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Date: Tue, 29 Jun 1999 01:11:08 -0700 (PDT)
From: rosemarie mckeon <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Online Ordnance Survey Gazetteer <fwd>
Sender: rosemarie mckeon <[log in to unmask]>
i searched the ordsvy site with "gazetteer" and found:
national street gazetteer: http://www.nsg.org.uk/
gazetter of GB, the book:
http://www.ordsvy.gov.uk/products/paper/hist_ref/gazette.html
rose
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On Fri, 25 Jun 1999, Johnnie Sutherland wrote:
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> Date: Fri, 25 Jun 1999 16:40:02 +0000 (/etc/localtime)
> From: Ken Grabach <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: Online Ordnance Survey Gazetteer <fwd>
> Sender: Ken Grabach <[log in to unmask]>
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> With regard to the original question, how to get to the online gazeteer of
> the Ordnance Survey, it was not immediately apparent to me when I went to
> the url given below. The address given seems to be active.
>
> To get the gazeteer, select Get-a-map from the frame. Searching the term
> 'gazeteer' in the search box retrieved no results. It is a very nice
> locator based on the OS Motoring atlas. You can search a place name in
> the GB Gazeteer, search a post code, or search a Grid designation.
>
> It is not really a gazeteer, but rather a map index. It gives no location
> coordinates in latitude and longitude, nor does it give the military or
> UTM grid. In other words, it is usable only for the map images it
> provides.
>
> _________________________________________
> Ken Grabach <[log in to unmask]>
> Documents and Maps Librarian
> Miami University Libraries
> Oxford, Ohio 45056 USA
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>
> On Fri, 25 Jun 1999, Johnnie Sutherland wrote:
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> > Date: Fri, 25 Jun 1999 09:22:56 -0400
> > From: Roger Payne <[log in to unmask]>
> > Subject: Re: Online Ordnance Survey Gazetteer <fwd>
> > Sender: Roger Payne <[log in to unmask]>
> >
> >
> >
> > According to our records at the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names
> > Information System (GNIS), the address is functioning properly and is
> > <http://www.ordsvy.gov.uk/home/index.html>
> >
> > Roger L. Payne
> > USGS
> > 703.648.4544
> >
> > >>> Johnnie Sutherland <[log in to unmask]> 06/24/99 02:09PM >>>
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> > Date: Thu, 24 Jun 1999 09:00:00 -0700
> > From: Linda Zellmer <[log in to unmask]>
> > Subject: Online Ordnance Survey Gazetteer
> > Sender: Linda Zellmer <[log in to unmask]>
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> >
> > Hello All,
> >
> > Before I totally change my place names web site, I was wondering
> > what the status is for the online (web-based) Ordnance Survey Gazetteer site
> > for the UK. The address that I have on my web page
> > (http://www.campus.bt.com/CampusWorld/pub/OS/Gazetteer/) no longer seems to
> > work. Now that there is a new printed version, does that mean this online
> > version will no longer be available? Thanks for your help. Linda Zellmer
> >
> > ***********************************************************************
> > Linda Zellmer
> > Map Librarian
> > Arizona State University Libraries
> > P.O. Box 871006
> > Tempe, Arizona 85287-1006
> > Phone: (480) 965-5973
> > Fax: (480) 965-0883
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