Google Earth datum ?

[Stuck]

What datum is Google Earth set on ?. I've got my GPS on WGS84 and there are too many digits in GE's coordinates to fit into the WGS84 format.

Cheers,
Anthony.

[KarlB]

The datum is WGS84. Do you have the same issue with your GPS when using the GDA94 datum?

Cheers
KarlB

[Tombie]

Your issue isnt the datum... More like the format..

Are you using DMS? DM.m?

[Utemad]

I would assume the datum used is WGS84.
However that will have nothing to do with you running out of number space. Google how they like their lat/long entered. I always google it because I never remember it either.

[Hymie]

You night have to check your GPS settings and see if they are in D,M,S or Decimal Degrees.

D.M.S Looks like 34.15.250

Decimal will look like 34.1524

[p38arover]

You night have to check your GPS settings and see if they are in D,M,S or Decimal Degrees.

D.M.S Looks like 34.15.250

Decimal will look like 34.1524

Except that 34.15.250 doesn't equal 34.1524 - its 34.256667 :angel:

[miky]

Yeah, but we know what ya mean Hymie. Well most of us do :wasntme:

[sschmez]

From Google Earth Help (http://earth.google.com/support/bin/static.py?hl=en&page=guide.cs&guide=22373&topic=23750&answer=148112)


As with projections, there is more than one mathematical interpretation of the earth's shape. Google Earth uses WGS84 datum.



GPS Visualizer has a calculator page (http://www.gpsvisualizer.com/calculators) which will calculate and show the various ways of expressing the latitude and longitude for a given point.

Decimal Degrees (DD.dddddd)
Degrees and decimal minutes (DD MM.mmm)
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DD MM SS.ss)

To change the way it's shown in Google Earth click "Tools", "Options" and then the tab "3D View".
Simply change your selection there.
Google Earth can also show the UTM (Universal Transverse Mercator) data.

Somewhere in the setup or options for your GPS unit you'll probably be able to do similar, so just make them the same.

Stevo

[Hymie]

Except that 34.15.250 doesn't equal 34.1524 - its 34.256667 :angel:


Yeah Yeah Yeah, I was just doing it off the top of my head as an example..

[sschmez]

Yeah Yeah Yeah, I was just doing it off the top of my head as an example..

at least you spelt it right.....:p
errrr..... correctly

[Stuck]

Thanks for your help people. I've now got it sorted and I couldn't have done it without you.
Cheers,
Anthony.

[Bushwanderer]

Hi Hymie,
Unfortunately, it was a poor example. Consider how much chaos may have ensued from people using your example for conversion.

Best Wishes,
Peter