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1.3.2 More Details

Direct entry of start/finish/split coordinates

There is another method of entering the points for a point-to-point track -- direct entry of GPS

coordinates. To do this, you must obtain the latitude and longitude of the points. For example,

the website http://itouchmap.com/latlong.html is one such source. Another possibility is on

maps.google.com, you can right-click and select "What's here?" to determine the GPS

coordinates.

There are two common formats for latitude/longitude -- degree/minute/fractional minute, and

degree/fractional degree. You can, through the menu selection "Display formats and units",

select which one you will use. (For example, the above website reports coordinates in the

degree/fractional degree format.)

For latitude, positive numbers are NORTH and negative numbers are SOUTH. For longitude,

positive numbers are EAST and negative numbers are WEST. When entering coordinates

manually, the GPS requires N/S and E/W.

If a coordinate contains more decimal points than the GPX can handle, you can safely ignore the

extra digits.

Use the Left and Right arrows to change each position of data entry, and press Select to go to the

next position. Press Menu when complete.

Example of coordinate entry using degree/fractional degree:

Example of coordinate entry using degree/minute/fractional minute:

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