+DENelson83 Posted April 14, 2007 Share Posted April 14, 2007 When I view the details page for a geocache, such as http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?wp=GC116GF (one of mine), the coordinates presented to me are in degrees and decimal minutes, as well as UTM coordinates. I primarily use degrees, minutes and decimal seconds during my geocaching adventures, and I'd like to be able to view the coordinates of the caches I'm looking for in that format (DDDMMSS.S). Could you allow individual users to view cache coordinates in their preferred system on geocaching.com's cache details page? Link to comment
+StarBrand Posted April 14, 2007 Share Posted April 14, 2007 First of all that change is a format change not a coordinate system. Second - of you use a Pocket Query to load the coords into your GPS - you can have your GPS display them in any format you choose. Link to comment
+DENelson83 Posted April 15, 2007 Author Share Posted April 15, 2007 (edited) First of all that change is a format change not a coordinate system. Second - of you use a Pocket Query to load the coords into your GPS - you can have your GPS display them in any format you choose. And how would I do that with a Garmin eTrex Vista? edit - Never mind. I already just found out that MapSource handles .loc and .gpx files. Edited April 15, 2007 by DENelson83 Link to comment
+Mars Express Posted April 15, 2007 Share Posted April 15, 2007 First of all that change is a format change not a coordinate system. Second - of you use a Pocket Query to load the coords into your GPS - you can have your GPS display them in any format you choose. And how would I do that with a Garmin eTrex Vista? edit - Never mind. I already just found out that MapSource handles .loc and .gpx files. Mapsource is fine, but also have a look at GSAK Link to comment
Edgemaster Posted April 15, 2007 Share Posted April 15, 2007 Once coordinates are loaded into a GPS by any means, you can display format to whatever you prefer. (Settings>Units, I believe) Link to comment
+TrailGators Posted April 15, 2007 Share Posted April 15, 2007 You can get used to any format. There are many puzzle caches that can help get you very familiar with switching formats. I use the default one on GC.com. Link to comment
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