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Help with Maps

Posted: 10 Jan 2015 22:38
by Seeker
I thought I would like to create a map showing the places I visited in Israel on holiday, which I realise is not what FH is intended for, but it will hopefully help me to understand maps in FH.
I created a character called John Smith and entered 25 residences. When I create a map, all of them have a tick.
Q1. 3 of the ticks are in a white box and 22 are in a pink box. What is the difference?
Q2. The zoom to pin extents (View all markers) has a very big margin. Is it possible for the user to reduce this?
Q3. Only 4 of the 25 points show on the map even when I zoom in.
Q4. Most of the place names are in Arabic: is it possible to get them in "English"?
Q5. If I go to the gear wheel in the top right corner and select view in Google Maps (web) I get no markers. Is it possible to get markers on these web maps?
Q6. Is it possible to export the Latitude/Longitude values (shown under Map All Places) to an Excel file?
I have attached the data file.
Israel Map.ged
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Re: Help with Maps

Posted: 10 Jan 2015 23:31
by tatewise
Q1. That is answered in the Help by clicking F1 key in the Map Window and following the link to the Map Window Legend where it says:
White box = Geocoded (i.e. has a latitude and longitude)
Pink box = Geocoded, but flagged as tentative (geocoding may be wrong and should be checked)
Tick box = Geocoded and marked on the map
Q2. I don't think that is adjustable, but you can use the zoom slider on the left.

Q3. 3 of them are for the White boxes, the other is for all the Pink boxes that have only used Israel for Geocoding. See Map Life Facts Plugin below.

Q4. Others have also asked for English, but is not available. See Map Life Facts Plugin below.

Q5. Not by that method. See Map Life Facts Plugin below.

Q6. Yes, use View > Standard Queries > Places and Save Query to File > Save As CSV File (ANSI). If that does not quite give what you want, then a Custom Query based on it should do so.

Many of the above problems can be resolved by using the Map Life Facts Plugin.
Run the Plugin and in Set Preference Options > Location Plot Options set Locations From: Place Fields only and Database In: Place Records.
Then on Create Web Page Maps tab select Individual: SMITH, John and Map This Individual.
This creates a Google web map in English, both in your Browser and the Plugin map pane.
When you return to FH you will find the markers will also appear in its Map Window.
I know a few have still not geocoded in the correct location, but can be moved by hand, or a better Place name entered.
i.e.
Taybeth, Israel = Taibe, Israel ?
Druze Villages, Israel = Druze Heritage House, Daliyat al-Karmel, or Druze Community House, Shefa-'Amr
Golan Heights, and Mount Hermon geocode better without Israel