Help please maps and co-ordinance

[+The Targett Family]

Hi there

I am setting up a cache, just thaught I would check out the parking and make sure the co-ordinance was right, or as near a damit for the parking any way. But it seems to be way off.

I've been back several times the co-ords are the same, i've even put in my house co'ords and whilst i get lead back time and time again, the maps say I live in the middle of the ocian. What am I doing wrong.

 

This is how I right the co-ords in 50:49:57 or 50.49571

and for west 00:46:91 or -0,46912

 

can any one help please.

 

Multi map says I'm out too, but I can explain it, ive been back time and time again and it reads the same.

 

Using Garmin Etrex,

 

Kids Caches and Mayhem what a day in celtic tribal city.

[el10t]

You have made an error in converting from dd:mm:ss to dd.dddd

 

50:49:57 converts to 50.8325

00:46:91 converts to -0.7919

 

Rich

mobilis in mobili

[el10t]

(which seems to put you near the leisure centre in Chichester)

 

[This message was edited by el10t on March 09, 2003 at 01:47 PM.]

[+The Targett Family]

quote:

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Originally posted by el10t:

You have made an error in converting from dd:mm:ss to dd.dddd

 

50:49:57 converts to 50.8325

00:46:91 converts to -0.7919

 

Rich

_mobilis in mobili_

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I copied and paisted the co-ords in but still no luck, any suggestions?????

 

Thoes co-ords always lead me home. but can get an acurate map

 

Kids Caches and Mayhem what a day in celtic tribal city.

 

P.S. How did you work that out?

My actual GPS Reading is:-

N50­­°49.471 and W000°46912

[+Nia]

If you read this within 10 minutes, i'll try and help you sort it out.

 

Tech-no notice

[+Meriadoc]

You either have your GPS receiver set-up incorrectly for use with 'geocaching.com' where the co-ordinates are given in the format HDDD:MM.MM. OR Multimap is the problem.

 

You are using the units of Degrees, Minutes and Seconds. Instead you have to set up your GPS receiver to work with Degrees, Minutes and fractions of a Minute.

 

Seconds differ from ‘Fractions of a Minute’. You can convert between the two and most GPS receivers allow you to select which units you normally work in.

 

The co-ordinates will always lead you home, as they are set to the correct location but use HDDD:MM.MM (notice the '.' instead of ':').

 

H = hemisphere and is either N/S or E/W.

DDD = Degrees.

MM = Minutes.

SS = Seconds.

 

You can convert quickly between the different formats using this spreadsheet:

 

http://www.sheps.clara.net/SpreadSheets/WaypointWorkbench.xls

 

N 050:49:57 in HDDD:MM:SS becomes N 050:49.950. in HDDD:MM.MM and becomes 50.8325 in HDDD.DDDD

 

E 000:46:91 in HDDD:MM:SS becomes E 000:47.517 in HDDD:MM.MM and becomes -000.7919 in HDDD.DDDD

 

Therefore the link below to streetmap.co.uk should centre on your house (on terminus road, near the Chichester bypass). You could also enter: “50:49:57,-0:46:91” into streetmap.co.uk.

 

http://www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.srf?x=485171&y=104358&z=0&sv=50:49:57,-0:46:91&st=7&tl=Lat/Long+50:49:57,-0:46:91&mapp=newmap.srf&searchp=newsearch.srf

 

On multimap.com I couldn't find where you enter lat,long therefore I searched for terminus road, '1 Matform Business Centre' it was located at

N 050:49:59, W 000:47:34

 

or

 

http://www.multimap.co.uk/map/browse.cgi?addr1=1+Matform+Business+Centre&addr2=Terminus+Road&addr3=Chichester&pc=PO198UL&client=public&gride=485115&gridn=104415&scale=10000]http://www.multimap.co.uk/map/browse.cgi?addr1=1+Matform+Business+Centre&addr2=Terminus+Road&addr3=Chichester&pc=PO198UL&client=public&gride=485115&gridn=104415&scale=10000]http://www.multimap.co.uk/map/browse.cgi?addr1=1+Matform+Business+Centre&addr2=Terminus+Road&addr3=Chichester&pc=PO198UL&client=public&gride=485115&gridn=104415&scale=10000

 

It maybe you have missed out the '-' for the longitude. This will placeyou in the sea off hastings. EAST of the prime meridian instead of west.

 

http://www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.srf?x=595096&y=107316&z=5&sv=595096,107316&st=4&tl=Grid+Location+595096,107316&mapp=newmap.srf&searchp=newsearch.srf

 

[This message was edited by Meriadoc on March 09, 2003 at 03:32 PM.]

 

[This message was edited by Meriadoc on March 09, 2003 at 03:35 PM.]

[+The Targett Family]

Thanx for all your help. it transpires that i was typing it in. in the worng format.

Being new to geocaching and GPS their is alot to learn quite quickly. I will probably write a help page for beginners. after this episode.

 

Thnx for all you help.

 

 

Kids Caches and Mayhem what a day in celtic tribal city.

[+Bill D (wwh)]

I'm pleased to hear you got it sorted!

 

Bill