New Tool: GEDminer, a family tree analyser and research planner

GEDminer is a new free tool that will analyze your GEDCOM files. It is designed by genealogists to help family historians audit their trees, find data errors, and discover new research opportunities without requiring software installation. Most genealogy websites are built for building trees, not for analysing them. Once a tree reaches a certain size, it becomes difficult to see where the gaps are, which branches lack sources, or how families moved across regions and countries.

GEDminer was created to fill that gap. It is a dedicated analysis layer that sits alongside your existing genealogy software and subscription, helping you audit your work and discover what to research next without replacing the tools you already use. Take the insights, and improve your tree wherever you prefer to use it most. It’s complimentary, not competitive.

Key Features

• Data Validation: Checks for impossible dates, data inconsistencies, and missing source citations.
• Error Detection: Locates duplicate individuals and missing birth, death, or marriage records.
• Research Planner: Generates prioritized, kinship-based action plans for your next steps.
• Migration Mapping: Visualizes your ancestors’ movements geographically.

How It Works

1. Export: You export your family tree from your regular desktop software (like Family Tree Maker) or online platform (like Ancestry) as a standard .ged file.
2. Upload: You upload the file into the GEDminer website.
3. Analyze: The tool runs the analysis locally on your computer in seconds, ensuring your data remains private and secure. Your data is never uploaded, it never leaves your computer.

Who Should Use It

GEDminer is not a replacement for traditional family tree-building software, but rather a complementary auditing tool. It is useful for both hobbyists wanting to clean up an inherited tree and professional researchers tracking down census gaps or identifying individuals ideal for DNA testing.

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