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Enter the name of the locality as exact as possible. When clicking on **geonames** a new window opens which allows to find and choose the correct locality. Selecting one by clicking **use this** will automatically enter the coordinates of the chosen locality into the **Lat** and **Lon** fields. | Enter the name of the locality as exact as possible. When clicking on **geonames** a new window opens which allows to find and choose the correct locality. Selecting one by clicking **use this** will automatically enter the coordinates of the chosen locality into the **Lat** and **Lon** fields. | ||
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+ | If you use the geonames service please always check the coordinates via Google Maps or a comparable service and enter the appropriate deviation into the **exactn.(m)** field. | ||
If you do not find the desired location in the drop down menu, exit the geonames service and delete your entry in the geonames field. | If you do not find the desired location in the drop down menu, exit the geonames service and delete your entry in the geonames field. | ||
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====LAT./LON. & EXACTN.(M)==== | ====LAT./LON. & EXACTN.(M)==== | ||
- | Latitude and longitude (GPS-data), entered as degrees (°), minutes ('), seconds (''); only seconds may be rounded; convert decimal fractions if needed. For more inforamtion on this please refer to [[http://www.fcc.gov/mb/audio/bickel/DDDMMSS-decimal.html|this page]] | + | Latitude and longitude (GPS-data), entered as degrees (°), minutes ('), seconds (''); only seconds may be rounded; convert decimal fractions if needed. For more information on this please refer to [[http://www.fcc.gov/mb/audio/bickel/DDDMMSS-decimal.html|this page]] |
In the **Exactn.(M)** field you can specify exactness of measurement of latitude and longitude, if given, e.g. “500m”. | In the **Exactn.(M)** field you can specify exactness of measurement of latitude and longitude, if given, e.g. “500m”. |