Lat & Longs for Google Earth

[The Great Wallsendo]

Any idea how I convert Lat & Longs into a format that Google Earth can understand??

For example:

Lat: 55.01.18

Long: 001.23.27

If I put: 55.01.18, 001.23.27

It doesn't like it...

Heyulp :question::red::yltype:

 

[The Great Wallsendo]

Just found the solution...

Convert Latitude / Longitude in Degrees/Minutes/Seconds to/from Decimal (FCC) USA

very handy indeed

 

[boblydon]

Tony
try putting in n in front of the lat, w in in front of long....also 0 after the last figures to make it 3 digit...........hope that helps

 

[The Great Wallsendo]

Cheers Bob - combined the website calculation with adding N & W prefixes and it works a charm

 

[davem2005]

Adding a 0 is close ...but not accurate.

The two figure digit works on a factor of sixty. The three figure didgit is a factor of 100.

So for example a figure ending 30 should equate to a decimal figure of .500 (ie half a second)

So if .001 = aprox 17 mtrs you would be .200 out if you add a 0 to the 30 and therefore 340M away from your intended mark....Close but no cigar.

Its rather annoying that the uk uses WGS 84 and it seems everyone else uses something else.

Cheers
Dave

 

[SIXFOOTSTEVE]

Good advice Dave ,how's tricks mate ,I hope all is going well.

 

[northeast1]

Dave how you get on up Oban mate if you made it up? weather looked cracking.

 

[codseeker]

Any idea how I convert Lat & Longs into a format that Google Earth can understand??

For example:

Lat: 55.01.18

Long: 001.23.27

If I put: 55.01.18, 001.23.27

It doesn't like it...

Heyulp :question::red::yltype:

away then tony where is this ya example is showing lol

not the riverside staduim is it

 

[The Great Wallsendo]

somewhere near the North Pier on the Tyne I think :red:

 

[davem2005]

Had a great time in Scotland....will do a report.

Very busy time of year and hopefully this year will be sunny so I can earn some money.

Cheers
Dave