And is that 68 degrees north or 68 degrees south? Either way, close to the
pole!
Elizabeth
researching the descendants of William and Sarah (Patterson) Thompson
----- Original Message -----
From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com>
Sent: Saturday, June 14, 2008 3:14 PM
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Version 7 Lat/Long format
681234.293 = 68 degrees, 12 minutes, and 34.293 seconds.
John Brockman
-- "Dede Holden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Jenny and Jon,
I must be a math/geognoramus. Here's a quote taken from the Help file
in Legacy.
"The latitude and longitude must be in the form of degrees, minutes
and seconds. The degrees must be between 0 and 90, if a latitude, and
between 0 and 180, if a longitude. The minutes and seconds must be
between 0 and 59. The seconds can have up to three decimal places
after it. e.g. 681234.293."
If the degrees must be between 0 and 90 or (0 and 180 for longitude),
and the minutes and seconds must be between 0 and 59 then where do
you get the number 681234? It's not between 0 and 59 or 90 or 180!
I understand latitude and longitude, but I don't understand this
number format. Is there someone who can put it in 6th grade math
terms?
Thanks!
Dede Holden
On Fri, Jun 13, 2008 at 6:38 AM, Jenny M Benson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
John Gregson wrote
What is the correct format when entering Lat/Long into Legacy?
I've checked the archives and the Help but can't find a simple answer.,
probably missed something.
Tes, I think you have.
In the Help Index, look for Latitude and Longitude and after you click
Display select Latitude and Longitude again. Scroll down to the paragraph
in bold type which explains how Lat and Long must be expressed in degrees,
minutes and seconds. When you enter the Lat and Long there are separate
drop-downs for selecting N/s and E/W respectively.
I found all the explanations of Lat & Long in the Help system very useful,
being as I am a geognoramus!
--
Jenny M Benson
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