Maptitude - http://research.umbc.edu/~roswell/maptitude.html
http://www.gpswaypoints.co.za/
Works fine for me. The link to the software is accessed by clicking on
"Coordinate related calculations."
On Sat, 17 Mar 2001, Health Maps wrote:
> Maptitude - http://research.umbc.edu/~roswell/maptitude.html
>
> Is that the correct url for GOS Waypoints? This one seems dead
>
> Richard Hoskins
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> GMT -8
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Marjorie Roswell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, March 09, 2001 7:27 AM
> To: Maptitude
> Subject: Re: [Maptitude] Distances in Lon/Lat using meters.
>
>
> Maptitude - http://research.umbc.edu/~roswell/maptitude.html
>
> The specifics from http://www.gpswaypoints.co.za/ are below
>
> B5= Latitude 1
> C5 = Longitude 1
> D5= Latitude 2
> E5 = Longitude 2
>
> =+IF(B5<>"",INT((ACOS(SIN(B5/180*PI())*SIN(D5/180*PI())+COS(B5/180*PI())*COS
> (D5/180*PI())*COS(C5/180*PI()-E5/180*PI()))*180*60/PI())*100000)/100000,"")
>
> This formula gets you to nautical miles. The application also has more
> conversions to get you to meters, but I include this below, because it's
> kind of interesting to look at. (For the rest, download the spreadsheet. I
> can't give a URL, because it's enclosed in a frame, but following the
> "Coordinate Related Calculations" link from the URL above will get you
> there.
>
>
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