Manually entering longitude and latitude

[Visuvius]

When manually entering Logitude and latitude, which numbers am i supposed to use. When i click "Convert" it pops up with three different ones for WGS84 - DMS, MinDec, DegDec. I realize these must be different formats, but which one do i enter? I have a GPS V.

 

thanks

[Guest mcb]

Use what ever format the data that you are entering is in. The data that in on the cache pages is in ddd mm ss.s. You just have to look at the data and set it accordingly.

 

Later

mcb

 

GPS-Yote

[+Alan2]

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Originally posted by mcb:

Use what ever format the data that you are entering is in. The data that in on the cache pages is in ddd mm ss.s. You just have to look at the data and set it accordingly.

 

Later

mcb

 

http://blithe.cwru.edu/gps/gpsyote.jpg

GPS-Yote

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I'm sure you meant to say ddd mm.mmm which is digital minutes.minutes decimal. I believe this is the correct position forma for the cache page.

 

Also the cache page Datum is WGS84.

 

Alan

[+Alan2]

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Originally posted by Alan2:

quote:

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Originally posted by mcb:

Use what ever format the data that you are entering is in. The data that in on the cache pages is in ddd mm ss.s. You just have to look at the data and set it accordingly.

 

Later

mcb

 

http://blithe.cwru.edu/gps/gpsyote.jpg

GPS-Yote

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I'm sure you meant to say ddd mm.mmm which is digital minutes.minutes decimal. I believe this is the correct position forma for the cache page.

 

Also the cache page Datum is WGS84.

 

Alan

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Let me correct my own error. ddd mm.mmm is Degrees Minutes.DecimalMinutes

 

Alan

[SkydiverBC]

Well if we are going to get picky...

it's HDD(D)° MM.MMM Hemisphere, degrees, minutes, and decimal minutes.

 

I'm really bored at 1:50 am in the morning, otherwise I would not care

 

I want to die like my grandfather did, peacefully in his sleep. Not screaming and yelling like the passengers in his car.

[SkydiverBC]

Well if we are going to get picky...

it's HDD(D)° MM.MMM Hemisphere, degrees, minutes, and decimal minutes.

 

I'm really bored at 1:50 am in the morning, otherwise I would not care

 

I want to die like my grandfather did, peacefully in his sleep. Not screaming and yelling like the passengers in his car.

[Kerry.]

quote:

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Originally posted by SkydiverBC:

Well if we are going to get picky...

it's HDD(D)° MM.MMM Hemisphere, degrees, minutes, and decimal minutes.

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Picky, no that's not picky, this is picky HDD(D)° MM.MMM"

 

Ya forgot the minutes symbol ", very important in making a written coordinate unambiguous .

 

Cheers, Kerry.

 

I never get lost everybody keeps telling me where to go

[Kerry.]

quote:

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Originally posted by SkydiverBC:

Well if we are going to get picky...

it's HDD(D)° MM.MMM Hemisphere, degrees, minutes, and decimal minutes.

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Picky, no that's not picky, this is picky HDD(D)° MM.MMM"

 

Ya forgot the minutes symbol ", very important in making a written coordinate unambiguous .

 

Cheers, Kerry.

 

I never get lost everybody keeps telling me where to go

[chloew]

quote:

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Originally posted by SkydiverBC:

Well if we are going to get picky...

it's HDD(D)° MM.MMM Hemisphere, degrees, minutes, and decimal minutes.

 

Originally posted by Kerry:

Picky, no that's not picky, this is picky HDD(D)° MM.MMM"

 

Ya forgot the minutes symbol ", very important in making a written coordinate unambiguous .

 

Cheers, Kerry.

 

I never get lost everybody keeps telling me where to go

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Actually it should be HDD(D)° MM.MMM' . The minute symbol is a single apostrophe, and not double which is seconds.

 

Tryin to be reaaally picky,

[chloew]

quote:

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Originally posted by SkydiverBC:

Well if we are going to get picky...

it's HDD(D)° MM.MMM Hemisphere, degrees, minutes, and decimal minutes.

 

Originally posted by Kerry:

Picky, no that's not picky, this is picky HDD(D)° MM.MMM"

 

Ya forgot the minutes symbol ", very important in making a written coordinate unambiguous .

 

Cheers, Kerry.

 

I never get lost everybody keeps telling me where to go

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Actually it should be HDD(D)° MM.MMM' . The minute symbol is a single apostrophe, and not double which is seconds.

 

Tryin to be reaaally picky,

[+Alan2]

What's H - hemisphere? Examples?

 

Alan

[Kerry.]

quote:

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Originally posted by chloew:

 

Actually it should be HDD(D)° MM.MMM' . The minute symbol is a single apostrophe, and not double which is seconds.

 

Tryin to be reaaally picky,

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Yes, yes, yes, yes, that's not being reaaaaaly picky that's just being correct. Geez what was I thinking

 

Cheers, Kerry.

 

I never get lost everybody keeps telling me where to go

[Kerry.]

quote:

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Originally posted by chloew:

 

Actually it should be HDD(D)° MM.MMM' . The minute symbol is a single apostrophe, and not double which is seconds.

 

Tryin to be reaaally picky,

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Yes, yes, yes, yes, that's not being reaaaaaly picky that's just being correct. Geez what was I thinking

 

Cheers, Kerry.

 

I never get lost everybody keeps telling me where to go

[Kerry.]

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Originally posted by Alan2:

What's H - hemisphere? Examples?

 

Alan

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Well it's not entirely just the hemisphere but when applied to latitude it does (N)orth or (S)outh but with longitude then it's nothing to do with the hemisphere but (E)ast or (w)est.

 

Examples S23° 50.734', E145° 10.289' could also be written (and mean the same) as 23° 50.734'S, 145° 10.289'E or -23° 50.734', +145° 10.289'.

 

Maybe the "H" would best be written as a "Q" in that type of generic format.

 

Cheers, Kerry.

 

I never get lost everybody keeps telling me where to go

[Kerry.]

quote:

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Originally posted by Alan2:

What's H - hemisphere? Examples?

 

Alan

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Well it's not entirely just the hemisphere but when applied to latitude it does (N)orth or (S)outh but with longitude then it's nothing to do with the hemisphere but (E)ast or (w)est.

 

Examples S23° 50.734', E145° 10.289' could also be written (and mean the same) as 23° 50.734'S, 145° 10.289'E or -23° 50.734', +145° 10.289'.

 

Maybe the "H" would best be written as a "Q" in that type of generic format.

 

Cheers, Kerry.

 

I never get lost everybody keeps telling me where to go

[+Alan2]

I'm really losing it! Of course, N E W S . I think I need a vacation.

 

Alan

[Guest mcb]

Wow that was one bad post I made. I guess I should prof-read and think about my answers more. Thanks guys for correcting my bone headed mistake. Hopefully I did not lead the original poster to far down the wrong path before he figured out my answer was cracked.

 

Thanks for the correction

mcb

 

GPS-Yote

[+Alan2]

We all screwed it up pretty good - you're not alone. It's amazing we're able to find the toilet paper. There's going to be another quiz next week. In the meanwhile, I think Jeremy's going to lower each of our total finds by 3!

 

Alan

[+Alan2]

We all screwed it up pretty good - you're not alone. It's amazing we're able to find the toilet paper. There's going to be another quiz next week. In the meanwhile, I think Jeremy's going to lower each of our total finds by 3!

 

Alan