+ww8ball Posted March 23, 2005 Share Posted March 23, 2005 (edited) Does anyone know a WGS 84 conversion program (like the jeeep.com prog) that I can run on my laptop while out caching? Edited March 23, 2005 by ww8ball Quote Link to comment
+Olar Posted March 24, 2005 Share Posted March 24, 2005 Greetings ww8ball. I'm not sure I understand what your question is referring to. What is it that you wish to convert on your lap-top? Olar Quote Link to comment
Neo_Geo Posted March 24, 2005 Share Posted March 24, 2005 Yeah - when you convert something, you must have a "from" and a "to". WGS84 is a map datum. What other datum do you have or want to have converted? Quote Link to comment
+ww8ball Posted March 24, 2005 Author Share Posted March 24, 2005 I want to convert from the MinDec to DegDec, I think I'm using the right terms... I am using Microsoft's Streets and Trips, and I can only get the DegDec coordinates to work on it.... Quote Link to comment
+Timpat Posted March 24, 2005 Share Posted March 24, 2005 I use this free program: Corpscon for any datum/projection conversions that I need for my GIS/GPS survey work, and for general use in geocaching, and hobby of cartography. It was developed by the U.S Army Corps of Engineers. Corpscon, Version 6.0, is a MS-Windows-based program which allows the user to convert coordinates between Geographic, State Plane, Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) and US National Grid systems on the North American Datum of 1927 (NAD 27), the North American Datum of 1983 (NAD 83) and High Accuracy Reference Networks (HARNs). Corpscon uses the National Geodetic Survey (NGS) program Nadcon to convert between NAD 27, NAD 83 and HARNs. Quote Link to comment
+ww8ball Posted March 24, 2005 Author Share Posted March 24, 2005 Which file do I need to download... Quote Link to comment
+Cardinal Red Posted March 24, 2005 Share Posted March 24, 2005 It sounds like you have Coordinates in Degrees, and Decimal Degrees. For example 40.55555 Degrees. You need this information in Degrees, Minutes, and Decimal Minutes. If this is what you need - just multiply the .55555 x 60 = 33.333 That means 40.55555 Degrees = 40 Degrees 33.333 Minutes Is that all you need? Quote Link to comment
+BruceS Posted March 24, 2005 Share Posted March 24, 2005 (edited) From your 2nd post it doesn't sound like you need to do any datum conversion. If all you want is coordinate format conversion I would recommend Geocalc Edited March 24, 2005 by BruceS Quote Link to comment
+Poindexter Posted March 24, 2005 Share Posted March 24, 2005 Also take a look at this converter. Quote Link to comment
+HHL Posted March 24, 2005 Share Posted March 24, 2005 I want to convert from the MinDec to DegDec, I think I'm using the right terms... I am using Microsoft's Streets and Trips, and I can only get the DegDec coordinates to work on it.... your gpsr will do it in the field. just change the standard map format hddd mm.mmm (DecMin) to hddd.ddddd (DecDeg). happy hunting. Quote Link to comment
+ww8ball Posted March 24, 2005 Author Share Posted March 24, 2005 Thanks everyone for all the help, I think I have what I need now... Look me up to go hunting in Eastern NC............... Quote Link to comment
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