David, specifically, what do you want to do that you currently can't with Google Maps?
Martin
Hi Martin,
At the moment I'm, using Google Maps, and I can place markers on which is fine, but I was looking to add lines that show a particular persons movements.
This is when I noticed I could only add so many Layers, so I couldn't have each person in a layer. So for example all the Robinson tree members I have, have to be layered together. I was hoping that I could click each one individually on or off. (10 layers is the limit)
I was thinking of something like Google Earth where you can click individual boxes for the KML's you can add. I haven't looked at doing that yet and I don't know if it's possible, I was just looking for ideas.
David, I often use google to check the distance from one place to another when checking information found in different locations for a particular ancestor.
This gives a bit of reassurance that another record found could be the same person I am following in the 1600s and 1700s. If I am looking for records in Grendon Warwickshire and records found are in Polesworth about 3 miles away then it is more likely to be the same person. If records of that person show up in Aston or Coventry I am more cautious and look for additional proof and reasons why the person moved >50 miles away.
I have thought about making a map showing migration of my ancestors from Warwickshire in the 1500s to Derbyshire and Leicestershire in the 1600's and 1700s.
Andy_T
I use that, and NLS old maps to find old place names, especially in what are now built up areas.
So far with Google maps I've done the basics that show the where people were born, numbered dots really, it looks okay, but would look better with all the other information, censusm etc but as I said above their just doesn't seem to be the manoeuvrability with the layers.
