The Geo file is better than the on-line mapping for places that no longer exist. It also has diacritical marks which are important for accuracy. On-line mapping has neither.
Also, when Geo searches, it often finds there are identical place names in many different counties in the same country as well as in many different countries. I always find the exact coordinates separately (especially for abbeys or castles marked on maps) but that is after knowing I am looking in the correct town in the correct county! CE Wood -----Original Message----- From: Mike Fry [mailto:mike...@iafrica.com] Sent: Monday, January 18, 2010 1:43 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] GEO Updates Coming? On 2010/01/18 00:56, Liz Ault wrote: > Is there a plan to update the USA Geo file to follow this pattern? > Currently it is set to USA. This only matters when adding a new > location, but is frustrating none-the-less. Thanks. Liz Despite various complaints about the incompleteness and inaccuracies that abound within the various areas, at no time have Millennia ever made any statement concerning any upgrades. I suspect that they might even be slightly embarrassed by ever making such a facility available and now have no real means or inclination to upgrade or make more general purpose. Besides, the Geo Database should really be superseded by on-line mapping web sites. -- Regards, Mike Fry Johannesburg Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergr...@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.432 / Virus Database: 270.14.138/2618 - Release Date: 01/17/10 19:35:00 Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergr...@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
