Co ordination points

[Howie]

If someone gives you a location co-ordination for the gps

example N53.59.735.W14.685

How do you find it on the mapsource on the computer.

I've been scrolling the mouse until I've got near the location.

Ideas please gents

Howie

 

[Mick_rw]

If someone gives you a location co-ordination for the gps

example N53.59.735.W14.685

How do you find it on the mapsource on the computer.

I've been scrolling the mouse until I've got near the location.

Ideas please gents

Howie

Enter it as a Waypoint then click show on map,

that how I do it....

 

[Howie]

Cheers Mick

Your advice was spot on , it has saved me hours of frustration.

Regards

Howie

 

[Fanum]

Or just press Ctrl + T and enter the coords and it does it in one step.

PS depending on the format of the coordiantes you may need to change the settings in preferences but that's easy too and if you managed to eneter it as a WP it sounds like you have the correct format already set up.

 

[Gecko]

CTRL + T cheers I didn't know that either

 

[Mick_rw]

Cheers Fanum...

Or just press Ctrl + T and enter the coords and it does it in one step.

PS depending on the format of the coordiantes you may need to change the settings in preferences but that's easy too and if you managed to eneter it as a WP it sounds like you have the correct format already set up.

was not aware of CTRL-T...

 

[Howie]

Or just press Ctrl + T and enter the coords and it does it in one step.

Cheers Fanum

Easy , peesy now , cooking on gas

Regards

Howie

 

[Bert]

View

Ctrl T and enter co-ordinates!

 

[Fanum]

Re: View

Ctrl T and enter co-ordinates!

This is a wind up isn't it Bert???

 

[Deleted account W]

Berts parallel world strikes again.

 

[Fanum]

Maybe he's just excitable

 

[Taff]

I'm sure someone will know. I have set up my GPS to use GB Ordnance Survey Grid Refs. The problem I've got is that I've been given co-ordinates to use as foreign waypoints.

Will I have to use the same format for all waypoints or can I "mix and match" ie use some Grid Refs and some co-ordinates ?