Google's coordinates?
Thu, 08/21/2008 - 7:11pm
 15 years
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Hi all,
I'm busy creating a .POI file and am using google maps to locate all the poi's and their corresponding coordinates. however google maps prints them out in reverse IE:
38.573944, -121.296049
and it's my understanding that the Garmin needs them in
-121.296049,-121.296049
asside from editing them by hand is there anyway to either make google show me them in the proper format? or is there an easy way to change them or is there some simple software to use that will switch them for me?
Because at the moment I am making all the changes by hand into a .cvs file
Thanks..
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Google is actually showing them correctly.
And your GPS unit actually uses the coordinates in that same order.
However, the Custom POI file for Garmin GPS units (for some unknown reason) needs to have the longitude first and the latitude second.
If you are making the files as CSV files, you can open them in Microsoft Excel and easily swap the columns.
a couple you can use
I use either google earth or
gpsvisualizer. you can go there by
www.gpsvisualizer.com
Jerry...Jacksonville,Fl Nüvi1450,Nuvi650,Nuvi 2495 and Mapsource.
GoogleEarth tools options
Hi all,
I'm busy creating a .POI file and am using google maps to locate all the poi's and their corresponding coordinates. however google maps prints them out in reverse IE:
38.573944, -121.296049
and it's my understanding that the Garmin needs them in
-121.296049,-121.296049
asside from editing them by hand is there anyway to either make google show me them in the proper format? or is there an easy way to change them or is there some simple software to use that will switch them for me?
Because at the moment I am making all the changes by hand into a .cvs file
Thanks..
Hi. When I do it by hand, believe me I make typos in all the wrong places. So try setting up the format for the lat/lon in Google.
I use Google Earth Plus, but I'm told that the regular Google Earth can have the lat/lon formats changed to appear as your GPSr likes to view them. There is also a little software program which will convert them to the proper format for you too.
But back to Google Earth....Look under TOOLS/Options/3DView tab. It has 4 choices for showing lat/lon. I have mine set for "Degrees, decimal minutes"
I'm not sure if that is the one for the POI Factory, but it is the way my Nuvi 880 shows its coordinates so I record things that way.
I cannot tell you how to swap the order of lon column with the lat column, but you betcha somebody on here knows how to do it!
"Making tracks..." {:)-<=| Nuvi 880
POI Verifier
Hi. Just found this by retiredtechnician
'POI Verifier' now 'Selectively' Removes Duplicates
and it will probably do what you are asking about. Look for this thread or node...don't know the number, but it was posted today.
See ya.
"Making tracks..." {:)-<=| Nuvi 880
OldToker wrote:Hi all,
Hi all,
I'm busy creating a .POI file and am using google maps to locate all the poi's and their corresponding coordinates. however google maps prints them out in reverse IE:
38.573944, -121.296049
and it's my understanding that the Garmin needs them in
-121.296049,-121.296049
asside from editing them by hand is there anyway to either make google show me them in the proper format? or is there an easy way to change them or is there some simple software to use that will switch them for me?
Because at the moment I am making all the changes by hand into a .cvs file
Thanks..
If you are using Google maps and transfering data over to excel or notepad.You can do it a lot faster using My Google maps and Takeitwith me.See this node. http://www.poi-factory.com/node/14307#comment-68619
Charlie. Nuvi 265 WT and Nuvi 2597 LMT. MapFactor Navigator - Offline Maps & GPS.
Use "filter" function in Excel
One quality-control check I perform is using the "filter" function in Excel, and look for any coordinate that is illogical. For example, unless the POI is in Attu, AK or Guam, the longitude number should be negative. Also, any latitude numbers greater than 65 are probably supposed to be longitude coordinates. (Of course, no latitude should be greater than 90.)
-Dave