Burial site location

Discussion in Technical Forum started by William Powis, Jul 1, 2012
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William Powis
In these technological times, would it be a good idea to enter a GPS location on known sites?

A suitable tag could be added within the program.

Just a thought....

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Ian Marr
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Hi William,

I agree, GPS co-ordinates would be a good enhancement. I include these as part of the notes - check the ralated link below for Hugh AITKEN (scroll down to Residence Information).

Another alternative would be to create a custom fact and put the co-ords into the fact notes area.

I have a Google Maps API key, so will experiment with placing a map within a story or the notes.

Regards

Ian Mar
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Mark
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Hi William, I agree, GPS co-ordinates would be a good enhancement. I include these as part of the notes - check the ralated link below for Hugh AITKEN (scroll down to Residence Information). Another more ...
alternative would be to create a custom fact and put the co-ords into the fact notes area. I have a Google Maps API key, so will experiment with placing a map within a story or the notes. Regards Ian Ma
Hi,

You can embed google maps, as you mention, or simply create a link such as this:

<tt><a href="37.859983,145.070484" target="_blank" title="Click to view in map">http://maps.google.com/?ll=-37.859983,145.070484</a></tt>

You can omit the <tt> and </tt> parts and the title=".." if you like.

?ll ('ells' not ones) stand for lat and long.

All the best,

Mark

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Ian Marr
Hi, You can embed google maps, as you mention, or simply create a link such as this: <tt><a href="37.859983,145.070484" target="_blank" title="Click to view in map" more ...
>http://maps.google.com/?ll=-37.859983,145.070484</a></tt> You can omit the <tt> and </tt> parts and the title=".." if you like. ?ll ('ells' not ones) stand for lat and long. All the best, Mar
Thanks Mark, but ...

I tried embedding your code (with & without the <tt> and </tt>) but I get the message (TribalPages generated) "the page you are trying to access does not exist"

Was quite excited by your suggestion, but it doesn't appear to work.

Regards,

Ian Marr

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Mary-Ann
Thanks Mark, but ... I tried embedding your code (with & without the <tt> and </tt>) but I get the message (TribalPages generated) "the page you are trying to access does not exist" more ...
Was quite excited by your suggestion, but it doesn't appear to work. Regards, Ian Mar
Here's the working code for my site:

<a href="http://maps.google.com/? ll=53.311698,-2.315358" target="_blank" title="Click to view in Google Maps">Dam Head</a>

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Ian Marr
Here's the working code for my site: <a href="http://maps.google.com/? ll=53.311698,-2.315358" target="_blank" title="Click to view in Google Maps">Dam Head</a>
Hi Mary-Ann,

We're getting closer - your code does bring up Google maps, but it shows my default location, not the co-ordinates included in the code.

Regards,

Ian Marr

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Mary-Ann
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Hi Mary-Ann, We're getting closer - your code does bring up Google maps, but it shows my default location, not the co-ordinates included in the code. Regards, Ian Marr
I think I put in a space after the ? - take that out and it should work
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Ian Marr
I think I put in a space after the ? - take that out and it should work
Thanks Mary-Ann,

Removing the space makes it work - fantastic.

Now all I have to do is figure out how to get a marker pin in the right place on the map.

Regards,

Ian Marr

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Mark
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Thanks Mark, but ... I tried embedding your code (with & without the <tt> and </tt>) but I get the message (TribalPages generated) "the page you are trying to access does not exist" more ...
Was quite excited by your suggestion, but it doesn't appear to work. Regards, Ian Mar
Sorry Ian - Thanks Mary-Ann:

I copied and pasted incorrectly...

Glad you got it working, though.

All the best,

Mark

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Ian Marr
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Sorry Ian - Thanks Mary-Ann: I copied and pasted incorrectly... Glad you got it working, though. All the best, Mark
Mark & mary-Ann,

Got it working well - without the pin marker.

You can check out the Nancy Grace Robertson page at:

http://marrwatts.tribalpages.com/tribe/browse?userid=marrwatts&view=101&pid=159&bview=0&bpid=159&randi=701498429

and scroll down to "Residence Information". Clicking on each address link brings up the relevant Google map.

Thanks,

Ian Marr

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Ian Marr
Sorry Ian - Thanks Mary-Ann: I copied and pasted incorrectly... Glad you got it working, though. All the best, Mark
Sorry, that link should be:

http://marrwatts.tribalpages.com/tribe/browse?userid=marrwatts&view=0&pid=159&randi=625814665&switch=0

Regards,

Ian Marr

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Mark
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Sorry, that link should be: http://marrwatts.tribalpages.com/tribe/browse?userid=marrwatts&view=0&pid=159&randi=625814665&switch=0 Regards, Ian Marr
Looks great!

I'll add this to the Tips pages - where do you find it easiest to get the GPS co-ords?

All the best,

Mark

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Mary-Ann
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Sorry, that link should be: http://marrwatts.tribalpages.com/tribe/browse?userid=marrwatts&view=0&pid=159&randi=625814665&switch=0 Regards, Ian Marr
Hi again Ian,

Found this at google maps:

https://maps.google.com/maps?q=37.771008,+-122.41175+(You+can+insert+your+text+here)&iwloc=A&hl=en

Click on the link icon to get your URL or even a small map.

If the link doesn't work properly or any other questions, contact me via my website link and I will get back to you :D
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Ian Marr
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Sorry Ian - Thanks Mary-Ann: I copied and pasted incorrectly... Glad you got it working, though. All the best, Mark
To Mark & Mary-Ann,

Getting closer - have "tweaked" code snippets you have sent and pared it down to:

<a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=latitude,longitude" target="_blank">Display Name</a>

for example:

<a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=-38.506667,145.142658" target="_blank">"Shell House", Nobbies Road, Ventnor, 3922</a>

Using the above I get a green arrow AT the co-ordinates and a red "A" pin marker next to the arrow. Have tried various combinations of the 'll', 'q', 'iwloc' and 'hl' parameters, but cannot eliminate the TWO markers (would prefer just one, either would do).

You can see the result (scroll down to Residence Information) at:

http://marrwatts.tribalpages.com/tribe/browse?userid=marrwatts&view=0&pid=159&randi=822587003&switch=0

Same page as previously advised.

I get my GPS co-ordinates at the following site:

http://stevemorse.org/jcal/lation.php

Getting there - slowly but surely.

Regards,

Ian Marr