Searching with Co-ordinates
Submitted: Sunday, Jun 25, 2023 at 16:50
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mepvic
There must be a way but I can't work it out. Can I enter the coordinates into the search tab in Destinations/
Places to locate it on a map? Easy enough to do on the tablet in Traveller but I'm wanting to do it on my laptop.
Have tried entering for example -20 10.921 and 127 32.172 but no luck. Have tried 20 10.921S and 127 32.172E but no luck there either.
Thanks in anticipation
Reply By: Member - Warren H - Sunday, Jun 25, 2023 at 21:44
Sunday, Jun 25, 2023 at 21:44
Have you checked that both are set to the same coordinate format, I think the default is decimal degrees rather than degrees and decimal minutes.
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Follow Up By: mepvic - Monday, Jun 26, 2023 at 10:27
Monday, Jun 26, 2023 at 10:27
Thanks Warren. Coordinate format can be selected in any format in Traveller and have tried them all in the search function but no luck. Reason I'm doing it is I am putting my early travels (pre Explore Oz Tracker) onto maps for posterity. Wherever we camped I would write down the coordinates. I can search for them on my tablet easy enough but don't have it with me at the moment.
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Follow Up By: Member - Warren H - Monday, Jun 26, 2023 at 10:37
Monday, Jun 26, 2023 at 10:37
You wrote that you could do it on the app version, but there was a work around for earlier versions. You create a waypoint/poi and replace the cordinates with the correct ones.
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Reply By: Member - McLaren3030 - Monday, Jun 26, 2023 at 06:38
Monday, Jun 26, 2023 at 06:38
Hi mepvic,
This question is probably better put to the help desk.
Macca.
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Follow Up By: mepvic - Monday, Jun 26, 2023 at 10:28
Monday, Jun 26, 2023 at 10:28
Thanks Macca. Will give the help desk a try.
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Reply By: TrevorDavid - Monday, Jun 26, 2023 at 07:58
Monday, Jun 26, 2023 at 07:58
Mepvic
No not aware that you can enter coordinates in the search tab.
As Warren has said, needs to be in decimal degrees.
I don’t use the Desktop App which I think you’re referring to when you say on my laptop. So won’t even try on that one.
Edit: Does the App settings on your Laptop mirror the App settings on your Tablet?
Regards
TrevorDavid
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Reply By: mepvic - Monday, Jun 26, 2023 at 11:08
Monday, Jun 26, 2023 at 11:08
Thanks to all. Have solved my problem. Forgotten that in the early years of Traveller, I put all my old campsites in as personal
places. Was handy especially crossing the Nularbor to find a spot where we had previously camped. (Think we have done 16 crossings)
Have opened up the Traveler App on the web on my laptop and can find the location by editing the coordinates at the top of the screen. You can also change the coordinate format to any of five different types using Settings, General, Position display format so I don't have to convert to all decimal.
Thanks TrevorDavid. We meet again. You helped me out with an issue I had in
Alice Springs last year. Was camped in the caravan park opposite you.
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Follow Up By: TrevorDavid - Monday, Jun 26, 2023 at 11:15
Monday, Jun 26, 2023 at 11:15
Ah yes thought it was you.
Just read what I had wrote, yes doesn’t need to be in Decimal just needs to be the same format that you have loaded.
Warren’s method of dropping a pin and then changing to the co- ords would also work.
Glad your sorted
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TrevorDavid
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