Guest tony69 Posted October 17, 2001 Share Posted October 17, 2001 Hi I'm new to all of this, well we all had to start somewhere, I have an eMap and when I fired it up it gave me my location, but when I tried it on www.streetmap.uk it was different at least 500 yards as the crow flys whats gone wrong. Richard Quote Link to comment
Guest Moss Trooper Posted October 17, 2001 Share Posted October 17, 2001 Make sure it is set to WGS 84 in the datum and you use Deg mm ss.ss should be OK then.. Moss [This message has been edited by Moss Trooper (edited 17 October 2001).] Quote Link to comment
Guest The Northumbrian Posted October 17, 2001 Share Posted October 17, 2001 m wgs 84 units statute north ref. magnetic variance 004 and took a second readingwhich said 54n57.882 001w 43.821 more or less the same as the first reading My question is have i got my etrex set up wrong? and would there be a difference in finding the cache between using these set ups?Hope you can understand this jibberish as the more I read it back the more it seems jibberish ( hope the spelling is ok ) AS THATS ANOTHER DOWNFALL OF MINE ------------------ The Northumbrian Quote Link to comment
Guest Moss Trooper Posted October 18, 2001 Share Posted October 18, 2001 Hi Northumbrian. Spellin.. Whats that!!!! My answer to Tony was specific to his problem i.e. tying streetmap.co.uk up with his GPS. I use streetmap to check if my co-ords are OK before I post them. Streetmap uses DD MM SS.SS to show a location. You don't have your etrex setup wrong, if yer did I wouldn't have found yer cache. The variance and north ref are to do with the compass more than anything, remember we have 3 Norths, Grid north.. verticle lines on map, True North.. that is NORTH NORTH!! and magnetic north, this is the north a compass points too. So if you set your GPS to Grid north, North will be straight up the map, if it is set to magnetic the variation is about 4 degrees west of Grid North. I work on a rule of thumb that 0.001 of a minute is 6 ft.. Hope that lot isn't jibberish either and helps you out a wee bit. Moss the Boss [This message has been edited by Moss Trooper (edited 18 October 2001).] Quote Link to comment
Guest Moss Trooper Posted October 18, 2001 Share Posted October 18, 2001 Hi Northumbrian. Spellin.. Whats that!!!! My answer to Tony was specific to his problem i.e. tying streetmap.co.uk up with his GPS. I use streetmap to check if my co-ords are OK before I post them. Streetmap uses DD MM SS.SS to show a location. You don't have your etrex setup wrong, if yer did I wouldn't have found yer cache. The variance and north ref are to do with the compass more than anything, remember we have 3 Norths, Grid north.. verticle lines on map, True North.. that is NORTH NORTH!! and magnetic north, this is the north a compass points too. So if you set your GPS to Grid north, North will be straight up the map, if it is set to magnetic the variation is about 4 degrees west of Grid North. I work on a rule of thumb that 0.001 of a minute is 6 ft.. Hope that lot isn't jibberish either and helps you out a wee bit. Moss the Boss [This message has been edited by Moss Trooper (edited 18 October 2001).] Quote Link to comment
Guest The Northumbrian Posted October 18, 2001 Share Posted October 18, 2001 quote:Originally posted by Moss Trooper:Hi Northumbrian. Spellin.. Whats that!!!! My answer to Tony was specific to his problem i.e. tying streetmap.co.uk up with his GPS. I use streetmap to check if my co-ords are OK before I post them. Streetmap uses DD MM SS.SS to show a location. You don't have your etrex setup wrong, if yer did I wouldn't have found yer cache. The variance and north ref are to do with the compass more than anything, remember we have 3 Norths, Grid north.. verticle lines on map, True North.. that is NORTH NORTH!! and magnetic north, this is the north a compass points too. So if you set your GPS to Grid north, North will be straight up the map, if it is set to magnetic the variation is about 4 degrees west of Grid North. I work on a rule of thumb that 0.001 of a minute is 6 ft.. Hope that lot isn't jibberish either and helps you out a wee bit. Moss the Boss [This message has been edited by Moss Trooper (edited 18 October 2001).] Thanks for that info Moss If it fairs up I will go into the paddock and have a bit practice with different setsup to gain a bit more experience. Never to old to learn ------------------ The Northumbrian Quote Link to comment
