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Sun, 02/06/2011 - 4:22pm

There doesn't seem to be a standard on how the gps coordinates are given when i consult the guides and internet
some
36° 5' N 115° 10' W

some
N42 09.762 W78 17.779

How do i convert to the standard
-xx.xxxxx,xx.xxxx that i use to create my POI files
Is there a software that can help me

Thanks

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Sun, 02/06/2011 - 4:56pm

Extra POI Editor

I use the Extra POI Editor. It uses Google to find the location then you just press the Grab button to capture the coordinates and save them to your file. I always use Google Street View to confirm the exact location.

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Rich Nuvi 255W, 2597LMT
Sun, 02/06/2011 - 5:00pm

You can try here

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

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Sun, 02/06/2011 - 5:15pm

Doesn'work how would you go

Doesn'work how would you go about converting
N42 09.762 W78 17.779

or

36° 5' N 115° 10' W

that i have in a guide

Sun, 02/06/2011 - 5:23pm

Google search shows many programs

camping rivopom wrote:

Doesn'work how would you go about converting
N42 09.762 W78 17.779

or

36° 5' N 115° 10' W

that i have in a guide

There are numerous conversion programs available on the internet. Some are down loadable and others can be used right on the internet.

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Nuvi 2460LMT.
Sun, 02/06/2011 - 5:32pm

you can use a simple calculator

camping rivopom wrote:

…. how would you go about converting
N42 09.762 W78 17.779
or

36° 5' N 115° 10' W

that i have in a guide

You could do it with a simple calculator:
You have it in the form degrees and fractional minutes.
Divide the minutes by 60 and add to the degrees.

Example: 9.762 divided by 60 is .1627
Add to 42 and you have N42.1627

And 5 minutes divided by 60 is .0833
Add that to the 36 degrees and you have 36.0833N which is the same as N36.0833

Sun, 02/06/2011 - 5:44pm

Thanks Evert for the

Thanks Evert
for the explanation helps to understand

canuk
gave me a site which helps in the conversion

Thanks canuck

Sun, 02/06/2011 - 6:57pm

Try here

Sorry, didn't understand what you wanted. Thought you were just creating csv files. Sounds like you have coordinates in a book or magazine you want to be able to enter into a csv file.

Try this site, pretty straightforward

http://boulter.com/gps/

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Rich Nuvi 255W, 2597LMT
Mon, 02/07/2011 - 9:22am

FizzyCalc

Google for fizzycalc, it's free and it doesn't have to be installed. You enter a coordinate in any format and it will give you all possible conversions. If you do have trouble finding it, let me know and I'll zip the exe and send it to you.

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Mon, 02/07/2011 - 9:43am

GPS Sway

I use a program called GPS Sway. You can get it here:
http://www.gpsfiledepot.com/tools/gpssway.php