+wintweedie Posted September 23, 2003 Posted September 23, 2003 Why when I download a loc file and load it into EASY GPS the lat / log postion is different from what is show on the geo cache page. What am I missing? the loc. file coordinates are when displayed in EASY GPS are wrong. Thanks, Win Quote
+gallahad Posted September 23, 2003 Posted September 23, 2003 Unfamiliar with EASY GPS (now there's an oxymoron) but check to make certain the map datum in your download is consistent with the default datum for your GPSr. If you set and WGS84 and your downloading NAD83, etc., it'll drive ya nuts. "Today's truth remains valid only as long as it withstands the test of tomorrow's discoveries" - George Hicks Quote
+Dave_W6DPS Posted September 23, 2003 Posted September 23, 2003 I haven't see any download with the wrong coordinates. You might open EasyGPS and look under the File pull-down menu, click Preferences, and on the Coordinates tab make sure it is set to "degrees, minutes.minutes" and not "decimal degrees". If that doesn't fix your problem, perhaps you could provide a bit more info of when the problem occurs. Do you download a .loc file from the cache page, or do you check a number of boxes on a search result? I haven't seen problems either way, personally, but more info help when troubleshooting these computer thingies.... Dave_W6DPS My two cents worth, refunds available on request. (US funds only) Quote
+wintweedie Posted September 23, 2003 Author Posted September 23, 2003 Dave you solved my problem I had the preferences set to "decimal degees". Thanks for the help everybody. Win Quote
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