# \#geography **URL:** https://gramps.discourse.group/tag/geography/59.md [Latest](https://gramps.discourse.group/latest.md) · [Categories](https://gramps.discourse.group/categories.md) · [Tags](https://gramps.discourse.group/tags.md) --- ## [Place coodinates for regions: GIS centroids or centers of interest?](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/place-coodinates-for-regions-gis-centroids-or-centers-of-interest/9598)
**Author:** [@emyoulation](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/emyoulation)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2026, 9:54am UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/place-coodinates-for-regions-gis-centroids-or-centers-of-interest/9598 "2026-06-10T09:54:37Z")
What’s your opinion? When I started using the GeoNames system to fill in coordinate Place data, I was simply thrilled with having more pins showing on previously bare Maps in Gramps. But the more Maps I viewed, the mor… --- ## [Professional grade map infographics](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/professional-grade-map-infographics/9380)
**Author:** [@emyoulation](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/emyoulation)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2026, 12:06pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/professional-grade-map-infographics/9380 "2026-04-30T12:06:01Z")
An interesting thread popped in my Facebook feed today. AI pundit Stephen Little shared a ChatGPT Image 2.0 travel map prompted by DAR member Katherine Borges. It caught my attention (despite having incorrectly plotted … --- ## [Naming villages that become districts](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/naming-villages-that-become-districts/9211)
**Author:** [@ursus](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/ursus)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2026, 10:23am UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/naming-villages-that-become-districts/9211 "2026-03-26T10:23:13Z")
One person in my research was born in a village (let’s call it ABC) and that village is in a municipality (also called ABC). In 1941, the municipality was dissolved and the village (absorbed by a large city called XYZ) b… --- ## [Help with Geography view of the whole family tree](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/help-with-geography-view-of-the-whole-family-tree/9199)
**Author:** [@Pablo](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/Pablo)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2026, 3:02pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/help-with-geography-view-of-the-whole-family-tree/9199 "2026-03-09T15:02:13Z")
Gramps 6.0.6/Mac OS Tahoe 26.3 Hi! I have a problem when I try to see all my places point in the Geography area of Gramps. When I try to see all the family tree distribution, it says: “database is locked“, but is not ac… --- ## [How do I add a historical map service?](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/how-do-i-add-a-historical-map-service/8708)
**Author:** [@palos](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/palos)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2025, 11:24am UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/how-do-i-add-a-historical-map-service/8708 "2025-10-26T11:24:57Z")
Hi, Is there any easy way to add historical map service as linked below? Or should I start coding the \*ini file? Or is it impossible? Thank you, Mark https://maps.arcanum.com/hu/map/cadastral/?layers=3%2C4&bbox=199… --- ## [SpaceTimeCube and other 3D visualizations \[concept discussion\]](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/spacetimecube-and-other-3d-visualizations-concept-discussion/8250)
**Author:** [@ztlxltl](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/ztlxltl)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2025, 3:06pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/spacetimecube-and-other-3d-visualizations-concept-discussion/8250 "2025-09-02T15:06:47Z")
Hello everyone, While struggling with the implementation of major features of FamilyTreeView, I headed back to my personal database. I tried out the TimeLines Map to trace how people moved around over generations. It’s … --- ## [6.0 Geography views scrolling problem at maximum zoom](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/6-0-geography-views-scrolling-problem-at-maximum-zoom/7469)
**Author:** [@emyoulation](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/emyoulation)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2025, 12:58am UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/6-0-geography-views-scrolling-problem-at-maximum-zoom/7469 "2025-04-18T00:58:37Z")
This needs validation testing with Gramps 6.0 on macOS and a Linux box. Just discovered a problem with the drag scrolling of Maps on Windows. I think it might be due to an unintended increase in the number of zoom level… --- ## [Is it intentional that the place pointer in Geography view is different based on what you choose to view?](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/is-it-intentional-that-the-place-pointer-in-geography-view-is-different-based-on-what-you-choose-to-view/5158)
**Author:** [@Mihle](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/Mihle)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2024, 10:13pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/is-it-intentional-that-the-place-pointer-in-geography-view-is-different-based-on-what-you-choose-to-view/5158 "2024-03-28T22:13:55Z")
The place pointer look different based on what you select that it should display: If you select to show all known places for one person or one family, they look like this: But if you have it set to all known places v…