BajaNomad - Viva Baja GPS Web Page has a NEW LOOK

Viva Baja GPS Web Page has a NEW LOOK

David K - 9-29-2010 at 01:09 PM

http://www.vivabaja.com/GPS/

BajaGringo - 9-29-2010 at 01:25 PM

Nice job - I emailed you the coordinates for El Molino Viejo / The Old Mill if you would like to include them....

David K - 9-29-2010 at 05:53 PM

Thanks Ron... but just ask woody, I only publish GPS waypoints to his personal and private secret surfing spots! :rolleyes:

Seriously, I made that page a few years ago when it seemed better to help folks find a place or fork in the road instead of odometer mileages and written directions, we all see differently!

I have plenty more and may add them, if I run out of other projects here at Viva Baja HQ!

Good job...one suggestion...

Mexray - 9-29-2010 at 06:34 PM

...I've found it far easier to re-write or transfer GPS coordinates if you use the:

Decimal/Degree format: example - 46.68728°N 123.72947°W

An alternate of this D/D format is the Plus/Minus: 46.68728° -123.72947°

as compared to the Degree/Decimal/Minute format you've used...

example - 46°41.14"N 123°43.46"W

There are short programs than convert these formats easily, but if they're listed in the D/D format initially, they are far easier to type, etc when copying...

I know it would be a big job to redo all your coordinates, however you might want to consider to provide future listings in the D/D format...

Ray

[Edited on 9-30-2010 by Mexray]

BAJA.DESERT.RAT - 9-29-2010 at 06:40 PM

Hola david k, wow, that's a lot of entries. my two typing fingers would be worn out !

thank you,

BIEN SALUD, DA RAT

David K - 9-30-2010 at 08:07 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Mexray
...I've found it far easier to re-write or transfer GPS coordinates if you use the:

Decimal/Degree format: example - 46.68728°N 123.72947°W

An alternate of this D/D format is the Plus/Minus: 46.68728° -123.72947°

as compared to the Degree/Decimal/Minute format you've used...

example - 46°41.14"N 123°43.46"W

There are short programs than convert these formats easily, but if they're listed in the D/D format initially, they are far easier to type, etc when copying...

I know it would be a big job to redo all your coordinates, however you might want to consider to provide future listings in the D/D format...

Ray

[Edited on 9-30-2010 by Mexray]

Hi Ray! Sure miss camping with you and Pat... http://vivabaja.com/204

The other thing I may change is the map datum... I did all mine at NAD27 Mexico so we could spot the waypoint on the Baja Almanac (or Mexican topo maps) exactly.

However, Google Earth GPS is set at WGS84 (same as our GPS's are from the factory... and the two datums are not very different on the ground, anyway...

I did it in degrees, and decimal minutes because it was what we use in GeoCaching and most written GPS locations.

There is a Nomad who has tried to get me to use UTM instead of latitude and longitude... swears it is far easier to understand and know where you are... It totally confuses me, so far! LOL

So, what is the link to that program?

David K - 9-30-2010 at 08:09 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by BAJA.DESERT.RAT
Hola david k, wow, that's a lot of entries. my two typing fingers would be worn out !

thank you,

BIEN SALUD, DA RAT

Thank you, I too am a two finger typer!

GPS Coordinates converter...

Mexray - 9-30-2010 at 06:05 PM

...there are several on the net...most of them look like this one...

http://www.cosports.com/index.php/tool/tools/latlong

just enter the data and convert...

Miss you guys too...we've been dragging our 1978, 28ft Airstream around the Nor-Cal Sierra's this year - trying to teach our 18 month old Grandson, Andrew how to catch a Trout! Fun stuff...

Ray