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 Coordinates...?
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12/14/17 12:58 AM
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i-Fish
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Having difficulty translating google earth pro coordinates, entering them in my Lowrance HDS Gen 3, and matching the spot. Google has more coordinate numbers than the Lowrance unit allows so while I�m �in the vicinity� with marking waypoints it�s still off by, say a couple hundred yards which defeats the purpose. Anybody have some pointers?
If you can't find em wind em.
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Re: Coordinates...?
[Re: i-Fish]
#12537659
12/14/17 01:11 AM
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CCTX
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Re: Coordinates...?
[Re: i-Fish]
#12537683
12/14/17 01:32 AM
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Stickchunker
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You have to convert it to decimals.
30*26'40.53"N
40.53/60 = .675
30*26.675
Hope this helps.
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Re: Coordinates...?
[Re: CCTX]
#12538069
12/14/17 01:42 PM
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Walls
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Re: Coordinates...?
[Re: Stickchunker]
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12/14/17 01:48 PM
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David Burton
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You have to convert it to decimals.
30*26'40.53"N
40.53/60 = .675
30*26.675
Hope this helps.
Cool... Thanks for the formula; I should've thought about that (60 seconds in a minute)! I have used website calculators. Now I can code it in excel and translate myself!
David Burton
2015 Skeeter FX 21 +Ultrex +Helix 12 (x3) +Mega360 +MegaLive
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Re: Coordinates...?
[Re: i-Fish]
#12538113
12/14/17 02:22 PM
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nwest10
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In Google Earth you can go to file / options and change how the coordinates are displayed with several options to choose. On you HDS you can go in and change how they are displayed and or entered in as well. Match the HDS to GE or match GE to the HDS by changing the options.
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Re: Coordinates...?
[Re: Stickchunker]
#12538135
12/14/17 02:33 PM
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bassmanrudy
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You have to convert it to decimals.
30*26'40.53"N
40.53/60 = .675
30*26.675
Hope this helps.
now that is a great idea I had never thought of either! I was trying to enter TPWD coordinates into my lowrance and was like way off! thanks!
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Re: Coordinates...?
[Re: nwest10]
#12538300
12/14/17 04:42 PM
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Posts: 1,271
LittleGazoo
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In Google Earth you can go to file / options and change how the coordinates are displayed with several options to choose. On you HDS you can go in and change how they are displayed and or entered in as well. Match the HDS to GE or match GE to the HDS by changing the options. +1 Match the coordinate formats. Set Google Earth and your Lowrance units to the same format if manually entering a few waypoints. For a large number of waypoints, save the waypoints from GE in KML or KMZ format, then use GpsBabel, Reefmaster or RideLeader to make a GPX file to import. Waypoint and track-point coordinates are internally stored in HDS, Humminbird or Garmin units in digital format as that is what computers calculate. The different GPS formats you set are only for entering or displaying of those coordinates. Change the HDS coordinates display format and change the coordinate format back does not change the internal digital representation.
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Re: Coordinates...?
[Re: David Burton]
#12539306
12/15/17 04:13 PM
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Stickchunker
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You have to convert it to decimals.
30*26'40.53"N
40.53/60 = .675
30*26.675
Hope this helps.
Cool... Thanks for the formula; I should've thought about that (60 seconds in a minute)! I have used website calculators. Now I can code it in excel and translate myself! That's a great Idea David, i did all of mine by hand, never thought about coding it in Excel. Thanks for the tip!
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Re: Coordinates...?
[Re: i-Fish]
#12542965
12/19/17 03:12 AM
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Kens3313
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If you get on the computer and go to google maps, not google earth. type in the coordinates u want, on the left in blue it will give the two different styles for you to change it, that's what I did
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Re: Coordinates...?
[Re: i-Fish]
#12543150
12/19/17 11:04 AM
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Gamblinman
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Make sure you are making the conversion in the same datum format.
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Re: Coordinates...?
[Re: CCTX]
#12544051
12/19/17 09:38 PM
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TxRanger1
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There is a setting in google earth to change the coordinates format. Just do that and it will work for you
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Re: Coordinates...?
[Re: i-Fish]
#12544456
12/20/17 03:18 AM
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Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 1,337
tejasbass
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