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GPS Coordinates Converter (From Degrees & Minutes To Decimal Format) - Mainly For Garmin Mapsource

This document describes a utility that converts coordinates from degrees and minutes format to decimal degrees format. It explains that Mapsource displays coordinates in a format like S37 46.903 E175 16.421, but GPX and MP files require a decimal format. The utility allows the user to paste coordinates from Mapsource into a cell, click a button, and get the converted coordinates in the decimal format -37.781717 175.27. It also provides an option to output the results as Longitude Latitude. The utility is intended to help correct and move waypoints on a map.

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GPS Coordinates Converter (From Degrees & Minutes To Decimal Format) - Mainly For Garmin Mapsource

This document describes a utility that converts coordinates from degrees and minutes format to decimal degrees format. It explains that Mapsource displays coordinates in a format like S37 46.903 E175 16.421, but GPX and MP files require a decimal format. The utility allows the user to paste coordinates from Mapsource into a cell, click a button, and get the converted coordinates in the decimal format -37.781717 175.27. It also provides an option to output the results as Longitude Latitude. The utility is intended to help correct and move waypoints on a map.

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MAPSOURCE DEGREES & MINUTES TO DECIMAL CONVERTER

PURPOSE
This Utility is written to convert coordinates from degrees and minutes to degrees in decimal format
Mapsource's default display on waypoints is in the following format
Eg S37 46.903 E175 16.421
However, GPX and MP file format required for compiling needs to be decimal format.

Hence, by entering data into cell B9 (green cell), then clicking the macro button bar or Ctrl+Z,
In fact the input is set up so that a user copies the coordinates from Mapsource and pastes it directly into here.
The main reason that I created this file in the first place was due to the fact that I had to correct and move dozens of waypoints

INPUT S37 46.903 E175 16.421

Click ok in the following pop up box

the coordinates will then be converted into the following decimal format rounded to six decimal places

Latitude Longitude
RESULTS (Latitude / Longitude) -37.78 175.27

You can then copy and paste these into MapEdit or text file editor. Copy the second line if you require Longitude / Latitu
Longitude Latitude
(Longitude / Latitude) 175.27 -37.78

I have tested this with coordinates in the Northern Hemisphere as well and as far as I can tell, it should work ok!

Any bugs, improvements and enhancements please contact

User name rc at
http://www.malsingmaps.com/forum/index.php
http://gwprojects.org/forum/index.php

rc
Dec-06
irectly into here.
and move dozens of waypoints on a map tile to their actual correct location.

if you require Longitude / Latitude format.

t should work ok!


CONVERTS FROM DEGREES TO DECIMALS
Data must be in space delimited & prefixed with N,S,E or W format stating Latitude then Longitude.
ENTER DATA COPIED FROM MAPSOURCE HERE (CELL B9) Example
INPUT S37 46.903 E175 16.421
RESULTS (Latitude / Longitude) -37.781717 175.27
(Longitude / Latitude) 175.27 -37.78

CTRL + Z to CONVERT or CLICK HERE

Written by
rc
Dec-06
g Latitude then Longitude.
(S37 46.903 E175 16.421)

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