OS map Grid Refs gone!!

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  • peedee
    peedee Club Member Posts: 9,499
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    edited September 2019 #122

    I would have thought location information was originally supplied by the CL owners but do agree there should be some form of method of making corrections to these where they are obviously in error. If I find serious errors I usually email the Club, minor ones I might just note it in a review.

    peedee

  • cyberyacht
    cyberyacht Club Member Posts: 10,224
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    edited September 2019 #123

    I've just checked it on GoogleEarth and the second is about 140 metres to the east in a field. Either entered into a car satnav would get you on the lane to the CL.

  • nelliethehooker
    nelliethehooker Club Member Posts: 13,939
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    edited September 2019 #124

    I'll do that peedee, as the two locations are many mile apart and on different OS maps.

  • ask66
    ask66 Forum Participant Posts: 43
    edited May 2020 #125

    Coming a bit late to this discussion (haven't used any new CLs for a couple of years) but just to say I completely agree with you, willbee.  I've emailed the Club for a copy of the OS Grid Refs and to ask for them to be put back into the next edition of the Sites Directory.  Hopefully in future the Club will ask members for their opinions on proposed changes such as these.

  • peedee
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    edited May 2020 #126

    Does the above help rather than giving the Club more work and costs at a time when income is very low.

    Explore what you can do with this map by clicking on the symbols.

    peedee

  • SteveL
    SteveL Club Member Posts: 12,367
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    edited May 2020 #127

    Does

  • SteveL
    SteveL Club Member Posts: 12,367
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    edited May 2020 #128

    Does not help me PD it's taken over my pad. It just keeps growing

  • peedee
    peedee Club Member Posts: 9,499
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    edited May 2020 #129

    Works ok on my tablet Steve. You have the OS digital maps and should not need help.wink

    peedee

  • EasyT
    EasyT Forum Participant Posts: 16,194
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    edited May 2020 #130

    It is pretty useless whilst hosted on CMC forum. If you share and e-mail a copy it works fine in Chrome when you click on the e-mailed link. Not something that I need however

  • ask66
    ask66 Forum Participant Posts: 43
    edited May 2020 #131

    "Does the above help rather than giving the Club more work and costs at a time when income is very low.

    Explore what you can do with this map by clicking on the symbols.

    peedee"

    Thanks peedee for that online map of sites, it's excellent.  Did you put it together yourself or is it out there somewhere in the public domain?

    The OS Grid Refs are still useful though - I hope they'll be reintroduced in the next edition.  They are presumably still present on the Club's database so it shouldn't involve too much work.

  • peedee
    peedee Club Member Posts: 9,499
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    edited May 2020 #132

    I did put it together myself but anyone can do it. You take the >Club sat nav files<,use the Garmin files (CSV) create yourself a google account open Google maps go Your Places/Maps/Create Map and import the sat nav files.

    The only drwaback is you need internet access to look at Your Places.

    peedee

  • peedee
    peedee Club Member Posts: 9,499
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    edited May 2020 #133

     Sorry you cannot load the Garmin files straight into Google maps you will need to do the following:

    Open the Garmin file using Excel

    Edit the file using Find and Replace to delete the quotation marks (") and the greater than sign(>), the latter you replace with a space.

    Google maps won't load these symbols

    Save the file and this should import into Your Places when you create a map.

    peedee

  • ask66
    ask66 Forum Participant Posts: 43
    edited May 2020 #134

    Thanks peedee for the instructions - I'm very happy tweaking CSV files in Excel so will give it a try!

    ask66

     

  • peedee
    peedee Club Member Posts: 9,499
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    edited May 2020 #135

    Hope you find it useful Ask66. I originally did the exercise just to improve my knowledge of how to use Google Maps. I usually download the Garmin files, adjust them in Excel and load them on to my digital OS maps. I can use these off line on my tablet or laptop but what you don't get is the satellite or street view that you can get with Google Maps. Both forms of viewing sites have their uses.

    peedee

  • Amesford
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    edited May 2020 #136

    Have you tried Streetmap enter the postcode this will bring up an OS map with an arrow pointing at that area the arrow can moved to fine tune the location then click the convert coordinates button and up will pop a list including the 6 figure OS reference

     

     

     

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