RussellHltn wrote:Question: Where is the data stored and/or processed? Is it kept on the local machine or is it uploaded to Google at all? I think there would be some concern if any part of the data was uploaded. Otherwise, I think it would be a great idea.
There is no uploading to Google involved in this at all. Google Earth is NOT the same thing as Google Maps. Google Earth is a local application that allows you to use network mapping resources with local data. So, the data files are only ever stored on your local machines, and in fact you could even email the .kmz file (or maybe .kml...I forget) to the bishop and his counselors, or the assistant clerks, etc. and it is all self-contained in that file. There is no uploading to anyone, anywhere, in the process I mentioned.
Even the batchgeocode.com website that I suggested does everything clientside in Javascript, on your local machine.
I am certain this is no less secure than hard copies of ward rosters that are handed out in thousands of wards, all the time.
Hope this helps.
Ronald Schoedel