Surface Distance for GPS Coordinates

jman · 07-07-2008, 01:53 PM

I'm trying to use this site: ,http://www.chemical-ecology.net/java/lat-long.htm,to figure out distance from the pass to certain numbers. Say you have latitute coordinates of 30 14.465, how would you plug these into the boxes? What I did is put 30 in the degrees box, 14 in the minutes box, and 4.65 in the seconds box. Is this right? If so, is it the same way for the longitude?

RiverGulfFshr · 07-07-2008, 02:03 PM

You are inputting them in wrong, it should be like this....30.1405...as example. Now with Long., you have to put a zero infornt of the leading number...087.2015...as example.The decimal always follows the degrees. Now with seconds, I usually round up the tenths place to the whole number b/c you cant get that close with a GPS anyway, you are talking inches, so for your 4.65 seconds, just make is 05 seconds.

60hertz · 07-07-2008, 02:14 PM

this site will help you easily convert between the two different formats

http://www.fcc.gov/mb/audio/bickel/DDDMMSS-decimal.html

reel_dedicated · 07-07-2008, 03:11 PM

use goolge earth its a lot easier!!

jman · 07-07-2008, 03:17 PM

Jeremy, I understand what you are saying but am a little confused about how to plug them into the website. There is 3 boxes for the lat and 3 for the long.(deg,min,sec)

Tuna Man · 07-07-2008, 05:36 PM

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jman (7/7/2008)Jeremy, I understand what you are saying but am a little confused about how to plug them into the website. There is 3 boxes for the lat and 3 for the long.(deg,min,sec)

Try this site..it explains all 3 inputs

http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~cvm/latlongdist.html

07-07-2008, 01:53 PM	#1
jman Senior Member Mingo Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 173	Surface Distance for GPS Coordinates I'm trying to use this site: ,http://www.chemical-ecology.net/java/lat-long.htm,to figure out distance from the pass to certain numbers. Say you have latitute coordinates of 30 14.465, how would you plug these into the boxes? What I did is put 30 in the degrees box, 14 in the minutes box, and 4.65 in the seconds box. Is this right? If so, is it the same way for the longitude?

07-07-2008, 02:03 PM	#2
RiverGulfFshr Senior Member Snapper Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: NW Florida Posts: 511	RE: Surface Distance for GPS Coordinates You are inputting them in wrong, it should be like this....30.1405...as example. Now with Long., you have to put a zero infornt of the leading number...087.2015...as example.The decimal always follows the degrees. Now with seconds, I usually round up the tenths place to the whole number b/c you cant get that close with a GPS anyway, you are talking inches, so for your 4.65 seconds, just make is 05 seconds. __________________ See ya out there!

07-07-2008, 02:14 PM	#3
60hertz Senior Member Grouper Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Pace Posts: 630	RE: Surface Distance for GPS Coordinates this site will help you easily convert between the two different formats http://www.fcc.gov/mb/audio/bickel/DDDMMSS-decimal.html

07-07-2008, 03:11 PM	#4
reel_dedicated Senior Member Mingo Join Date: May 2008 Location: Mobile Posts: 115	RE: Surface Distance for GPS Coordinates use goolge earth its a lot easier!!

07-07-2008, 03:17 PM	#5
jman Senior Member Mingo Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 173	RE: Surface Distance for GPS Coordinates Jeremy, I understand what you are saying but am a little confused about how to plug them into the website. There is 3 boxes for the lat and 3 for the long.(deg,min,sec)

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