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Post by tj 12th November 2009, 15:21

Is it not time that our club decide on which GPS waypoint to use?

In the setup menu of every GPS there are a number of types of writing and this can cause confusion amongst members/users.

What do you say is the most popular that we should stick to?
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Post by LeRoy Olivier 12th November 2009, 18:24

I normally use the little red flag for general directional WP's - otherwise i use the item specific WP as used on the GPS
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Post by DaveS 12th November 2009, 19:02

LeRoy Olivier wrote:I normally use the little red flag for general directional WP's - otherwise i use the item specific WP as used on the GPS

I think Johan means the specific format of the waypoint - eg hours, minutes, seconds etc. There are various options for this.
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Post by tj 12th November 2009, 19:25

That's it Dave. Exactly what I mean
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Post by GSlady 12th November 2009, 20:30

You mean co-ordinate system?

I think the decimal degree format is most commonly used?
e.g.: S25 47.116 E28 16.660
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Post by GSing 12th November 2009, 21:36

I would propose the following format, as this is the factory default format that all Garmin units ships with.

Format / Grid: S 26˚12.295’ E 028˚02.402’ also known as Lat/Lon hddd˚mm.mmm'(h ddd˚mm.mmm')
Datum: WGS 84
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Post by KnopKop 13th November 2009, 08:55

GSlady wrote:You mean co-ordinate system?

I think the decimal degree format is most commonly used?
e.g.: S25 47.116 E28 16.660

I also use this format. I find it the easiest to use and to understand. And as GSing said, Datum: WGS 84.
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Post by dakardrix 13th November 2009, 09:47

I agree, this also the geocaching standard.

I think when people talk about 'decimal' they normally mean this standard: S25.47116 E28.88890
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Post by DaveS 13th November 2009, 09:52

Yep - that be the one I use too. Cool
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Post by LeRoy Olivier 14th November 2009, 17:15

So - if all concures - what is the question then??
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Post by dakardrix 14th November 2009, 18:05

LeRoy Olivier wrote:So - if all concures - what is the question then??

It's the first time I see people agree - magazines, forums, articles all use whatever they like, even mixing the formats. And ambulances get sent to the wrong place and people die, such as GS Challenge 2008.
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Post by tj 25th November 2009, 17:01

In conclusion...

Are we in agreement that this is the preferred format?

GSing wrote: Format / Grid: S 26˚12.295’ E 028˚02.402’ also known as Lat/Lon hddd˚mm.mmm'(h ddd˚mm.mmm')
Datum: WGS 84

Shall we ask Committee to confirm and publish as standard, also in RRR and S&P?
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Post by dakardrix 26th November 2009, 09:38

Aye!
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