Easy Question For A Smart Person, How To Convert Coordinates

[ttwo1969]

I would like to place several points of interest in my GPS by typing the coordinates into a magellan GPS program and then transferring to my GPS. Is there an easy way to enter points of interest if I have coordinates from sites such as google earth?

 

When I choose points of interest on Google Earth (ie. my address) it gives the location in Degree,Min,Sec such as 45*39'08.32" but my explorist seems to want it in xx*yy.zzz' (degrees and minutes only).

 

How do I convert or is there another way to input?

 

thanks for the help

[csxJoe]

1 Min = 60 Sec

 

1 Sec = 0.016 Min

 

8.32 Sec = 0.1386666 Min

 

45*39'08.32" = 45*39.138666'

Edited February 25, 2006 by csxJoe

[+Indotguy]

Either download a free program like GeoCalc or do a Google search for "Coordinate Conversions". There are several websites which do conversions.

[+rhelt100]

I would like to place several points of interest in my GPS by typing the coordinates into a magellan GPS program and then transferring to my GPS. Is there an easy way to enter points of interest if I have coordinates from sites such as google earth?

 

When I choose points of interest on Google Earth (ie. my address) it gives the location in Degree,Min,Sec such as 45*39'08.32" but my explorist seems to want it in xx*yy.zzz' (degrees and minutes only).

 

How do I convert or is there another way to input?

 

thanks for the help

 

I use http://maps2.nris.state.mt.us/topofinder1/LatLong.asp

[+Sputnik 57]

Alternmatively, change the setup on your GPSr to hddd mm' ss", then enter the coordinates. If you change it back to hddd mm.mmm, the GPSr will automatically convert them for you.

[ttwo1969]

excellent, I now have a converter.

 

sputnik, do you know if the explorist 210 has the option to change the input type?

[+dragophelion]

Slightly related....

 

Is there a way to change the displayed co-ordinates in Google Earth from Degrees, Minutes, Seconds to Degrees Minutes, as it accepts both kinds in the location search but I haven't managed to find a way to change it on the map display....???

 

Thanks!

[robertlipe]

If I understand you correctly, you're marking things in GE and then wanting to stuff them into Mapsend and/or your Magellan, right?

 

Create them in GE and save as a KML file. Use GPSBabel to convert to Mapsend or directly upload to your receiver.,

[planewood]

I would like to place several points of interest in my GPS by typing the coordinates into a magellan GPS program and then transferring to my GPS. Is there an easy way to enter points of interest if I have coordinates from sites such as google earth?

 

When I choose points of interest on Google Earth (ie. my address) it gives the location in Degree,Min,Sec such as 45*39'08.32" but my explorist seems to want it in xx*yy.zzz' (degrees and minutes only).

 

How do I convert or is there another way to input?

 

thanks for the help

 

I find this Excel spreadsheet to be pretty good.

http://www.uwgb.edu/dutchs/UsefulData/HowUseExcel.HTM