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thomasribiere
Dec 17, 2006, 3:59 PM
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What are the sub-units used on this site for Long and Lat? It looks like it's not minutes and seconds, but just fractions of degrees (tenth, hundredth, thousandth...).
Correct me if I'm wrong.
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reno
Dec 17, 2006, 5:59 PM
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Yep, tenths of a degree.
Paradise Forks, in northern Arizona, is one example.
You can enter the given GPS coordinates into a conversion utility on the web and it will change them over to DD/MM/SS or UTM. Alternatively, many handheld GPS units will allow you to switch over to a different system.
Topo Zone is one such conversion utility:
http://www.topozone.com/viewmaps.asp
On the menu bar at top left, you see the different options.
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thomasribiere
Dec 17, 2006, 6:45 PM
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I'm using google earth that I just downloaded. I already spent 4 hours traveling over Chamonix... so exciting!
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overlord
Dec 18, 2006, 11:33 AM
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yes, theyre fractions of degrees. you can convert them using some math...
start with seconds and divide them with 60. now youve got the fraction of the minute of arch. then add that to the minutes and divite with 60. now you have the fraction of degrees. enter the value.
or if you have a calculator that allows you to convert it, just use that.
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thomasribiere
Dec 18, 2006, 11:56 AM
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google does it for me... By the way, I have to start a (new) Google thread.
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