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[[Coordinates]] are a means of numerical description for a location on the earths' surface. [[Geocaching]] uses coordinates of [[Latitude and longitude | Latitude]] and [[Latitude and longitude | Longitude]] (Lat/Lon) to describe the location of the cache or its' intermediate [[waypoint]]s. | [[Coordinates]] are a means of numerical description for a location on the earths' surface. [[Geocaching]] uses coordinates of [[Latitude and longitude | Latitude]] and [[Latitude and longitude | Longitude]] (Lat/Lon) to describe the location of the cache or its' intermediate [[waypoint]]s. | ||
| − | For the purposes of geocaching, Lat/Lon coordinates are expressed in Degrees, Minutes, decimal minutes ( DDD° MM.mmm' ). | + | For the purposes of geocaching, Lat/Lon coordinates are expressed in Degrees, Minutes, decimal minutes ( DDD° MM.mmm' ), but for purposes of general navigation (especially at sea) Lat/Lon is expressed in Degrees, Minutes and Seconds ( DDD° MM' SS" ). |
An alternate system of coordinates is UTM, which is short for Universal Transverse Mercator. | An alternate system of coordinates is UTM, which is short for Universal Transverse Mercator. | ||
Revision as of 01:02, 9 July 2005
Coordinates are a means of numerical description for a location on the earths' surface. Geocaching uses coordinates of Latitude and Longitude (Lat/Lon) to describe the location of the cache or its' intermediate waypoints.
For the purposes of geocaching, Lat/Lon coordinates are expressed in Degrees, Minutes, decimal minutes ( DDD° MM.mmm' ), but for purposes of general navigation (especially at sea) Lat/Lon is expressed in Degrees, Minutes and Seconds ( DDD° MM' SS" ).
An alternate system of coordinates is UTM, which is short for Universal Transverse Mercator.
