Sunday, Jul 11, 2004 at 21:46
Tim, your map is fine mate just change the gps to operate in UTM mode or the
grid that the map uses..could be AMG which is the same as UTM with AGD66 as the datum. I use this system all the time, degree, minutes and seconds mean nothing to me. The UTM system uses metres
from a reference point.
Here's a bit of guff from the web:
The UTM system divides the earth into 60 zones each 6 degrees of longitude wide. These zones define the reference point for UTM
grid coordinates within the zone. UTM zones extend from a latitude of 80° S to 84° N. In the polar regions the Universal Polar Stereographic (UPS)
grid system is used.
UTM zones are numbered 1 through 60, starting at the international date line, longitude 180°, and proceeding east. Zone 1 extends from 180° W to 174° W and is centered on 177° W.
UTM
grid coordinates are expressed as a distance in metres to the east, referred to as the "easting", and a distance in metres to the north, referred to as the "northing".
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