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jeff261159
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 Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2006 12:13 pm Post subject: Help needed with OV2 tool |
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| I wonder if it might be possible for someone to help me with using the OV2 tool. I want to create some POI's using the tool but cant get to work with it!! Any help would be great. (jeffrey.clark3@btinternet.com) |
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Oldboy
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| Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2006 9:31 pm Post subject: |
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Could you explain which OV2 tool you are using and what data you are trying to use on it. Are you using a text file with the following data; longitude, latitude, "text"?
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jeff261159
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| Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2006 12:34 pm Post subject: |
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| I was using the 'makeov2' tool, however i have found another but it seems to have put my poi's that i know to be 3 miles away, some 4500 miles away!! |
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JockTamsonsBairn
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| Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2006 12:53 pm Post subject: |
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| jeff261159 wrote: | | I was using the 'makeov2' tool, however i have found another but it seems to have put my poi's that i know to be 3 miles away, some 4500 miles away!! |
Do you have your longitude & latitude inverted?
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jeff261159
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| Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2006 1:10 pm Post subject: |
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| How such a small error can make such a huge differnce and make a hotel in fareham appaear in the middle of the indian ocean!! thnaks for the help! |
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JockTamsonsBairn
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| jeff261159 wrote: | | How such a small error can make such a huge differnce and make a hotel in fareham appaear in the middle of the indian ocean!! thnaks for the help! |
Been there (the situation, not Fareham or Indian Ocean :D ), done that  
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jeff261159
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| Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2006 2:55 pm Post subject: |
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| As a matter of interest, do i need to put a + for west and - for east |
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JockTamsonsBairn
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| jeff261159 wrote: | | As a matter of interest, do i need to put a + for west and - for east |
You'll need the -ve but you don't need the +ve.
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Oldboy
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| Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2006 8:54 pm Post subject: |
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| jeff261159 wrote: | | As a matter of interest, do i need to put a + for west and - for east |
It's '-' for West.;)
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