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Ramaprem Occasional Visitor
Joined: Aug 04, 2011 Posts: 19 Location: Freiburg, Germany
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Posted: Sat Jul 27, 2013 10:30 am Post subject: GPS system "translation" |
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I need to get to a location in the forest, the "co-ordinates" of which are given on a Web site. I've found this location in Google Earth. But, clearly, the systems used are different. And my TomTom and Garmin use another system.
Is there a way to "translate" either one of the two above co-ordinates to the system used by our devices?
Web site: N 47.58.13 / E 008.43.38
Google: N 47.58.13.aa / E 008.43.38.bb
(I'm using aa and bb because there is simply no way to be precise, in this instance. I cannot tell exactly where the person "was standing" when the location was marked.)
But - as I'm sure that you know - the devices seem to use another system. They need numbers of this form:
(x)xx.xx.xxx
Can I get from one to another?
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Anita Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Mar 15, 2006 Posts: 3219 Location: Windlesham, Surrey
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Posted: Sat Jul 27, 2013 10:54 am Post subject: |
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Try www.nearby.org.uk.
Select Coordinate Conversions Only and enter the coordinates you have. Decimal, Dec Min and DMS will be returned. _________________ Anita
TomTom VIA 135 - App 12.075
UK map 1130.12368
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Oldboy Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Dec 08, 2004 Posts: 10643 Location: Suffolk, UK
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Posted: Sat Jul 27, 2013 10:55 am Post subject: |
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You can change the degrees, minutes and seconds in a TomTom under Change Preferences - Set Units.
Press Done until you reach Coordinate Display. Then Select the Option - Seconds.
In Browse Map, under Find and Latitude Longitude, input the co-ordinates as N 47058'13 and E 8043'38 (Note I can't do a Superscript 0 for degrees, but on the Input screen you'll get then idea).
On my TT, it shows as Lindenhof, West of Tuttlingen. Is this correct? _________________ Richard
TT 910 V7.903: Europe Map v1045
TT Via 135 App 12.075: Europe Map v1135 |
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Ramaprem Occasional Visitor
Joined: Aug 04, 2011 Posts: 19 Location: Freiburg, Germany
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Posted: Sat Jul 27, 2013 11:00 am Post subject: |
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Thanks for your (quick) replies. I'll be trying the solutions soon.
@Richard,
Yes, the location is the seminar house Lindenhof. |
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Ramaprem Occasional Visitor
Joined: Aug 04, 2011 Posts: 19 Location: Freiburg, Germany
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Posted: Sat Jul 27, 2013 12:09 pm Post subject: |
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So:
I found that the easiest thing to do was to change my preference in Google Earth to show the on-screen co-ordinates in Degrees, Decimal Minutes. That seems to be the format that the devices use: xx.xx.xxx
Didn't know about that pref in Earth.
Thanks for your help. |
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Oldboy Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Dec 08, 2004 Posts: 10643 Location: Suffolk, UK
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Posted: Sat Jul 27, 2013 3:02 pm Post subject: |
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Ramaprem wrote: | Didn't know about that pref in Earth. | I'd forgotten about that. Well done for finding it. _________________ Richard
TT 910 V7.903: Europe Map v1045
TT Via 135 App 12.075: Europe Map v1135 |
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MaFt Pocket GPS Staff
Joined: Aug 31, 2005 Posts: 15258 Location: Bradford, West Yorkshire
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Oldboy Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Dec 08, 2004 Posts: 10643 Location: Suffolk, UK
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Posted: Sat Jul 27, 2013 8:08 pm Post subject: |
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MaFt wrote: | ... And what's wrong with using our own conversion tool? | I'd forgotten about that.
I couldn't find a link to it, in the Page Tabs. If it's not shown, it's easily forgotten about. _________________ Richard
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Anita Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Mar 15, 2006 Posts: 3219 Location: Windlesham, Surrey
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Posted: Sat Jul 27, 2013 8:50 pm Post subject: |
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MaFt wrote: | And what's wrong with using our own conversion tool? |
Sorry, MaFt, I don't remember ever hearing about it.
Now bookmarked.
Although it's easier to just paste the complete coordinates into the webpage I linked to than to type the numbers into the six boxes and select north/south and east/west on the PGPSW one!
I'll get my coat. _________________ Anita
TomTom VIA 135 - App 12.075
UK map 1130.12368
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Andy_P Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Jun 04, 2005 Posts: 19991 Location: West and Southwest London
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Posted: Sun Jul 28, 2013 6:01 pm Post subject: |
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I don't think I was aware of it either..... a worthy candidate for the menu bar? _________________ "Settling in nicely" ;-) |
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