GPS system "translation"

Ramaprem · Posted: Sat Jul 27, 2013 10:30 am Post subject: GPS system "translation"

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?
Thanks.

Anita · Posted: Sat Jul 27, 2013 10:54 am Post subject:

Try www.nearby.org.uk.

Select Coordinate Conversions Only and enter the coordinates you have. Decimal, Dec Min and DMS will be returned.
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Oldboy · Posted: Sat Jul 27, 2013 10:55 am Post subject:

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?
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Ramaprem · Posted: Sat Jul 27, 2013 11:00 am Post subject:

Thanks for your (quick) replies. I'll be trying the solutions soon.

@Richard,
Yes, the location is the seminar house Lindenhof.

Ramaprem · Posted: Sat Jul 27, 2013 12:09 pm Post subject:

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.

Oldboy · Posted: Sat Jul 27, 2013 3:02 pm Post subject:

MaFt · Posted: Sat Jul 27, 2013 7:30 pm Post subject:

Oldboy · Posted: Sat Jul 27, 2013 8:08 pm Post subject:

Anita · Posted: Sat Jul 27, 2013 8:50 pm Post subject:

Andy_P · Posted: Sun Jul 28, 2013 6:01 pm Post subject:

I don't think I was aware of it either..... a worthy candidate for the menu bar?
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