Mary, Legacy also has a handy converter. I use it all the time. Find A Grave gives latitude/longitude in decimal and I use it to convert to "Legacy friendly." It's found at the bottom of the Event Address box. Click on the + sign at the end of the Burial location field, choose "Burial Address" and it's at the bottom. You can also access this converter through Tools on the top menu. It's called Distance Bearing Calculator.
Dede Holden On Wed, May 5, 2010 at 12:36 PM, Mary Fowler Leek <ml...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > Thank you Scott, for taking the time to explain. I'm planning on getting a > new digital camera that provides the GPS co ordinates for each photo but it > gives them in the following format: > > 43* 07' 52" N (The asterisk is used in place of the degree symbol) > > I wanted to use those co ordinates to apply GPS locations to the photos of > headstones of family members. > > I'll have to goof around with it and see if I can learn how to input the > numbers correctly. > > Mary > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Scott Hall" <seh0...@gmail.com> > > Wow .. sorry for the typos down there !!! Let me repost this. The > first paragraph was a mess. > > This is better: > > >>Yes, Legacy's format is D-M-S. You can use the coordinates calculator >> to convert to D-M-S if need be, or you can calculate yourself, >> multiplying or dividing by 60 as appropriate. >> >> For example, GPS devices often use Degrees-Minutes and fractions of >> minutes rather than seconds. A latitude reading of 40 35.202 (40 >> degrees, 35.202 minutes) would convert to 40-35-12.12 in D-M-S format >> (.202 x 60 = 12.12). >> >> Sites like Epodunk use decimal degress only, for example 40.5867 >> degrees. To convert to D-M-S, multiple the decimals by 60, and repeat >> = 40 degrees plus .5867 x 60 = 35.202 minutes plus .202 x 60 = 12.12 >> seconds, or 40d 35m 12.12s. > >> Make sense? >> >> Scott > > >> On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 3:31 PM, Mary Fowler Leek <ml...@sbcglobal.net> >> wrote: >>> >>> Is the Legacy preferred format for GPS settings degree's, minutes and >>> seconds? Sorry to be so dense but I'm totally ignorant of how to enter >>> the >>> GPS locations in Legacy and I 'think' there are two GPS recognized >>> formats >>> for entering a location. >>> >>> My thanks, >>> >>> Mary > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergr...@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
