From https://support.*google*.com/*maps*/answer/2533464?hl=en
*Google Maps* coordinates are expressed in *decimal* degrees to comply with the most common Geographic Information Systems. When using *Google Maps* you.............. On Thu, Aug 15, 2013 at 10:37 AM, Brian/Support <[email protected]>wrote: > Interesting that you say Google Mapping uses Decimal degrees but I am on > Google earth right now and it is using dms for my location display. > > Brian > Customer Support > Millennia Corporation > [email protected] > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com > -- > > On 15/08/2013 12:41 PM, Jay 1FamilyTree wrote: > > Legacy uses a standard, but the reality is that all the better online > > mapping systems (Including Google ) all use the Decimal system, I wish > > Legacy would change..... > > > > Jay > > > > On Thu, Aug 15, 2013 at 7:36 AM, Brian/Support > > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > > 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] <mailto:[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]<mailto: > [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 > > > > > > > > > > > > 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). 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