When working for the Department of Institutional Research and Planning at a major university, we maintained a cross-reference table of codes that could easily be used to determine what a given code meant at a specific point in time. Thus, a code could define something during one time frame and another completely different thing during a later period. This same principle could be used to determine what a latitude and longitude was called at any period of time and in any language. It matters not what borders have changed. The computer can quickly detail every designation that has been used for a specific location over time. What was this point called in 1745? How about 1890? Does it have a name today?
The "Codemaster" database served us well at the university with codes being reused frequently. I hope that soon an inquiry with a date, coordinates, and language will return what that location was called at that time as well as what it is called currently and maybe even give all the possible variants. Of course it should also call one or more of the mapping programs to display the current and historical views to aid in research. Ron Taylor 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
