tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5026869257529481970.post3958104258857546620..comments2023-12-02T05:56:57.304-05:00Comments on Biblical Studies and Technological Tools: Digital Resources for Biblical MappingMGVHoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13984044532444865131noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5026869257529481970.post-85424696687879309202008-01-28T14:29:00.000-05:002008-01-28T14:29:00.000-05:00Hi, David. I appreciate being given the opportunit...Hi, David. I appreciate being given the opportunity to evaluate the Accordance Bible Atlas. I can say a bit more about it. First, as I noted in my presentation, Accordance Bible Atlas is not only one of the few choices for Mac users, it is an excellent choice. It includes some things no other program does, e.g., the Israel/Palestinian coordinates that are important to archaeologists. Second, I should be clearer about my reservations. One thing it doesn't do is have full functionality running under the Windows emulator. (Yes, I know what the solution is to that 'problem'!) So, for a Windows person, it is limited. There are also a few things I can't seem to do, but they may also simply be a problem of running under the emulator. (E.g., the Delete key does not seem to work when I'm editing a map. Once I draw something like a box, I cannot find any way to delete it.)<BR/>Third, there are some ways I think the program could be improved. (A) The satellite imagery could use higher resolution. (B) The Dictionary of Bible Places is useful but pretty basic and limited. Perhaps if I had other modules, it would easily link to more complete entries. (C) Given the importance of Jerusalem, it would be nice to have a good map of that city. There are a number of other city maps that would be desirable as well. (D) It's great that the Atlas, unlike so many other programs, has the nice overlays for routes and highways. I would like to see them more accurately drawn, however. E.g., the pass from the south leading to Megiddo is quite clear on the map, but the ancient highway map misses it. (E) It would be really nice to have hyperlinks out to web resources or to Google Earth. This would allow hooks in to pictures (though I know one can also buy the Bible photos module).<BR/>There are a bunch of other little things, but those are the main things. (If you want, let me know off this blog for other nitpicks.)<BR/>Again, it would probably help if I were using this on a Mac rather than on Windows, but even so, it is still an excellent resource. I recommend it (even to Windows users(, and I will continue to use it.MGVHoffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13984044532444865131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5026869257529481970.post-44137955797131624822008-01-26T23:20:00.000-05:002008-01-26T23:20:00.000-05:00You state that the Accordance Bible Atlas doesn't ...You state that the Accordance Bible Atlas doesn't do everything on your list, but I can't think of one of the items you listed which it doesn't do. Could you elaborate?David Langhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10670925456150974443noreply@blogger.com