Thread: gps coordinates?

GPS coordinates are written in several different formats. What you need to do is do a Google search for a GPS coordinate converter program. There are several free versions out there. Then enter the information you have and once it converts, usually to several different formats at once, then pick the format that matches the format on your unit and then you can enter it in.

Originally Posted by Ben frank

Recently purchased a lowrance elite7hdi i was trying to mark a couple spots off of google earth coordinates, but seems like they are written in a different format.
Example google. 34 53' 33.72''n
Lowrance unit. 34 53.554'n

I am assuming their will be some difference between the two, but not sure why they are written different. If someone has delt with this some info would be appreciated.

34 degrees, 53 minutes and 33.72 seconds is the Google format. The Lowrance is just set to use fractional minutes instead of seconds. 60 seconds in a minute, so your first coordinate is 34' 53.562 which you get by dividing the 33.72 by 60.

You can change the Humminbirds to accept whatever format you have. Does the Lowrance not do that?

Should be able to go into setup mode and change it to whatever you want.

in Google Earth go to tools then options and set it the same as Lowrance

I will check to see if i can change it. Thanks for the info makes sense now.

Yep, you can change coordinate forms in both Google Earth and on you Lowrance unit. I personally like degrees bc that's what I use at work.

Originally Posted by CatFan

34 degrees, 53 minutes and 33.72 seconds is the Google format. The Lowrance is just set to use fractional minutes instead of seconds. 60 seconds in a minute, so your first coordinate is 34' 53.562 which you get by dividing the 33.72 by 60.

very cool info, thanks for the example and explanation, kkeping this locked away for future purposes