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Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2001 03:54:50 +1100
From: Steven Jodoin <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: RE: MAP QUESTION!
Sender: Steven Jodoin <[log in to unmask]>
John,
Not sure if this helps at all, but my experiences may shed some light.
The thinking Lat-Long is perhaps something that seems to be North American.
Having
started out in Canada and then moving on to work in other countries
Internationally
I was often caught out in my early days abroad by those, particularly from
the UK
and Australia when I would mention the position of such-and-such as being
Lat-Long.
Most people from these countries would be quick to say "You mean Long-Lat
don't you?"
Check out the publisher. Could it be that its a UK or Aus based publication
(or
something from outside North America?).
Don't worry about being any more humiliated than I was at the time. Its
just
the way we grew up thinking about positions (e.g. Lat-Long's).
Sort of like "You say Tomayto, I say Tomaato" isn't it. :)
Steve
http://www.ozemap.com.au
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From: Maps and Air Photo Systems Forum
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Sent: February 13, 2001 3:26 AM
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Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2001 15:01:20 -0700
From: Mark Crotteau <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: MAP QUESTION! <fwd>
Sender: Mark Crotteau <[log in to unmask]>
John,
I'm not sure I understand when we give latitude first. When recording
coordinates of a map in a cataloging record the the range of longitudes is
given
first. As far as your specific problem is concerned I'm not sure I've ever
encountered a map indexed using letters in both directions. It's usually
either
letters across the top and bottom and numbers down the sides or vice versa,
or
the index locations, usually letters, are printed directly on the map in
sequential order row by row. When maps are indexed in either of those ways
no
convention as to which character applies to which direction never arises.
I guess my map experience is limited, but I think the publisher of this
atlas
has chosen an unfortunate method of indexing.
Mark Crotteau
Albertsons Library
Boise State University
Boise, ID <[log in to unmask]>
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Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2001 13:42:06 -0500
From: "John D. Crissinger" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: MAP QUESTION!
Sender: "John D. Crissinger" <[log in to unmask]>
Greetings map world! I just had an atlas question that made me stop and
wonder.
I may be missing the obvious, or I am totally wrong in my understanding, but
can someone explain to me why we give map locations by latitude followed by
longitude but when reading an atlas (or map), we give the "letter" across
the
top of the map (corresponding to longitude) followed by the letter down the
side
(corresponding to latitude)? Seems like we are reading it just backwards. As
I
said, I may be missing the obvious here, and do keep in mind this is Friday
after a long week so it may be that I really am in left field, or least that
part of my brain is. What brought this up was a patron's question as to
where
Waterloo is, the index said KD but which KD on the map should he use. The K
across the top and the D down the side or the K down the side and the D
across
the top. Longitude first, then latitude, or latitude first followed by
longitude.
I have always believed that latitude is always listed first, then longitude.
Any explanation would be appreciated, even if I am humiliated in the process
;-)
Thanks!.....John
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