Converting Wgs84 To British Grid Or Lat/long

[+Steve&Rebecca]

I am trying to convert the Degrees Minutes Seconds given on the Cache pages to either British Grid or Lat Long but it wont work.

 

I have found loads of programs on the net but they just dont match up when I put them on Auto Route. Its really annoying me now I just dont know what I am doing wrong.

 

I know it does show the British grid on the page but I am looking at parking etc not the actual cache site.

 

I am practising with the actual cache site though so I can compare and check the ones I convert but when I convert them it is putting me in the genral area but about 10 miles off.

 

Can anybody help me PLEASE!!!

 

Thanks

Rebecca

[+naffita]

Chris n Marias excellent converter can be found Here

[+Steve&Rebecca]

Fantastic ..... Thanks very much for your help

 

Rebecca

[+GAZ]

The way I do it for Autoroute is highlight the OS grid below the co-ords on the cache page, copy, open the "find" in Autoroute, and under OS Grid, paste it.

 

GAZ

[+John & Hazel]

I am trying to convert the Degrees Minutes Seconds given on the Cache pages to either British Grid or Lat Long but it wont work.

 

Can anybody help me PLEASE!!!

 

Thanks

Rebecca

The coordinates given on the cace page are DD MM.mmm.Not DD MM ss

[NickPick]

Or you can use Grid Inquest - available from here

[+Teasel]

I am trying to convert the Degrees Minutes Seconds given on the Cache pages [snip] I have found loads of programs on the net but they just dont match up when I put them on Auto Route.

As others have pointed out, the coordinates on the cache pages are given in degrees and minutes, rather than degrees, minutes and seconds.

 

I'll just chip in another webpage which does coordinate conversions.

 

Also, if you view the cache pages via the GeocacheUK stats pages, all coordinates on the page will have OS grid references, including any references to car parks etc.

Edited July 8, 2005 by Teasel

[markandlynn]

You can also download a CSV file from G.UK and import this into autoroute as pushpins.

Use the search facility in autoroute after the import to find the relative GC code.

[+Steve&Rebecca]

Thanks everyone for your help its really helped me.

 

Rebecca

[+rutson]

If you use GSAK (and you should ) you can export a Streets and Trips file which flies into Autoroute.

[+The Forester]

In general, if you want to retain accuracy when converting back and forth, it's best to use either GridInquest or the official OS website for the conversion.

 

The inbox conversions by most GPSrs are over-simplified calcs which introduce an error of several metres. That was OK back in the bad old days of SA and without Differential corrections, but modern GPSrs with WAAS are greatly more accurate than their own OS conversion algorithms.

[+t.a.folk]

I downloaded "WGS84 to OS" a while ago. The link was on a discuss topic some while ago but cant find it at present .

[+The Hancock Clan]

Theres a program called CoordTrans which converts many different formats. I've just downloaded it from here and it seems really good although I've not had time to play with it properly yet.

[+bobuk]

For what its worth ....heres another

 

Here

 

B.

[JackiePenn]

For pocketpc (IPAQ PPC) OS GPS CONVERTOR is a neat tool.

[+lordelph]

I've adapted the conversion code used on Geograph.co.uk and Nearby.org.uk into javascript, which should open up a few more possibilities on the "GreaseMonkey" front. I haven't written any documentation yet, but if anyone wants to "beta test" it, drop me an email.

 

It's accurate to approx 7m for 90% of the UK, I just need to document it and add some convenience methods to make "real world" applications a little easier.

[+Bob Smith]

The coordtrans proggy is just what I've been looking for.

 

Does the conversion WGS84 to the peculiar Aussie reference system they use on their maps. Last time I was in Oz gave up trying to find maps with WGS 84 type co-ords, now I can use any of their maps