is a tremendous help when you have ancestors from many parts of the world and consistency is the watch word.
Brendan -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, May 21, 2005 7:37 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] What good is the geo location database? The best reason is for accuracy, consistancy and completeness of location information. It makes it easy to tell which county a town is in, for example - and even alerts you to some problems, like putting a town in Iredell County, North Carolina, before 1788. It would have been Rowan from 1753 to 1788 - and Anson for 4 years before that, and so on. Using the Geosearch to validate your locations will make it easier to find things in a particular area. Entries will be complete, and consistent. It's not perfect, but it sure makes the location information more useful. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Joe Martin Sent: Saturday, 21 May, 2005 01:57 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] What good is the geo location database? Ed, I was wondering the same thing. Joe Vacaville, CA MAGLAUGHLIN MARTIN HARKNESS HAMLIN ELWAY SPOTTSWOOD KIEFFER ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ed Barnard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, May 20, 2005 6:55 AM Subject: [LegacyUG] What good is the geo location database? > This is NOT a complain, mind you... I've downloaded all sections of the > geo > location database, imported them, compressed them... > > now what? > > what do you use this feature for? It looks like it's probably right > handy - I'm > just not yet sure for what! The 'help' topic tells me HOW to use it, but > I'm > hoping someone here can tell my WHY to use it? > > Thanks in advance! > > > Ed --- avast! Antivirus: Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 0520-4, 20/05/2005 Tested on: 21/05/2005 09:08:18 avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2004 ALWIL Software. http://www.avast.com Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp
