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Using GEOLocate: Resources for Finding Your Locality When GEOLocate Doesn’t FishNet 2 Collaborative August 15, 2013 Michelle Vanderwel Collaborative Georeferencing Technician Florida Museum of Natural

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Page 1: Using GEOLocate: Resources for Finding Your Locality When GEOLocate Doesn’t FishNet 2 Collaborative August 15, 2013 Michelle Vanderwel Collaborative Georeferencing

Using GEOLocate:Resources for Finding Your Locality When GEOLocate

Doesn’t

FishNet 2 CollaborativeAugust 15, 2013

Michelle VanderwelCollaborative Georeferencing Technician

Florida Museum of Natural History

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Almost, But Not Quite

• River – Creek, Branch, Fork, Run, Canal

• Lake – Pond, Reservoir, Slough

• “Lake White” – “White Lake”

• Bay – Harbor, Inlet, Cut

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The Internet – But Where?

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More About Big Creek - 8/13/2013

Big Creek is a stream located just 4.1 miles from Buford, in Hall County, in the state of Georgia, United States.

Alternate names for this stream includes Shoal Creek. To find this fishing spot check the map shown above or enter 34.18038 latitude, and -83.99879 longitude into your GPS device. View Big Creek Topo Map.

•Read more: http://www.hookandbullet.com/fishing-big-creek-buford-ga/#ixzz2br5OhjX9

Alternate Names

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Historical Roads

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Historical Roads

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Historical Roads

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Historical Roads

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County Roads

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FishNet (or other Database)

• Same collecting event?

• “1.0 mi E Evergreen; United States; Alabama”

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FishNet (or other Database)

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Resources

• FishNet

• USA Cemetery Records

• Hook and Bullet

• Alabama Historical Maps

• Georgia County Road Maps