Re: [LegacyUG] GPS settings format for Legacy?
Thank you Scott, for taking the time to explain. I'm planning on getting a new digital camera that provides the GPS co ordinates for each photo but it gives them in the following format: 43* 07' 52 N (The asterisk is used in place of the degree symbol) I wanted to use those co ordinates to apply GPS locations to the photos of headstones of family members. I'll have to goof around with it and see if I can learn how to input the numbers correctly. Mary - Original Message - From: Scott Hall seh0...@gmail.com Wow .. sorry for the typos down there !!! Let me repost this. The first paragraph was a mess. This is better: Yes, Legacy's format is D-M-S. You can use the coordinates calculator to convert to D-M-S if need be, or you can calculate yourself, multiplying or dividing by 60 as appropriate. For example, GPS devices often use Degrees-Minutes and fractions of minutes rather than seconds. A latitude reading of 40 35.202 (40 degrees, 35.202 minutes) would convert to 40-35-12.12 in D-M-S format (.202 x 60 = 12.12). Sites like Epodunk use decimal degress only, for example 40.5867 degrees. To convert to D-M-S, multiple the decimals by 60, and repeat = 40 degrees plus .5867 x 60 = 35.202 minutes plus .202 x 60 = 12.12 seconds, or 40d 35m 12.12s. Make sense? Scott On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 3:31 PM, Mary Fowler Leek ml...@sbcglobal.net wrote: Is the Legacy preferred format for GPS settings degree's, minutes and seconds? Sorry to be so dense but I'm totally ignorant of how to enter the GPS locations in Legacy and I 'think' there are two GPS recognized formats for entering a location. My thanks, Mary Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergr...@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] GPS settings format for Legacy?
Mary Fowler Leek wrote Thank you Scott, for taking the time to explain. I'm planning on getting a new digital camera that provides the GPS co ordinates for each photo but it gives them in the following format: 43* 07' 52 N (The asterisk is used in place of the degree symbol) I wanted to use those co ordinates to apply GPS locations to the photos of headstones of family members. I'll have to goof around with it and see if I can learn how to input the numbers correctly. But Legacy *wants* the degrees, minutes, seconds format. It just bunches all the numbers together so your example would be input as 430752. -- Jenny M Benson Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergr...@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] GPS settings format for Legacy?
Mary, No need to goof around, your camera is giving it in the Legacy format, except that Legacy gives it as one number: Thus Legacy Latitude is DDMMSS.xxx, where xxx is the decimal part of the seconds so the number from your co-ordinate is 430752.000 N. For Longitude it is DDDMMSS.xxx. Note that for the degrees 1degree of latitude would be 01 and for longitude 001. Set North/South or East/West in Legacy as required, this is North/South of the Equator and East/West of The Greenwich Observatory, London, England, btw. No problem! Ron Ferguson _ *New* Tutorial: Add Location Pins to Google Earth http://www.fergys.co.uk Includes the family tree for Alan J Grimshaw And the Fergusons of N.W. England Mary Fowler Leek wrote: Thank you Scott, for taking the time to explain. I'm planning on getting a new digital camera that provides the GPS co ordinates for each photo but it gives them in the following format: 43* 07' 52 N (The asterisk is used in place of the degree symbol) I wanted to use those co ordinates to apply GPS locations to the photos of headstones of family members. I'll have to goof around with it and see if I can learn how to input the numbers correctly. Mary - Original Message - From: Scott Hall seh0...@gmail.com Wow .. sorry for the typos down there !!! Let me repost this. The first paragraph was a mess. This is better: Yes, Legacy's format is D-M-S. You can use the coordinates calculator to convert to D-M-S if need be, or you can calculate yourself, multiplying or dividing by 60 as appropriate. For example, GPS devices often use Degrees-Minutes and fractions of minutes rather than seconds. A latitude reading of 40 35.202 (40 degrees, 35.202 minutes) would convert to 40-35-12.12 in D-M-S format (.202 x 60 = 12.12). Sites like Epodunk use decimal degress only, for example 40.5867 degrees. To convert to D-M-S, multiple the decimals by 60, and repeat = 40 degrees plus .5867 x 60 = 35.202 minutes plus .202 x 60 = 12.12 seconds, or 40d 35m 12.12s. Make sense? Scott On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 3:31 PM, Mary Fowler Leek ml...@sbcglobal.net wrote: Is the Legacy preferred format for GPS settings degree's, minutes and seconds? Sorry to be so dense but I'm totally ignorant of how to enter the GPS locations in Legacy and I 'think' there are two GPS recognized formats for entering a location. My thanks, Mary Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergr...@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] GPS settings format for Legacy?
