Yeah, that could be useful. Anyhow enjoy the data.
On 8/20/07, Russell Hltn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> True. But by using coordinates, one can then check for who was in the
> same area on the next census. Page count only helps in comparing that
> one census.
>
> Besides, at some point there h
True. But by using coordinates, one can then check for who was in the
same area on the next census. Page count only helps in comparing that
one census.
Besides, at some point there has to be two different people who are
very close to each other, but ended up being interviewed by different
census
For this application, as was stated, it's probably not vital to know
the exact latitude, longitude, since distance in pages in the census
should be good enough. Because of the way the census is taken, two
families on the same page or on consecutive pages and in the same
township are close together
Yes. And for modern work, you would simply always geocode to NAD83/WGS84
using Google Maps or topozone.com. You would just avoid NAD27.
Tom
On 8/20/07, Russell Hltn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> On 8/20/07, Thomas Haws <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > The difference between the two canonical pre
On 8/20/07, Thomas Haws <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The difference between the two canonical precise datums, NAD27 and NAD83/WGS
> 84 is insignificant for genealogy work.
>
In my area, it's enough to throw off the immediate neighbors.
However, if you know which one you have, it's straightforward
I'm a civil engineer.
What we often call GPS is officially "geographic coordinates" or "latitude
and longitude". GPS is more correctly the satellite system that allows
real-time, map-free positioning. GIS (geographic information system) is a
database that has coordinates on everything.
Two ways
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From: Russell Hltn [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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I think the key to what you are asking is to somehow code the location
of these places
I think the key to what you are asking is to somehow code the location
of these places such that the computer can work out "near" and
"neighbor". Not a trivial exercises.
It's tempting to use GPS coordinates, since they are reasonably stable
over time and different histories. Some of the hard wo
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Subject: Re: [Ldsoss] Alternate way of searching genealogy...
On 8/19/07, Jeoff Wilks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Sounds like social networking for ancestors.
This has been thought of - I am not sure if I'm allow
On 8/19/07, Jeoff Wilks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Sounds like social networking for ancestors.
This has been thought of - I am not sure if I'm allowed to say by whom, but
expect the future to be full of technology like this.
Jesse
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Sounds like social networking for ancestors.
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From: "Steven H. McCown" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2007 07:22:15
To:"'LDS Open Source Software'"
Subject: [Ldsoss] Alternate way of searching genealogy...
I have a soft
I have a software request, if anyone has any time.
Years ago, I was searching a seemingly dead end genealogy line. This one
was important to me, so I was giving it a little extra effort. Ancestral
File, pension records, discovered state records, census information, etc.
did not provide any ta
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