Brad, thanks – useful to know. So any occurrence of geographic coordinates in TMS should ideally be accompanied by a field in which to specify the Geodetic
Datum used? Would I be right in thinking that, if the Geodetic Datum is known, coordinates could be recalculated to match other Geodetic Data?
Best wishes
Rupert
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Sent: 23 August 2017 15:26
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Subject: Re: Adding VIAF and other linked data references to Constituents
Hi:
Be aware of limitations using Geographic coordinates for locations. All coordinates must have a Geodetic Datum. If not,
you get what is called “Datum Shift”. A NAD27 Decimal Latitude is slightly different than a NAD83 or even a WGS84. You can correct this but a lat and long may not plot properly for an address if a NAD83 is used on Google Maps, which is WGS84. A street address
may be a block away and the distance from the equator will make that shift worse.
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Sent: 2017-08-23 10:14 AM
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Subject: Re: Adding VIAF and other linked data references to Constituents
I think that sounds great. And while we're at it, every table describing a physical location should have a field for geo coordinates. I've had to commandeer the Remarks field for over
200,000 constituent addresses.
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