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  <title id="titleGuideReferenceDecodeLatLong">Decoding Latitude and Longitude</title>
  <para>This section is relevant to geocode searches and the map display of Geeqie.</para>
  <para>
    The result of some internet or other searches for placenames can contain a latitude and longitude embedded in a text string. For example an openstreetmap.org search can give a URL such as:
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    <code>https://www.openstreetmap.org/search?query=51.5542%2C-0.1816#map=12/51.5542/-0.1818</code>
  </para>
  <para>
    If you paste such a string into the search box, the latitude/longitude can be automatically extracted and used as the origin of the search.
    <para />
    You may also drag-and-drop a URL of this type onto the map to cause the map to be re-centered.
    <para />
    This feature uses the file:
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    <code>/usr/local/lib/geeqie/geocode-parameters.awk</code>
    <para />
    You may create your own decodes by using the above file as an example, and storing the file in:
    <para />
    <code>~/.config/geeqie/applications/geocode-parameters.awk</code>
    <para />
    If a successful decode was not made from the first file, your local version will then be used.
  </para>
</section>
