[Az-Geocaching] question? can someone help?

[Brian Casteel]

I'd just use this and simplify everything.

http://www.cosports.com/tools/gps_coords.htm

Brian
Team A.I.


Jake Olson wrote:
> Hi Debbie,
>
> There are a few ways that a GPS can handle coordinates.  Usually, you 
> are using the default, which is what is the common datum for geocaching.
>
> A quick way I have of verifying the coordinates is to go to 
> maps.google.com <http://maps.google.com> and paste the coordinates 
> there.  I pasted the coordinates in and got the following....
>
> http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=34.45396185,+-111.25077724&ll=34.533712,-111.253052&spn=1.8915,5.482178 
> <http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=34.45396185,+-111.25077724&ll=34.533712,-111.253052&spn=1.8915,5.482178>
>
> The trick you have to remember is that we are in the western 
> hemisphere so the second data set needs to be converted to a negative 
> number to make it West.
>
> This explaination can get really complicated, so I opted to make it 
> simple and to the point.  You could go into your GPS unit and change 
> the dataset, but if you have an internet connection handy, its faster 
> just to load a webpage.
>
> Google maps does a pretty good job of figuring out what you are 
> looking for based on the data you input... so I'm hoping that you were 
> looking for something in the just north of Payson area.
>
> I hope this helps.
>
> Jake - Team A.I.
>
> On 4/10/06, *Debbie* <maillade at cox.net <mailto:maillade at cox.net>> wrote:
>
>     I sent away for the AZ trail map co-ordinates and I can't seem to
>     decipher them!
>     Here is one 34.45396185
>                     111.25077724
>     not sure what these are? not longitude and lattitude that I use in
>     the gps, to change the preference what do I change it to?
>     I hope someone can understand what I am asking??
>     Thanx
>     Debbie
>
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