+rock33 Posted July 29, 2002 Posted July 29, 2002 A cache was just place in our area with the coordinates displayed in DD.MM.SSSS format instead of the familiar DD.MM.SSS. What do you do with the last number in the seconds? I dropped the last second and couldn't find the cache. Apparently 2 other cachers also did and they weren't successful either. I just loaded the coordinates into my eTrex with EasyGPS and it rounded them both up. How much of a difference would this make? Thanks in advance Rock33 Quote
+Markwell Posted July 29, 2002 Posted July 29, 2002 Wait - it's not seconds. The method for displaying coordinates on Geocaching.com is DD MM.MMM - and THAT'S where your problem was. Check your setting on the GPS to make sure it's set to DD MM.MMM and WGS-84 Datum. Markwell Chicago Geocachers Quote
+rock33 Posted July 29, 2002 Author Posted July 29, 2002 Markwell: Sorry for the mistake and thanks for the reply. The posted coordintes were N 40° 35.0559 W 079° 03.2647. Do I round to N 40° 35.056 W 079° 03.265 or just drop the last number? Quote
+Alan2 Posted July 29, 2002 Posted July 29, 2002 The third decimal digit represents approximately 5 feet so it won't really make a difference since the fourth is dealing with tenths of 5 feet much more than the acuracy of the GPS. The USGS gives benchmark coordinates to 5 decimal digits or a fraction of an inch - but who's measuring? Alan Quote
+Alan2 Posted July 29, 2002 Posted July 29, 2002 The third decimal digit represents approximately 5 feet so it won't really make a difference since the fourth is dealing with tenths of 5 feet much more than the acuracy of the GPS. The USGS gives benchmark coordinates to 5 decimal digits or a fraction of an inch - but who's measuring? Alan Quote
+Jamie Z Posted July 29, 2002 Posted July 29, 2002 quote:Originally posted by rock33: The posted coordintes were N 40° 35.0559 W 079° 03.2647. Rock... do you have a link to this cache? Did you say other folks had trouble with this one as well? I have a suspicion that the cache hider made a mistake on this one. It almost looks to me like the coords that the hider wanted to put were: N40°35'05.59" W079°03'26.47" Which, if I am correct, would equate to a geocaching-compatible: N40°35.093 W079°03.441 Try those. Jamie Quote
+rock33 Posted July 30, 2002 Author Posted July 30, 2002 Jamie Here is the cache Moose Hill. I see the Lat was changed. Thanks Rock33 Quote
Kerry. Posted July 30, 2002 Posted July 30, 2002 Is the format this or is the format that if it's not this one then it might be that one but why does one have to guess/assume. What happened to minute' marks or second" marks, why should one have to guess? Formats can be written so they are very very clear and unambiguous. Cheers, Kerry. I never get lost everybody keeps telling me where to go Quote
Kerry. Posted July 30, 2002 Posted July 30, 2002 Is the format this or is the format that if it's not this one then it might be that one but why does one have to guess/assume. What happened to minute' marks or second" marks, why should one have to guess? Formats can be written so they are very very clear and unambiguous. Cheers, Kerry. I never get lost everybody keeps telling me where to go Quote
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