RamseyHunter Posted June 16, 2007 Share Posted June 16, 2007 Hi All My GPS arrived yesterday and I started to download some cache sites ready for a hunt today. I am using EasyGPS and my word, is it easy - brilliant! BUT, I have noticed that the Long/Lat is different when downloaded - not by much, for example, one nearby is: N 54° 16.520 W 004° 21.795, but when I send it to my GPS, it is logged as N54 16.869 W004 21.405 Should I change my GPS to the co-ords on the site or not be too worried? And why does it do this? Look forward to some sound advice - cheers, Chris. Quote Link to comment
+DonB Posted June 16, 2007 Share Posted June 16, 2007 Hi All My GPS arrived yesterday and I started to download some cache sites ready for a hunt today. I am using EasyGPS and my word, is it easy - brilliant! BUT, I have noticed that the Long/Lat is different when downloaded - not by much, for example, one nearby is: N 54° 16.520 W 004° 21.795, but when I send it to my GPS, it is logged as N54 16.869 W004 21.405 Should I change my GPS to the co-ords on the site or not be too worried? And why does it do this? Look forward to some sound advice - cheers, Chris. It seems like this happens every now and then on Groundspeak. It happened to a friend when we were out caching. luckily I had punched the coordinates in right off the website and we found the cache. If we had went by his gps we would have been 70 feet off. I would use the coordinates on the website. Quote Link to comment
Motorcycle_Mama Posted June 16, 2007 Share Posted June 16, 2007 What is your map datum set to? It should be WGS 84 for caching. Quote Link to comment
RamseyHunter Posted June 16, 2007 Author Share Posted June 16, 2007 Datum set correctly. I am off to try and find the one I cited - I will take both sets of data to see how far off it throws me. I hope I don't have to alter all the data every time, seems to challenge the convienience of being able to download it! Thanks so far.... any other suggestions welcome! Quote Link to comment
RamseyHunter Posted June 16, 2007 Author Share Posted June 16, 2007 Sorted! You need to set the datum in EasyGPS to match the GPS itself. Obvious when you know!!! Thanks again for the suggestions. Now, where's my shovel.... Quote Link to comment
+LeonW Posted June 17, 2007 Share Posted June 17, 2007 You can't use a shovel, to hide a cache, or to stick your head into the hole you think of creating. Not very geocaching like. Quote Link to comment
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