Satellite navigation for genealogists

Satellite Navigation for Genealogy

Dick Eastman

October 22, 2011

This slideshow is available at:

http://www.eogn.com/handouts/navigate

Satellite Navigation

Small

Easy to use

Garmin GPS V

Garmin 1490T

Mazda RX-8

Small

Easy to use

Small

Easy to use

Why Use a GPS?

Genealogists wish to find the cemeteries!

Important URLs (Web addresses)

Geographic Names Information System: http://mapping.usgs.gov/www/gnis

Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names: http://shiva.pub.getty.edu/tgn_browser/

GPS

Identify your locationany place on earth +/- 20 feet

Best of all, you can even record precise latitudes and longitudes and add them to your database or to online services so that others may find the location in the future.

A Story About Cemetery Searches with GPS

In Epping, New Hampshore

GPS Coordinates And Photography

GPS coordinates (metadata or geotags) allow you and your friends to easily see where your photos were taken. You can also share your unique perspective when you upload your photos to different social media sites like Panoramio and Flickr.

GPS Coordinates And Photography

What Do You Need to Record Pictures with GPS Coordinates?

Let’s Go Record Some Cemeteries!

For more information on GPS technology, look at:

Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter

http://www.eogn.com

This slideshow is available at:

http://www.eogn.com/handouts/navigate