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GPS coords - WHAT am I missing here??
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<blockquote data-quote="nucopia" data-source="post: 524237" data-attributes="member: 5588"><p>Any Lat or Lon North of the equator will have no - befor the Lat numbers .</p><p>North of the equator, </p><p>If the Lon numbers (second group of numbers ) have the - before the Lon numbers , then that indicates that it is a Lon that is West of the Greenwich 0 meridian.</p><p></p><p>Example . Blarney Castle Ireland </p><p>51.9291159, -8.5707144</p><p></p><p>Anything North of the equator that is East of the Zero meridian the Lon will have no - </p><p>Example . Paris Eiffel tower </p><p></p><p>48.8582288, 2.2936659</p><p></p><p>South of the equator</p><p>Lat numbers South of the equator will have - </p><p>Lon numbers west of 0 Meridian will also have - </p><p></p><p>Example. Santiago Chile </p><p>We stayed here 3 weeks when my son was training and competing in Southe America </p><p></p><p>There the Lat and Lon have the - bofore the Lat Lon </p><p></p><p>- 33.4524263, -70.6192186</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nucopia, post: 524237, member: 5588"] Any Lat or Lon North of the equator will have no - befor the Lat numbers . North of the equator, If the Lon numbers (second group of numbers ) have the - before the Lon numbers , then that indicates that it is a Lon that is West of the Greenwich 0 meridian. Example . Blarney Castle Ireland 51.9291159, -8.5707144 Anything North of the equator that is East of the Zero meridian the Lon will have no - Example . Paris Eiffel tower 48.8582288, 2.2936659 South of the equator Lat numbers South of the equator will have - Lon numbers west of 0 Meridian will also have - Example. Santiago Chile We stayed here 3 weeks when my son was training and competing in Southe America There the Lat and Lon have the - bofore the Lat Lon - 33.4524263, -70.6192186 [/QUOTE]
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