coordinates in funky form

[+AShan]

I figured out a Cryptoquip puzzle to

get the right coordinates. Now the

puzzle says its in the form:

DD.DDDDD

Whazzup with dat??

ashann

[+minxyy]

is this the answer you were looking for?..... -28.247

If not it's wrong or I've gotten the wrong end of the stick again!

Happy Easter

minxyy

[+Cardinal Red]

That is Degrees and Decimal Degrees (DD.ddddd).

Think of it like 2.21090 Hours.

 

The Geocaching standard is Degrees, Minutes and Decimal Minutes (DD:MM.mmm).

Same as 2 Hours 12.654 Minutes.

 

Note: The math is .21090 times 60 = 12.654

Degrees and Hours are identical mathmatically.

[+Thrak]

You can go here and get GeoCalc. It will let you put in coordinates in one format and then show you what they are in other formats. Very handy converter and it's free.

[+Mudfrog]

DD.DDDD is just one of the many formats used for coordinates. The easiest way i've found for converting is to just switch to the format that you are working with in your GPSr. This is easy to change in the setup menu on your GPSr. Input the DD.DDDD coordinates into the unit, name the waypoint, then go back to menu and switch back to the DD'mm.mmm format that the GC.com site uses. Now you'll see the familiar coordinates when you go back to the waypoint...

[+AShan]

It doesn't seem to be right.

Too many digits.

This is it:

W92.283509

How do I get that in DD.DDDDD format?

ashann

[+AShan]

It doesn't seem to be right.

Too many digits.

This is it:

N46.68692

W92.283509

How do I get that in DD.DDDDD format?

ashann

[+Cardinal Red]

Well that simply requires the basic math of rounding six decimal digits to five.

 

W92.283509 = W92.28351