Legacy uses degree, minute, seconds for coordinates. The only non-standard thing is that we do not divide the parts with a space. Latitude is entered as ddmmss.ssss longitude is dddmmss.sss note there are three degree digits in longitude because that can vary from 000 to 180. latitude only goes from 0 to 90 so only two digits are needed.
Some applications use decimal degrees rather than the dms system but both are equally valid systems for measuring angles along with radians Brian Customer Support Millennia Corporation [email protected] http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com -- On 15/08/2013 5:00 AM, Randy Clark wrote: > The format used by Legacy seems non-standard. > > > On Thu, Aug 15, 2013 at 4:48 AM, Mary Young <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Google Earth easily gives you the Lat. & Long. for any address,with no >> conversion needed. >> Search for the address in Google Earth. >> Click on the Pin Icon at upper left of the bar. >> A New Placemark box opens, showing Lat. & Long. in the format: >> 55°56'54.05"N and 3°11'53.23"W >> Copy each string into the appropriate box in the Legacy Location dialog >> box. >> Then delete the °(degrees), '(minutes) and "N or "W(which are already >> in Legacy). >> The numbers should be in pairs, so any single digit should have a "0" >> placed before it, i.e. 6 digits before the point, and 2 after the point. >> This works perfectly, you can pinpoint any place to within a few metres. >> Mary Young >> >> >> Legacy User Group guidelines: >> http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp >> Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp >> Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and >> on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). >> To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp >> > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on > our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
