roughboys Posted December 8, 2007 Posted December 8, 2007 Just getting started with a Gps. My gps receiver (etrex vista HCx) is set for decimal minutes. which is what geogaching.com uses for easy transfer. However, when I want to search for a location using google earth I see that the coordinates are in deg.min.seconds. How can a take a coordinate from google earth and manually transfter it to decimal minutes... so I can then input it into my receiver. Is there a math equation to use?? thanks for your help Quote
+Sputnik 57 Posted December 8, 2007 Posted December 8, 2007 One approach is to go to the settings on your receiver and change the format to decimal degrees, enter the GE coordinates, then change back. The receiver will do the math. Another approach is to use a third party app. FizzyCalc (formerly Geocalc) is my choice. It does lots of other things besides coordinate conversion. It's great and it's free! Or do the simple math. Take the decimal part of the cordinates and multiply by 60. 96.483868° is the same as 96° 29.032 minutes Quote
Hertzog Posted December 8, 2007 Posted December 8, 2007 Just getting started with a Gps. My gps receiver (etrex vista HCx) is set for decimal minutes. which is what geogaching.com uses for easy transfer. However, when I want to search for a location using google earth I see that the coordinates are in deg.min.seconds. How can a take a coordinate from google earth and manually transfter it to decimal minutes... so I can then input it into my receiver. Is there a math equation to use?? thanks for your help You can change the display format in Google Earth (Tools/Options/3D View in my version). FWIW: Google Earth and MapSource are both pretty flexible when it comes to copying and pasting coordinates; they can recognize when the data you are pasting in is not the format they are set to and interpret it correctly. Quote
Wintertime Posted December 8, 2007 Posted December 8, 2007 I agree that changing the format in the GPS receiver or Google Earth is the easiest approach in this case, but if anyone ever wants to do coordinate conversion online, you can use the handy Boulter.com website developed by a local Bay Area geocacher. Patty Quote
+JSWilson64 Posted December 10, 2007 Posted December 10, 2007 (edited) Is there a math equation to use?? If you feel like doing it yourself, just remember that 60 seconds= 1 minute, 60 minutes = 1 degree (so 3600 sec = 1 degree) Take deg.min.sec deg+(min/60)+(sec/3600) will give you decimal degrees or you can just use fizzy calc... Edited December 10, 2007 by JSWilson64 Quote
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