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| Subject: | Re: [gislist] need to map coords on web |
| Date: |
06/07/2005 05:50:02 PM |
| From: |
Hylan L Beydler |
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Rick,
Try The National Map viewer at nmviewogc.cr.usgs.gov/viewer.htm
Once in the viewer, choose "Find Place" in the navigation area to the left
of the map display.
Under the heading, "Zoom to a Point" choose "Longitude-Latitude" and look
up by decimal degrees or degrees, minutes, seconds.
Users should be able to locate and recognize their property by turning on
and off layers (transportation, orthophotos, etc.) that are located to the
right of the map display. They will also see the lat/long values below the
map display window (based on where the cursor is sitting).
Also nice is the capability to print the map, download data, and bookmark
the location in their browser for future reference (or cut and paste the
location URL for emailing to others).
See "Help" in the upper right corner for additional features.
This viewer may prove to be a great tool for your users. Please give it a
look and let me know what you think. We are always looking for feedback
and suggestions.
Thanks,
Hylan
Hylan Beydler
U.S. Geological Survey
1400 Independence Road
Rolla, MO 65401
The National Map
nationalmap.gov
"RICK GRAY"
<RGRAY@ridgetownc.uogu To: <gislist@lists.geocomm.com>
elph.ca> cc:
Sent by: Subject: [gislist] need to map coords on web
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06/07/2005 01:28 PM
I need some help from the list to find a web based tool that will allow me
to
enter coordinates - preferably decimal degrees - and have the location
plotted.
Sort of like Maporama.com in reverse. Does anyone know of such a tool?
Here is why we need it... We ask farmers to sign up for a service via a
web
page. They need to enter the coordinates of their farm. If they don't know
the
coords, we give them a link to Maporama.com. Unfortunately, we still get
farms
in the middle of Lake Erie, etc. which means the farmer may be making a
transpositional error when entering the coordinates (not all users are
computer
literate enough to know about copy and paste!). The ideal tool (since we
don't
have the time or resources to build something right now) would be to have a
link
to a site where they could enter their coordinates and see if they have the
right location.
If such a tool exists, I have not been able to find it. Can anyone help?
Thanks
Rick
Rick Gray
GIS Specialist, Ontario Weather Network
http://www.ownweb.ca
GIS Instructor
Ridgetown College, University of Guelph
http://www.ridgetowncollege.com/
Tel. 519-674-1554
E-mail: rgray@ridgetownc.uoguelph.ca
Ridgetown: -81.883 W, 42.450 N
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