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PostPosted: Wed May 18, 2011 2:52 pm    Post subject: Latitude, Longitude problems on Google Maps and TomTom Reply with quote

Hi Guys,

I am off to Waltham Abbey this weekend (family Wedding) But I can not for the life of me work out how to put a "negative" Latitude, Longitude into my GPS TomTom.

Here is the exact spot on Google Maps 51.687533, -0.004063 that I would like to route too.

As far as I can see, my TomTom doe's not allow me to put in a "negative" symbol so for example if I type this on Google Maps 51.687533, 0.004063 (omitting the - negative sign) it routes me about several miles down the road? Can anyone explain this or know how I can rectify it?

Thanks for your help in advance!
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PostPosted: Wed May 18, 2011 2:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Use 'W' for negative Longitude, and E for positive. Wink

Don't forget to leave the '-' out. Smile

Edit to add: In your example N51.687533, E0.004063
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PostPosted: Wed May 18, 2011 3:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Razz Wow how fast was that reply!!! Thanks Oldboy I will send you some wedding cake in the post!
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PostPosted: Wed May 18, 2011 3:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

batties wrote:
Razz Wow how fast was that reply!!!
Right place, right time. Laughing
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PostPosted: Wed May 18, 2011 3:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Oldboy wrote:
Use 'W' for negative Longitude, and E for positive. Wink

Don't forget to leave the '-' out. Smile

In your example N51.687533, E0.004063


I am Slightly confused now Oldboy the negative is -0.004063 shouldn't this now read W0.004063 as opposed to E0.004063 as you suggested? and as the first part is positive shouldn't this now read E51.687533 as opposed to N51.687533

W=Negative
E=Positive

Or have I missed something?
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PostPosted: Wed May 18, 2011 3:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Batties, you're right that Oldboy should have said W0.004063. I think he was confused by your mention of "51.687533, 0.004063" towards the end of your post. But, as he said, the first part should be N51.687533

For the latitude (1st) component of the coordinates you use N for North and S for South, and for the longitude (2nd) component you use E for East and W for West.

The coordinates you require should read N51.687533, W0.004063.
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PostPosted: Wed May 18, 2011 3:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks Anita for clearing that up! another slice of wedding cake on its way Wink
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PostPosted: Wed May 18, 2011 4:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

batties wrote:
. . . another slice of wedding cake on its way Wink

Can't wait! Wink

I should have added that a negative value indicates South or West, while a positive value is North or East.
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PostPosted: Wed May 18, 2011 6:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Anita wrote:
batties wrote:
. . . another slice of wedding cake on its way Wink

Can't wait! Wink
You can have my share ..... 'cos I'm Embarassed
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PostPosted: Wed May 18, 2011 8:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I like cake..... if there's any going spare? Laughing


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PostPosted: Wed May 18, 2011 9:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

And a very health looking cake it is too. It appears to contain at least four portions of fruit & vegetables:
Strawberries, Kiwi fruit, Flour (made of wheat which is a vegetable) and cream (made from the juice of a cow which only eats grass and is therefore composed entirely of vegetable). Very Happy
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PostPosted: Wed May 18, 2011 9:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I have absolutely no idea what's in it - I just do the eating part and I'm as fat as a butcher's dog. Very Happy

PS - I thought cows ate cows, or has that changed now?
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PostPosted: Wed May 18, 2011 9:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

pcaouolte wrote:
a cow which only eats grass

Having tried to discourage one from eating a plastic bag - I wouldn't put money on that Shocked
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PostPosted: Wed May 18, 2011 10:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

@DennisN: If a cow eats a cow which is made of grass then the second cow is still made of grass so it is still a vegetable and so is its juice which is made into cream.

@JimmyTheHand: If cows eat plastic bags they are not going to work properly and won’t make juice. So there is no need to worry that cream might be made of plastic, it's definitely a vegetable and counts towards your five a day.
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PostPosted: Wed May 18, 2011 10:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

But didn't Sarah Palin say "If God didn't mean us to eat animals, why are they made of meat?". Maybe she was just talking of wild meat animals.

Anyway, thanks for the great scientific and logical busting of the anti-cake brigade.
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