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  • 07/20/2006 at 4:38 pm #1723519
    TyeDyeSkyGuy

      Can anyone tell me, or explain to me how to convert the coords you get from Google earth into something usable in a GPS? I uses Lat/Lon in my Magellan collor (Deg/Min.MMM)(Nxx xx.xxx Wxx xx.xxx) but there are only 2 options availabe in the settings on Google Earth. Degrees (Nxx.xxxxxx Wxx.xxxxxx) and Degrees, Minutes, Seconds (Nxx xx’ xx.xx Wxx xx’xx). <

      Hope thats not too confusing. Anyway, I’ve googled this problem several times, and I come up with nearly 10 coordinate converters, but NONE will convert Google coords into Deg/Min.mmm Can anyone tell me why? Or better show me a converter that works!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 😯

      07/20/2006 at 4:42 pm #1763775
      cacheseekers

        I’m lazy and I plug the coords into my GPS and then change the display mode so the GPS does the converting for me 😉

        07/20/2006 at 4:45 pm #1763776
        cacheseekers

          A quick google search gave me on the first link this page:
          http://boulter.com/gps/

          It’s pretty easy to use, just put your coords in as google shows them, both lat and lon seperated by a space and click Convert and Map.

          07/20/2006 at 5:31 pm #1763777
          hogrod

            look in the web links section of this site, I added a link to the geocaching software for a program called geocalc, it is very simple to use and one of the things it does is exactly what your asking for.

            07/20/2006 at 5:55 pm #1763778
            TyeDyeSkyGuy

              @cacheseekers wrote:

              A quick google search gave me on the first link this page:
              http://boulter.com/gps/

              It’s pretty easy to use, just put your coords in as google shows them, both lat and lon seperated by a space and click Convert and Map.

              SWEEET! Thats exactly what I was looking for. Thank you! Now why did that one not come up on my gooogle search I dunno?!?!?

              07/20/2006 at 6:07 pm #1763779
              cacheseekers

                You might have been to exact in your search, I just did basic search for: convert gps coords

                07/21/2006 at 3:24 am #1763780
                brkster

                  Another way, if you have a calculator handy, is to take the seconds and multiply by 1000 and then divide by 60. 42 degrees, 43 min, 30 sec would be 30 X 1000/60 or 500 or 42 43.500.

                  07/21/2006 at 1:15 pm #1763781
                  Cheesehead Dave

                    You can also change the settings on your GPSr so that coordinates are displayed in DDD.ddddd° format. When you go to enter a coordinate in manually, you will be presented with that format on the entry screen.

                    Punch it in, then switch your format back to DDD° MM.mmm’ format and you’re good to go!

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