help with latitude and longtitude

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  • scoot1690
    Banned
    • Jul 2009
    • 90

    #1

    help with latitude and longtitude

    can anyone please help me again cheers for the last time guys how do i imput my latitude and longtitude into the dm 800 i am in glasgow and they are lat 55.627996 and longtitude -4.306641 but in my dm800 there are only 6 spaces what or how do i imput guys and once again thanks again for help in advance
  • firestorm
    V.I.P. Member
    • Jul 2008
    • 1550

    #2
    just put 62.278 and 4.3066 w the last numers are very small and dont matter
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    • socktug
      Junior Member
      • Jun 2009
      • 38

      #3
      Should it not be 55.628 and 4.306?

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      • lone
        Newbie
        • Aug 2009
        • 18

        #4
        Correct, i think firestorm just moved him into the north sea.

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        • .: JaCkPoT :.
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          • Aug 2008
          • 5607

          #5
          Originally posted by lone
          Correct, i think firestorm just moved him into the north sea.
          Well maybe into a submarine

          The last three digits dont really matter, you can just round them to the nearest 100. I tend to just put .555 at the end

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          • opsmonkey
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            • Nov 2008
            • 5379

            #6
            Originally posted by firestorm
            just put 62.278 and 4.3066 w the last numers are very small and dont matter
            .. thats West of Norway by 200 miles

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