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Old 03-30-11, 08:50 AM   #1
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Default ME, Determining Map Coordinates

Can anyone tell me how to determine latitude and longitude for given points in the ME. Thanks in advance.
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Old 04-15-11, 05:03 PM   #2
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If I remember correctly the values displayed in the status bar (long,lat) are in meters. A good aproximation is 1 degree = 120 km so for eg:

Long: 1217736.875 -> 1217736.875 / 120000 = 10.1478072916

Positive values are N and E.

Converting the decimal value to DMS results in 10° 8' 52.1052" E.
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