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I did a little projection work on my end, i dont know if you guys have already checked here, but after a projection switch, i place the point 181 meters to the north west of where mapquest puts it. This is assumeing that the point was taken in NAD27. Now id hate to keep sending you guys on wild axon hunts, but you have nothing better to do right? well here is a map of where i think it could possably be give or take 20m or so.

**Posted:** Wed Sep 29, 2004 12:58 pm

Flidget Jerome · Unfettered Joined: 26 Aug 2004 Posts: 308

**Posted:** Wed Sep 29, 2004 1:22 pm

richchestmat · Boot Joined: 25 Aug 2004 Posts: 50 Location: London

I set Mapinfo to use NAD27 (Continental America) and it put the point in a chinese restaurant in 29 Lilse Street at the Little Newport St junction behind the Warner Village Cinema and close to Leicester Square Tube.
From the 1st GPS point that's walk to Gerrard St (China Town), turn left towards the pagoda and then right and it's at the end of that street.

EDIT: Ironic really since Greenwich is 0.

Do you even want a map this time?

**Posted:** Thu Sep 30, 2004 7:25 am

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Flidget Jerome · Unfettered Joined: 26 Aug 2004 Posts: 308

**Posted:** Thu Sep 30, 2004 7:45 am

Flidget Jerome · Unfettered Joined: 26 Aug 2004 Posts: 308

I'm heading for the Duck Street location today. I simply don't have the courage to spend 10 minutes in a Chinese Restaurant waiting for their phone to ring. Service in Chinatown isn't the friendliest even when you are paying for food.

**Posted:** Thu Sep 30, 2004 11:29 am

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**Posted:** Thu Sep 30, 2004 1:07 pm

richchestmat · Boot Joined: 25 Aug 2004 Posts: 50 Location: London

I dunno. We have a workspace for London and the TRLN (all Transport for London stuff) and I went ot Map and Options and Projection and changed it to Latitude/Longitude and got the Meard St junction (Slug & Lettuce) and then changed the Lat/Long sub option fo rNAD27 (US) and got that new chinese restaurant spot.
I did notice that it listed the 0.131 first in this mode which seemed weird. I already tried speaking to our GIS techs but I can't really bug them too much as I'm abusing the system already.
So if you know MapInfo then I'm all ears. Have a look at the files on my website if you haven't already. I won't be able to send table and workspace info though since there' might be info in there that shouldn't be freely distributed.

**Posted:** Thu Sep 30, 2004 3:27 pm

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Flidget Jerome · Unfettered Joined: 26 Aug 2004 Posts: 308

Went to the corner of Berwick and Wardour (the location formerly known as Duck Street). No joy. The closest phones were a pair two blocks east on Berwick and one two blocks north on Wardour. 'Sod this!' said I, and went home.

**Posted:** Thu Sep 30, 2004 4:29 pm

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**Posted:** Fri Oct 01, 2004 12:13 pm

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Maybe this one is more specific than last time.

The old coord has now vanished from the list.

**Posted:** Fri Oct 01, 2004 12:21 pm

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I'm up for checking it out on Sunday or Monday, together with GPS device, natch.

**Posted:** Fri Oct 01, 2004 12:50 pm

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Looks like it is in Piccadilly Circus? Anyone know a good staging area for tomorrow around 5ish?

I was able to borrow a GPS unit from a friend. I just need to get it up and running (It attaches to his old Palm V, so I need to locate some software for it).

**Posted:** Fri Oct 01, 2004 2:23 pm

Rogue Element · Boot Joined: 24 Aug 2004 Posts: 59 Location: London

Once more into the breach dear friends I guess. I'll come along tomorrow but I doubt we'll need many people. If the coordinates give a big landmark like that it's really improbable that its on some side street.

I've got a good feeling about this one.

**Posted:** Fri Oct 01, 2004 5:10 pm

Flidget Jerome · Unfettered Joined: 26 Aug 2004 Posts: 308

**Posted:** Fri Oct 01, 2004 5:22 pm

vector

Well good luck with the new axon London hunter. Be sure to bring some kind of recording device so we can hear the first non US call! Im sure that this one will work for you. I wish that my GIS skills had been of more help (probably sent you on more wild axon hunts then nessicary) Ill be sure to lift a pint of the one of the many fine Portland Oregon micro brews to you guy for stickin it out.

Just dont tell Melissa "hide and seek" when she asks for her favorite song Wink

**Posted:** Sat Oct 02, 2004 12:22 am