[OSM-talk] Question about gps coordinates 001W0547 convert to -1.0547

[OJ W]

are you sure it's not degrees minutes and seconds mashed-together?

"004E4800" looks a bit like 4 degrees, 48 minutes, 00 seconds



On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 5:54 PM, Thomas Wood<grand.edgemaster at gmail.com> wrote:
> It looks like its a mashed form of the standard decimal Lat Lons.
>
> Assuming your conversion is correct:
> Replace the letter with a decimal point.
> If S or W place a - before the first set of digits for that coordinate.
> Swap the pair of coordinates around, so the northing is first, as is
> more common.
>
> Gpsbabel is not suitable for this, it only deals with file formats,
> not coordinate formats.
>
> 004E4800,47N2000 => 47.2, 4.48
> 002W2300,57N0000 => 57.0, -2.23
>
>
> 2009/7/29 Marc Coevoet <sintsixtus at gmail.com>:
>> Hello,
>>
>> I want to convert
>>
>> 004E4800,47N2000
>> 002W2300,57N0000
>> 001W0547,51N4823
>> 013E2600,47N3400
>> 013E2600,47N3400
>> 013E2600,47N3400
>> 013E2600,47N3400
>> 013E2500,47N3343
>>
>>
>> to something where 001W0547  becomes -1.0547
>>
>> Is gpsbabel capable, and what format is 001W0547 ??
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Marc
>>
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