Hey guys, I am downloading location data from a palm pilot which was collected = using the NMEA 0183 v2.0 standard. The co-ordinate information has the = following structure: Lat: 4578.456, N Long 07638.458, E This data is stored in my remote database table STN_LOC - I have = successfully linked my STN_LOC table and made it mappabe, but it is very = clear that I have used the wrong projection!! Does anyone know what format the NMEA standard spits data out in?? I am = assuming that it is just generic lat / long - which I used as my = projection in MI. This could be the problem: The hemisphere data is not stored in my co-ordinate table so I have four = columns with co-ordinate data in them GPS_LAT_COORD GPS_LAT_HEMI GPS_LONG_COORD GPS_LONG_HEMI Do I need to do a calculation with these four columns to determine the = lat and long of my point? ie/ are the N/S and E/W data important?? Thanks for your help guys and gals, Chris Chris Gallagher, M. Sc. Head Geologist / GIS Analyst Enviro-Tech Associates Inc. (Ottawa Branch) 2446 Bank St., Suite 464 Ottawa, ON K1V 1A8 (613) 282-2400 www.etassociates.com _______________________________________________________________________ List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MapInfo-L" in the message body.
