Getting a latitude and longitude when you can find the location on the map - 5/29/2007

We encourage the use of a Global Position System (GPS) equipment in the field to record latitude and longitude, However, if you can find the location on a map, you may obtain that info from the Kentucky Hunting and Fishing mapping web site at http://kygeonet.ky.gov/kdfwr/viewer.htm

When you first go the web site, you will be presented with a map of Kentucky. Near the top of the screen of that web site, on the toolbar is a magnifying glass button that will allow you to zoom to your location and get, latitude, longitude, quad and county name.

First click on the Zoom in Tool. This tool allows you to draw a box around the area on the map where you did your observations. You will need to use this tool several times to zoom into a fine enough scale to identify your particular sample size. For example if your study site is near the Frankfort KDFWR headquarters you would start

You will probably need to use the Zoom in tool 3 or 4 times to identify your area on the map. As you use the tool, the display will switch from the broad Kentucky overview map, to a topographic map, and finally to aerial imagery, when you are in close enough to see your specific location (at least 1:10,000 scale).

After you have zoomed to the location you should recognize on the map the location as where you saw the animal to be reported. You should then select the “Get a Lat/Long (Point locator) tool and click on the map where your observation was made.

A new window will pop up with the Latitude, Longitude, County and Quad at the top. If you have popup windows blocked, you may need to disable them before using this tool (if you are using the Google toolbar popup blocker, it can be temporarily disabled by holding down the Ctrl key while clicking). From this window you will need to get Datum, Degrees Minutes and Seconds, as well as County and Quad.

The fish and wildlife web site has additional capabilities for zooming into an area. Web site http://kygeonet.ky.gov/imshelp/ has complete help for the site.