[GeoStL] Re: Question about coordinates on Google Earth
- From: "Gale R. Nie" <showme69@xxxxxxxx>
- To: <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2006 23:26:43 -0500
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Thanks Jim for the input. And you're welcome.
Gale
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From: <JimSGreene@xxxxxxx>
To: <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, October 09, 2006 11:15 PM
Subject: [GeoStL] Re: Question about coordinates on Google Earth
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> Gale,
> My Garmin doesn't quite use that format for coordinates, it only goes to
> one decimal point at the end, not 2 like Google Earth. But you can set
> Google
> Earth to decimal degrees, and your GPS too. Just go to Tools in Google
> Earth,
> and then change coordinates in the Options tab. Then you can set your GPS
> back
> to our regular format, and it will convert the coordinates automatically.
> Great pictures from the last events, thanks.
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> Strider
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> In a message dated 10/9/2006 11:01:37 P.M. Central Standard Time,
> showme69@xxxxxxxx writes:
> I can read a map and use a GPS but when it comes to all the different
> formats for coordinates, I'm lost. When looking at Google Earth, the
> coordinates
> that show up at the bottom of the map indicating where the cursor is
> located
> shows up like this: 38 24' 09.64"N 91 01'09.57"W Using the GPS that
> same
> spot would be: N38 24.160 W091 01.159
> My question is, what would be the easiest way to take the coordinates
> from a
> spot on the map when using Google Earth and convert it into the
> coordinates
> we use in our GPS?
> What I'm wanting to do is find a spot on Google Earth, place my cursor
> there
> and get the coordinates, then convert them to the format the GPS uses,
> put
> them in my GPS and be able to find that spot in the real world. I'd
> appreciate
> any help you guys can offer. Thanks.
> Gale
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