GPS co-ordinates
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From: Pewsey, UK
Try:
http://www.getmapping.co.uk
They won't give you GPS co-ordinates, but lat and long to the centre of the map, which will probably be the crossing of a Northing and an Easting (if memory serves right) on an OS map.
http://www.getmapping.co.uk
They won't give you GPS co-ordinates, but lat and long to the centre of the map, which will probably be the crossing of a Northing and an Easting (if memory serves right) on an OS map.
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From: EuroGA.org
One could also buy a copy of Navbox www.navbox.nl
However, errors in transposing GPS coordinates is a great way to get lost.
However, errors in transposing GPS coordinates is a great way to get lost.
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From: Northampton UK
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From: N.E. Derbyshire, UK
You could also use www.Streetmap.co.uk - this gives the co-ords simply by pointing the arrow at where you want, but make sure you copy them carefully and cross-check.
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From: Savannah GA & Portsmouth UK
And for any ICAO waypoints you could simply go to www.ais.org.uk
Click on SEARCH, find what you are looking for and then click the magnifying glass symbol, which will give you the co-ordinates.
For accuracy make sure the co-ordinates you are putting in and your GPS are set to the same datum (commonly WGS84)
Mike
Click on SEARCH, find what you are looking for and then click the magnifying glass symbol, which will give you the co-ordinates.
For accuracy make sure the co-ordinates you are putting in and your GPS are set to the same datum (commonly WGS84)
Mike
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From: Not a million miles from EGTF
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From: Somewhere in England.
Take care with using the books of GPS co-ordinates, the data sometimes isn't all it seems.
A couple of years ago I decided to visit Henstridge and decided to route via Membury (an old aerodrome, now the site of a huge radio mast and an M4 service area). I looked up Membury in the book and input the data to my GPS, only to have the arrow point in a funny direction and give a huge distance to run (far further than from my base to Henstridge). I rechecked the data but couldn't resolve why the GPS was giving the information that it was.
Suffice it to say, I flew (without relying on the GPS) and a very nice visit to Henstridge resulted.
At home that night, I had a little look at a good map of the UK. I found that there is another Membury, in Somerset...
There was no mention of the M4 services (formerly Membury aerodrome) anywhere in the book I had. Recently, I saw a more recent edition of the data and that too omitted mention of the M4 services called Membury.
P
A couple of years ago I decided to visit Henstridge and decided to route via Membury (an old aerodrome, now the site of a huge radio mast and an M4 service area). I looked up Membury in the book and input the data to my GPS, only to have the arrow point in a funny direction and give a huge distance to run (far further than from my base to Henstridge). I rechecked the data but couldn't resolve why the GPS was giving the information that it was.
Suffice it to say, I flew (without relying on the GPS) and a very nice visit to Henstridge resulted.
At home that night, I had a little look at a good map of the UK. I found that there is another Membury, in Somerset...
There was no mention of the M4 services (formerly Membury aerodrome) anywhere in the book I had. Recently, I saw a more recent edition of the data and that too omitted mention of the M4 services called Membury.
P