Guest The Northumbrian Posted October 18, 2001 Share Posted October 18, 2001 quote:Originally posted by Moss Trooper:Hi Northumbrian. Spellin.. Whats that!!!! My answer to Tony was specific to his problem i.e. tying streetmap.co.uk up with his GPS. I use streetmap to check if my co-ords are OK before I post them. Streetmap uses DD MM SS.SS to show a location. You don't have your etrex setup wrong, if yer did I wouldn't have found yer cache. The variance and north ref are to do with the compass more than anything, remember we have 3 Norths, Grid north.. verticle lines on map, True North.. that is NORTH NORTH!! and magnetic north, this is the north a compass points too. So if you set your GPS to Grid north, North will be straight up the map, if it is set to magnetic the variation is about 4 degrees west of Grid North. I work on a rule of thumb that 0.001 of a minute is 6 ft.. Hope that lot isn't jibberish either and helps you out a wee bit. Moss the Boss [This message has been edited by Moss Trooper (edited 18 October 2001).] Thanks for that info Moss If it fairs up I will go into the paddock and have a bit practice with different setsup to gain a bit more experience. Never to old to learn ------------------ The Northumbrian Quote Link to comment
Guest Moss Trooper Posted October 18, 2001 Share Posted October 18, 2001 Northumbrian If you wish.. I work in Newcastle. We could meet up one lunch time and I can give you a run down on the GPS and also some map reading so you can tie the two together. Moss the Boss he de man!! Quote Link to comment
Guest Moss Trooper Posted October 18, 2001 Share Posted October 18, 2001 Northumbrian If you wish.. I work in Newcastle. We could meet up one lunch time and I can give you a run down on the GPS and also some map reading so you can tie the two together. Moss the Boss he de man!! Quote Link to comment
Guest The Northumbrian Posted October 18, 2001 Share Posted October 18, 2001 quote:Originally posted by Moss Trooper:Northumbrian If you wish.. I work in Newcastle. We could meet up one lunch time and I can give you a run down on the GPS and also some map reading so you can tie the two together. Moss the Boss he de man!! Thanks for the offer Moss but I get very busy around Midday but I'm sure our paths are going to cross. A few of us may get together around Xmas and have a session I normally drink in the ship in Wylam every week end, as lived there a long time. Mrs. Northumbrian takes me and the mates down, then comes back to pick us up again when we get thrown out or run out of money Thanks again Quote Link to comment
Guest The Northumbrian Posted October 18, 2001 Share Posted October 18, 2001 quote:Originally posted by Moss Trooper:Northumbrian If you wish.. I work in Newcastle. We could meet up one lunch time and I can give you a run down on the GPS and also some map reading so you can tie the two together. Moss the Boss he de man!! Thanks for the offer Moss but I get very busy around Midday but I'm sure our paths are going to cross. A few of us may get together around Xmas and have a session I normally drink in the ship in Wylam every week end, as lived there a long time. Mrs. Northumbrian takes me and the mates down, then comes back to pick us up again when we get thrown out or run out of money Thanks again Quote Link to comment
Guest Monz Posted October 18, 2001 Share Posted October 18, 2001 do yer think she'll be up fer a bit of a detour round Yorkshire to pick us up too Quote Link to comment
Guest Monz Posted October 18, 2001 Share Posted October 18, 2001 do yer think she'll be up fer a bit of a detour round Yorkshire to pick us up too Quote Link to comment
Guest Moss Trooper Posted October 18, 2001 Share Posted October 18, 2001 well have to pop in over the weekend.. 8 pm Saturday fer a beer. Got a collegue gets in there also.. ) Moss Quote Link to comment
Guest The Northumbrian Posted October 19, 2001 Share Posted October 19, 2001 quote:Originally posted by Moss Trooper:well have to pop in over the weekend.. 8 pm Saturday fer a beer. Got a collegue gets in there also.. ) Moss It wouln't be the little welshman would it? he's the one that knows I do family history and shouts up the bar " HAVE YOU FOUND OUT WHO YOUR FATHER IS YET" ------------------ The Northumbrian Quote Link to comment
Guest Moss Trooper Posted October 19, 2001 Share Posted October 19, 2001 Naa.. He works in Marine Technology at University.. an plays with boats [This message has been edited by Moss Trooper (edited 19 October 2001).] Quote Link to comment
Guest Moss Trooper Posted October 19, 2001 Share Posted October 19, 2001 Naa.. He works in Marine Technology at University.. an plays with boats [This message has been edited by Moss Trooper (edited 19 October 2001).] Quote Link to comment
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