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Ok good deal, thanks. &nbsp;Now when I test a few way points for example starting at<br />
<br />
lat =&quot;42.938660&quot;;<br />
long=&quot;-85.486363&quot;;<br />
<br />
And going to:<br />
<br />
lat =&quot;42.907554&quot;;<br />
long=&quot;-85.512090&quot;;<br />
<br />
If I look at the data coming in it is not returning the long as a negitive number? &nbsp;It is returning it as a positive. &nbsp;Do I just need to mult. by -1??<br />
<br />
jfill
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Ok good deal, thanks.  Now when I test a few way points for example starting at

lat ="42.938660";
long="-85.486363";

And going to:

lat ="42.907554";
long="-85.512090";

If I look at the data coming in it is not returning the long as a negitive number?  It is returning it as a positive.  Do I just need to mult. by -1??

jfill

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Yes you can...... -ve Longitude means you are in west.... and you will be receiving your longitudes as xxx.xxxxW<br />
<br />
Imran
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Yes you can...... -ve Longitude means you are in west.... and you will be receiving your longitudes as xxx.xxxxW

Imran

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I need to convert NMEA Lat and Lon values to.....well I don't know. &nbsp;I need to convert them to the typical format I am used to seeing. &nbsp;<br />
<br />
Right now I am getting them in the following formats:<br />
<br />
Latitude, ddmm.mmmm format.<br />
Longitude, dddmm.mmmm format.<br />
<br />
I need to put them in the format traditional people are used to seeing:<br />
<br />
Like: <br />
<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;lat =&quot;42.938660&quot;;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;long=&quot;-85.486363&quot;;<br />
<br />
Can you help me or point me to the formula for this.<br />
<br />
Thanks<br />
<br />
jfill<br />

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I need to convert NMEA Lat and Lon values to.....well I don't know.  I need to convert them to the typical format I am used to seeing.  

Right now I am getting them in the following formats:

Latitude, ddmm.mmmm format.
Longitude, dddmm.mmmm format.

I need to put them in the format traditional people are used to seeing:

Like: 

	lat ="42.938660";
	long="-85.486363";

Can you help me or point me to the formula for this.

Thanks

jfill


Convert NMEA Lat and Lon to........

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