| Geodata table |
| The following
table shows the outline of the records in the Geodata table. This table
is initially used to find the longitude of the zero-meridian that was used
in the logbooks. Later this table became a lookup table for many of the
used geographical names, e.g. anchor places, names of landmarks, ports sailed
to and from, etc.. |
Table name: Geodata |
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|
Field name |
Description |
|
Place |
Original name (and spelling) of the place found in the
logbook. Regularly more than one spelling were used for the same place.
We decided to keep the original spelling intact, as much as possible. |
|
DecLatitude |
Latitude in decimal degrees; North is positive, South is
negative |
|
DecLongitude |
Longitude in decimal degrees; East is positive, West is
negative |
|
Source |
Name of the source where the position of the place was
found |
|
ModernName |
Modern English name of the place |
|
Alternative Name |
Sometimes another name is common as well |
|
Ocean |
The name of the ocean where the place may be found |
|
Spanish |
Place name in Spanish |
|
Dutch |
Place name in Dutch |
|
French |
Place name in French |
|
Notes |
Additional notes |