Mary, Legacy also has a handy converter. I use it all the time. Find A Grave gives latitude/longitude in decimal and I use it to convert to Legacy friendly. It's found at the bottom of the Event Address box. Click on the + sign at the end of the Burial location field, choose Burial Address and it's at the bottom. You can also access this converter through Tools on the top menu. It's called Distance Bearing Calculator. Dede Holden On Wed, May 5, 2010 at 12:36 PM, Mary Fowler Leek ml...@sbcglobal.net wrote: Thank you Scott, for taking the time to explain. I'm planning on getting a new digital camera that provides the GPS co ordinates for each photo but it gives them in the following format: 43* 07' 52 N (The asterisk is used in place of the degree symbol) I wanted to use those co ordinates to apply GPS locations to the photos of headstones of family members. I'll have to goof around with it and see if I can learn how to input the numbers correctly. Mary - Original Message - From: Scott Hall seh0...@gmail.com Wow .. sorry for the typos down there !!! Let me repost this. The first paragraph was a mess. This is better: Yes, Legacy's format is D-M-S. You can use the coordinates calculator to convert to D-M-S if need be, or you can calculate yourself, multiplying or dividing by 60 as appropriate. For example, GPS devices often use Degrees-Minutes and fractions of minutes rather than seconds. A latitude reading of 40 35.202 (40 degrees, 35.202 minutes) would convert to 40-35-12.12 in D-M-S format (.202 x 60 = 12.12). Sites like Epodunk use decimal degress only, for example 40.5867 degrees. To convert to D-M-S, multiple the decimals by 60, and repeat = 40 degrees plus .5867 x 60 = 35.202 minutes plus .202 x 60 = 12.12 seconds, or 40d 35m 12.12s. Make sense? Scott On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 3:31 PM, Mary Fowler Leek ml...@sbcglobal.net wrote: Is the Legacy preferred format for GPS settings degree's, minutes and seconds? Sorry to be so dense but I'm totally ignorant of how to enter the GPS locations in Legacy and I 'think' there are two GPS recognized formats for entering a location. My thanks, Mary Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergr...@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
[LegacyUG] GPS settings format for Legacy?
Is the Legacy preferred format for GPS settings degree's, minutes and seconds? Sorry to be so dense but I'm totally ignorant of how to enter the GPS locations in Legacy and I 'think' there are two GPS recognized formats for entering a location. My thanks, Mary Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergr...@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] GPS settings format for Legacy?
Yes, Legacy's format is D-M-S. You can use the coordinates calculator to convert to D-M-S if need be, or you can calculate yourself, multiplying or dividing by 60 as appropriate. For example, GPS devices often use Degrees-Minutes and fractions of minutes rather than seconds. A latitude reading of 40 35.202 (40 degrees, 35.202 minutes) would convert to 40-75-12.12 in D-M-S format (.144 x 60 = 8.64). Sites like Epodunk use decimal degress only, for example 40.5867 degrees. To convert to D-M-S, multiple the decimals by 60, and repeat = 40 degrees plus .5867 x 60 = 35.202 minutes plus .202 x 60 = 12.12 seconds, or 40d 35m 12.12s. Make sense? Scott On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 3:31 PM, Mary Fowler Leek ml...@sbcglobal.net wrote: Is the Legacy preferred format for GPS settings degree's, minutes and seconds? Sorry to be so dense but I'm totally ignorant of how to enter the GPS locations in Legacy and I 'think' there are two GPS recognized formats for entering a location. My thanks, Mary Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergr...@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp 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/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergr...@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] GPS settings format for Legacy?
Wow .. sorry for the typos down there !!! Let me repost this. The first paragraph was a mess. This is better: Yes, Legacy's format is D-M-S. You can use the coordinates calculator to convert to D-M-S if need be, or you can calculate yourself, multiplying or dividing by 60 as appropriate. For example, GPS devices often use Degrees-Minutes and fractions of minutes rather than seconds. A latitude reading of 40 35.202 (40 degrees, 35.202 minutes) would convert to 40-35-12.12 in D-M-S format (.202 x 60 = 12.12). Sites like Epodunk use decimal degress only, for example 40.5867 degrees. To convert to D-M-S, multiple the decimals by 60, and repeat = 40 degrees plus .5867 x 60 = 35.202 minutes plus .202 x 60 = 12.12 seconds, or 40d 35m 12.12s. On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 4:40 PM, Scott Hall seh0...@gmail.com wrote: Yes, Legacy's format is D-M-S. You can use the coordinates calculator to convert to D-M-S if need be, or you can calculate yourself, multiplying or dividing by 60 as appropriate. For example, GPS devices often use Degrees-Minutes and fractions of minutes rather than seconds. A latitude reading of 40 35.202 (40 degrees, 35.202 minutes) would convert to 40-75-12.12 in D-M-S format (.144 x 60 = 8.64). Sites like Epodunk use decimal degress only, for example 40.5867 degrees. To convert to D-M-S, multiple the decimals by 60, and repeat = 40 degrees plus .5867 x 60 = 35.202 minutes plus .202 x 60 = 12.12 seconds, or 40d 35m 12.12s. Make sense? Scott On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 3:31 PM, Mary Fowler Leek ml...@sbcglobal.net wrote: Is the Legacy preferred format for GPS settings degree's, minutes and seconds? Sorry to be so dense but I'm totally ignorant of how to enter the GPS locations in Legacy and I 'think' there are two GPS recognized formats for entering a location. My thanks, Mary Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergr...@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp 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/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergr...@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
