User:Doncram/CoordinatesNotes

Notes on coordinates

GeoGroup improvements
Done
 * changed GeoGroup functionality to drop Google maps, refine about new OSM
 * a lot of improvement of documentation at Template:GeoGroup/doc

To do:
 * revise template programming to allow custom labels, especially to correct from "This section's coordinates".

how to get coordinates from Google maps
I just found this short, silent demo in Youtube of how to get coordinates using Google maps, and its approach seems to work better than how I've gotten coordinates previously. Briefly: "Unnamed Rd Isle of Man 54.261931, -4.463263
 * bring up Google maps
 * enter a nearby address or other location just to quickly get to a view of the general area (e.g. can enter just "Isle of Man" or a more specific location such as a street address)
 * move around as needed to bring your desired location into clear view and zoom in on it
 * position cursor exactly where you want, and right-click (brings up small drop-down menu)
 * select "What's here" from drop-down menu
 * See that coordinates are now displayed within a new box (at upper left for me), showing something like
 * Note that now any new left-click at another point revises that, so you can refine the point selected easily
 * Copy-paste those coordinates from that box.
 * Edit the coordinates into list-article in format like 54.26193°N, -4.46326°W (note that -.463263 E is entered as .463263 W )