Having just tested Doug's information regarding the iPhone compass and true/magnetic north - I first found I needed to have my Location Services for that app switched ON Then on looking under "i" in the bottom corner, it indicated it was using Magnetic North - but True North was greyed out. Double tapping on the center of the compass seemed to switch from Magnetic to True. Tapping the geo co-ords also gave me the street address, and tapping the arrow in the bottom left switched me to map view and gave me the street map of the area
On 15 September 2013 12:15, Douglas Tighe <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi All, > > My iPhone has a built in compass which works anywhere even where there is > no phone signal. > On the bottom of the display its shows Latitude and Longitude. > It's important to make sure you record the lat and long as well as the > Geodetic Datum, as different parts on the Earth require their individual > Datums because the Earth is not perfectly round. > I live in Australia, we started using WGS then ADG and now the most up to > date is GDA. > I don't know the iPhone method of storing the Datum also I don't know > whether to use the Compass on True North or Magnetic North and as well > the reading can be Latitude degrees, Minutes, Seconds or Lat/Long decimal > degrees. > I, hoping some of the group can add to this. > > Regards > Doug Tighe > > > On Sun, Sep 15, 2013 at 11:50 AM, Al Mieswinkel <[email protected]>wrote: > >> I almost bought a smart phone last week but did not, for that very >> reason. I’ve used my daughters iPhone 4 but not pleased with the images. >> **** >> >> ** ** >> >> Thanks for the input though.**** >> >> ** ** >> >> Al**** >> >> ** ** >> >> *From:* Eliz Hanebury [mailto:[email protected]] >> *Sent:* Saturday, September 14, 2013 5:58 PM >> >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Subject:* Re: [LegacyUG] Latitude and Longitude**** >> >> ** ** >> >> Al do you carry a smart phone? The images leave a lot to be desired but >> they code Lat and Long.**** >> >> >> **** >> >> Eliz >> Not Today and Not without a Fight >> (Anon) >> >> For all that has been, thanks. >> For all that will be, yes. >> (Dag Hammarskjold)**** >> >> ** ** >> >> On Sat, Sep 14, 2013 at 5:48 PM, Al Mieswinkel <[email protected]> >> wrote:**** >> >> Thanks. That is a very good question. I often have a camera with me >> that I sometimes use for that purpose but don’t find it very accurate >> related to GPS activities. I’m no expert iPad user but I see nothing in it >> that would indicate Lat and Long for photos taken with it.**** >> >> **** >> >> I’ll call the Apple store.**** >> >> **** >> >> Thanks.**** >> >> **** >> >> Al**** >> >> **** >> >> *From:* Jay 1FamilyTree [mailto:[email protected]] >> *Sent:* Saturday, September 14, 2013 5:02 PM >> >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Subject:* Re: [LegacyUG] Latitude and Longitude >> **** >> >> **** >> >> Al, **** >> >> Check to see if when you take a picture, is the Lat and Long stored >> within the picture details?**** >> >> **** >> >> **** >> >> **** >> >> On Sat, Sep 14, 2013 at 1:50 PM, Al Mieswinkel <[email protected]> >> wrote:**** >> >> As many of you do while searching family history, I identify many types >> of physical locations in my Legacy file, i. e. old homesteads, mills, >> gravestones, battle locations, old property corners, ghost towns, etc.*** >> * >> >> **** >> >> I now carry my cell-linked iPad with me constantly and am interested in >> what the group uses as an accurate app (free or for cost) for this >> purpose. I want to climb into remote hills and read my exact location by >> coordinates. I stumbled onto a small cemetery with a few stone in the >> mountains this summer with no trails or roadbeds nearby. I did later >> contact the county and described the location as well as I could. They >> eventually found it and said they did not know it existed.**** >> >> **** >> >> Secondly, which of the group of coordinates formats does the group >> believe is the most useful or is it a matter of taste?**** >> >> **** >> >> Thanks. 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