Howdy, y'all, The following is posted with the permission of Mark Cranford.
Google Maps and Ontbirds could be a beautiful thing! Google Maps is just like Mapquest, etc. But with one added feature that could make finding a bird in Westmeath Twp, or something way down here in Windsor a whole lot easier. That feature is this. While Mapquest allows you to zoom into a specific location, Google Maps allows you to link directly to where you zoomed in. You can then copy that address, and paste it into an email message. Then anyone on Ontbirds can go to exactly where you saw the bird. It's an incredible technology! A quick how-to. Let's take Randy's last post of the Lark Sparrow here in Windsor: 1) visit http://maps.google.com/ 2) type in Windsor, Ontario in the "search" field. Click "search". 3) with your own knowledge of the area you've just seen your bird, find your way to a nicely zoomed in place on the map. TO ZOOM: use the small navigation tools in the upper left hand corner of the map To Move around on the map: click and HOLD the LEFT mouse button, then drag your way around the map. 4) Near the right hand corner of the screen, is a "Link to this page" link. it will bring you to a page that you can now bookmark, or in our case, copy the address (in the top address bar), and copy it into your email message! So to find out where Randy is talking about, i can also leave this link: http://maps.google.com/maps?q=windsor,ontario&ll=42.321075,-82.924125&spn=0.018219,0.034250&hl=en 5. Note that this is just a supplement to your text directions, which are still very very important. So try it out. It's good times. Promise! At least I think its good times. If anyone needs a hand figuring this out, feel free to send me an email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Matt Baker Windsor, Ontario, Canada 519-817-7834 From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thu Apr 7 07:09:32 2005 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from smtp105.rog.mail.re2.yahoo.com (smtp105.rog.mail.re2.yahoo.com [206.190.36.83]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 35FBE640A3 for <[email protected]>; Thu, 7 Apr 2005 07:09:32 -0400 (EDT) Received: from unknown (HELO Laptop) ([EMAIL PROTECTED]@24.157.6.117 with login) by smtp105.rog.mail.re2.yahoo.com with SMTP; 7 Apr 2005 11:19:04 -0000 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: "Paul Makepeace" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Matthew Baker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[email protected]> References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [Ontbirds]Google Maps and Ontbirds Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2005 07:19:00 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1123 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1123 X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 07 Apr 2005 11:09:32 -0000 Also, in the upper right corner is a link "satellite" that gives you a satellite image of the area. Some areas have more detailed photos than others. For the Ottawa area you can zoom in to maximum. It gives you a good idea before-hand of the kind of terrain you are dealing with. Paul Makepeace Ottawa, ON ----- Original Message ----- From: "Matthew Baker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2005 1:46 AM Subject: [Ontbirds]Google Maps and Ontbirds 4) Near the right hand corner of the screen, is a "Link to this page" link. it will bring you to a page that you can now bookmark, or in our case, copy the address (in the top address bar), and copy it into your email message! So to find out where Randy is talking about, i can also leave this link: http://maps.google.com/maps?q=windsor,ontario&llB.321075,-82.924125&spn=0.018219,0.034250&hl=en
