GEOLocate Registry entries

The GEOLocate Project "develops software and services for translating textual locality descriptions associated with biodiversity collections data into geographic coordinates"1 http://geo-locate.org/. The embedded GEOLocate client in EMu's Sites module is configured to use the GEOLocate Project's services by pointing to the following URL (accurate at the time of writing):

http://geo-locate.org/web/WebGeoreflight.aspx

The URL is hard-coded into the EMu GEOLocate client. If the GEOLocate Project changes the URL, the embedded GEOLocate client will lose its connection to the GEOLocate service.

This entry is available in the event that the URL changes and the connection is lost. Details about the new URL will be provided by Axiell Support. Specifying this Registry entry will restore the connection.

This Registry entry is assigned at the system level only:

In pipe-delimited format:

System

Setting

GEOLocate

URL

url

where:

The World Geodetic System (WGS) is a standard for use in cartography, geodesy, and satellite navigation, including GPS. It comprises a standard coordinate system for the Earth, a standard spheroidal reference surface (the datum or reference ellipsoid) for raw altitude data, and a gravitational equipotential surface (the geoid) that defines the nominal sea level. The latest revision is WGS 84 (also known as WGS 1984, EPSG:4326), established in 1984 and last revised in 20042 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Geodetic_System.

This entry is used to specify the latest revision of the standard; the Datum field on the Lat/Long tab of the Sites module is auto-filled with this value:

Note: This entry only applies when adding GEOLocate sourced geographic coordinates to EMu, e.g. when placing a marker / dropping a pin on the map on the GEOLocate tab and selecting Save To Your Application. As we see in the screenshot above, Determination Source = GEOLocate.

This Registry entry can be assigned to users, groups and system-wide:

In pipe-delimited format:

User	user	GEOLocate	Datum	value
Group	group	GEOLocate	Datum	value

System

GEOLocate

Datum

value

where:

Geolocation is the process used to collect latitude and longitude (lat/long) coordinates that represent a specific location. Various methods can be used to determine geolocation coordinates, including GPS. This Registry entry specifies which method is used by default when adding geolocation data, auto-filling the Determination Method field on the Lat/Long tab of the Sites module when GEOLocate sourced geographic coordinates are added to EMu:

Note: This entry only applies when adding GEOLocate sourced geographic coordinates to EMu, e.g. when placing a marker / dropping a pin on the map on the GEOLocate tab and selecting Save To Your Application. As we see in the screenshot above, Determination Source = GEOLocate.

This Registry entry can be assigned to users, groups and system-wide:

In pipe-delimited format:

User	user	GEOLocate	Determination Method	value
Group	group	GEOLocate	Determination Method	value

System

GEOLocate

Determination Method

value

where:

Example

This entry specifies that the determination method used when calculating geolocation coordinates for all users is GPS:

Key	Setting
Key 1	System
Key 2	GEOLocate
Key 3	Determination Method
Value	GPS

This entry specifies one or more fields used to populate the Locality String field on the GEOLocate tab of the Sites module. If values from more than one field are to be combined, the GEOLocate|Locality String Delimiter Registry entry defines the delimiter (a comma for instance) used to separate the values.

This Registry entry can be assigned to users, groups and system-wide:

In pipe-delimited format:

User	user	GEOLocate	Locality String Columns	value
Group	group	GEOLocate	Locality String Columns	value

System

GEOLocate

Locality String Columns

value

where:

Example

This entry specifies that values in the Site Name: (Site Details), City/Town, Country and Continent: (Locality Details) fields are combined to populate the Locality String field on the GEOLocate tab:

Key	Setting
Key 1	System
Key 2	GEOLocate
Key 3	Locality String Columns
Value	SitSiteName_tab;LocTownship_tab;LocCountry_tab;LocContinent_tab

The GEOLocate| Locality Strings Registry entry specifies one or more fields used to populate the Locality String field on the GEOLocate tab of the Sites module. If values from more than one field are to be combined, the GEOLocate|Locality String Delimiter Registry entry defines the delimiter (a comma for instance) used to separate the values.

This Registry entry can be assigned to users, groups and system-wide:

In pipe-delimited format:

User	user	GEOLocate	Locality String Delimiter	value
Group	group	GEOLocate	Locality String Delimiter	value

System

GEOLocate

Locality String Delimiter

value

where:

The Radius (Numeric) field on the Lat/Long tab of the Sites module holds the GEOLocate uncertainty value (a best estimate of how far a recorded value might be from the true value). If there is uncertainty about the coordinates when adding GEOLocate sourced geographic coordinates to EMu (i.e. when specifying a location on the GEOLocate tab and selecting Save To Your Application), the Radius (Numeric) field is populated with the uncertainty value (e.g. 300) and the Units field is auto-populated with the measurement unit (e.g. m). In the absence of this Registry entry, a measurement unit of m (metres) is assumed.

This Registry entry can be assigned to users, groups and system-wide:

In pipe-delimited format:

User	user	GEOLocate	Uncertainty Unit	value
Group	group	GEOLocate	Uncertainty Unit	value

System

GEOLocate

Uncertainty Unit

value

where: