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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' ).
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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.