The original suggestion was only about the format of coordinates for the Atlas
forms, not the sharing of coordinates with other people so they can go to those
locations. However, I wonder how many people derive the coordinates for their
Atlas forms from maps rather than GPSs. Those people need the option of
entering DMS coordinates.
Peter Shute
> -----Original Message-----
> From:
> On Behalf Of Tony Russell
> Sent: Wednesday, 12 May 2010 9:41 AM
> To: 'Bob Green'; 'Birding Aus'
> Subject: RE: [Birding-Aus] RE: Decimal Vs Sexagesimal Notation
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> Certainly, but who wants to have to do that all the time ?
> And let's face it, a normal DMS ( WGS84) system seems to
> prove complex enough for some of our , let's say more senior
> , birding fraternity without the added procedure of
> multiplying each decimal step by 60 to get back to DMS which
> people understand and can relate to on their hard copy topo maps.
>
> Tony
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:
> On Behalf Of Bob Green
> Sent: Tuesday, 11 May 2010 8:06 PM
> To: Birding Aus
> Subject: [Birding-Aus] RE: Decimal Vs Sexagesimal Notation
>
> Hi Geoff
> Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't a conversion from decimal
> degrees to true degrees as simple as multiplying the decimal
> figure by 60?
> eg 141.5 deg becomes 141 deg (.5X60=30) so 30 minutes and
> this of course carries on into the seconds as well.
>
> Bob Green
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