Motorcycle Mamma - I have a question (or 2)

 

Thanks for your suggestion regarding the different coordinate formats. Here's the problem
I have a Garmin 255W
For a test I punched "Where Am I" while sitting at home. I then put these coordinates into a New POI using "EXTRA POI EDITOR". Then, when I looked at the map on Extra POI Editor it showed my home site at a location about 50 miles to the south east of where I live.

I used the coordinate format 40.50.630 but I don't think Extra POI Editor likes this format because it only works when I submit 40.50630.

Why does the Extra POI Editor show me living 50 miles from where the Garmin says I live?

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Hillclimber

lcoon wrote: I used the

lcoon wrote:

I used the coordinate format 40.50.630 but I don't think Extra POI Editor likes this format because it only works when I submit 40.50630.

Why does the Extra POI Editor show me living 50 miles from where the Garmin says I live?

Those two coordinates you show above are two different formats hence two different locations using one format to decode them. Change the format on your Garmin and try agian.

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Nuvi 3790LMT, Nuvi 760 Lifetime map, Lifetime NavTraffic, Garmin E-Trex Legend Just because "Everyone" drives badly does not mean you have to.

You can use map tools to

You can use map tools to convert coordinates http://www.maps-gps-info.com/cool-map-tools.html scroll down to see the converter.

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Charlie. Nuvi 265 WT and Nuvi 2597 LMT. MapFactor Navigator - Offline Maps & GPS.

Charlie?

charlesd45 wrote:

You can use map tools to convert coordinates http://www.maps-gps-info.com/cool-map-tools.html scroll down to see the converter.

Have you noticed that if you put in an address, I used my home address, into google maps, it shows it being a few houses down from where I live. I have also noticed that with other addresses I have entered. If I key in my lat/long for my location it shows a different location. Do you have the same problem where you live?

Maps not always accurate

noahjokc wrote:
charlesd45 wrote:

You can use map tools to convert coordinates http://www.maps-gps-info.com/cool-map-tools.html scroll down to see the converter.

Have you noticed that if you put in an address, I used my home address, into google maps, it shows it being a few houses down from where I live. I have also noticed that with other addresses I have entered. If I key in my lat/long for my location it shows a different location. Do you have the same problem where you live?

If I put my daughter's address into any navteq map it shows a location at least 2 blocks from the real address. I blame the developer of the subdivision for not taking more care assigning street numbers. Our county changed all the rural addresses several years ago yo correspond to GPS addresses. I don't think hardly any are on the money. They needed to take more care in assigning the numbers. In fact our address before the change was more accurate than it is now.

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NUVI 660, Late 2012 iMac, Macbook 2.1 Fall 2008, iPhone6 , Nuvi 3790, iPad2

My home address is pretty

My home address is pretty close.I live in a circle and other homes as you go farther are way off according to Google maps.Some are even on the wrong side of the road.There are many posts on site about how the coordinates are arrived at.I have put in changes for corrections to Garmin. http://www8.garmin.com/cartography/mapSource/errorForm.html

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Charlie. Nuvi 265 WT and Nuvi 2597 LMT. MapFactor Navigator - Offline Maps & GPS.

thank charlie

thought you would have done something on it. thanks for the reply

How to change format

How do I change the format on my garmin?

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Hillclimber

Touch where

Touch where to,coordinates,format then put mark in your selection.

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Charlie. Nuvi 265 WT and Nuvi 2597 LMT. MapFactor Navigator - Offline Maps & GPS.

It Worked...Thank you

I changed the format and not it works perfectly. The sites show right on the spon on the map.

Thanks a bunch.

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Hillclimber

well there you go!

lcoon
I'm glad your another happy camper produced by charlie!

Nice job Charles smile

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