when creating an album (and sometimes for other kind of pages) I have to post the coordinates for every photo I attach ...
each new photo posted starts linked to a site in California
by Gabriele Roth » Sun Nov 07, 2010 2:18 pm
by Gangolf Haub » Sun Nov 07, 2010 4:25 pm
gabriele wrote:when creating an album (and sometimes for other kind of pages) I have to post the coordinates for every photo I attach ...
each new photo posted starts linked to a site in California
by Gabriele Roth » Sun Nov 07, 2010 5:39 pm
by Day Hiker » Sun Nov 07, 2010 6:47 pm
gabriele wrote:I entered the photos and for each one I had to put the coordinates ...
yes, I know, once posted the first I've copied into 2 variables the coordinates and then copied them in each new photo page ... but it is a little boring
by Gabriele Roth » Sun Nov 07, 2010 7:07 pm
Day Hiker wrote:But, unless you stood in one spot and just rotated, each one of the photos was taken from a different location.
by CSUMarmot » Mon Nov 08, 2010 12:20 am
by Day Hiker » Mon Nov 08, 2010 7:07 am
CSUMarmot wrote:BTW do any of you guys use UTM? I think of it like the metric system in that it actually makes sense and doesn't utilize such arbitrary minutes.seconds scale
There are 60 longitudinal projection zones numbered 1 to 60 starting at 180°W. Each of these zones is 6 degrees wide, apart from a few exceptions around Norway and Svalbard.
There are 20 latitudinal zones spanning the latitudes 80°S to 84°N and denoted by the letters C to X, ommitting the letter O. Each of these is 8 degrees south-north, apart from zone X which is 12 degrees south-north.
Areas are referenced by quoting the longitudinal zone number, followed by the latitudinal zone letter. For example, the southern end of South America is 19F.
Within each longitudinl zone the transverse mercator projection is used to give co-ordinates (eastings and northings) in metres.
For the eastings, the origin is defined as a point 500,000 metres west of the central meridian of each longitudinal zone, giving an easting of 500,000 metres at the central meridian.
For the northings in the northern hemisphere, the origin is defined as the equator.
For the northings in the southern hemisphere, the origin is defined as a point 10,000,000 metres south of the equator.
The co-ordinates thus derived define a location within a UTM projection zone either north or south of the equator, but because the same co-ordinate system is repeated for each zone and hemisphere, it is necessary to additionally state the UTM longitudinal zone and either the hemisphere or latitudinal zone to define the location uniquely world-wide.
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by Gabriele Roth » Mon Nov 08, 2010 7:38 am
by surgent » Mon Nov 08, 2010 4:26 pm
CSUMarmot wrote:BTW do any of you guys use UTM? I think of it like the metric system in that it actually makes sense and doesn't utilize such arbitrary minutes.seconds scale
by MoapaPk » Mon Nov 08, 2010 4:35 pm
by mrchad9 » Mon Nov 08, 2010 5:27 pm
surgent wrote:CSUMarmot wrote:BTW do any of you guys use UTM? I think of it like the metric system in that it actually makes sense and doesn't utilize such arbitrary minutes.seconds scale
UTM is ideal for walking (micro-navigation). The grids are really just applicable to the localized area.
Lat-Long is ideal for macro-navigation (e.g. driving). As dayhiker pointed out, it's a more "complete" consistent world-wide system, whereas UTM is localized and not meant to be consistent worldwide. The degree-minutes-seconds makes good sense since 360 and 60 are highly divisible numbers, whereas 10 (and 100, 1000) are not.
Imagine those mirrored disco spheres. That's UTM.
by Bruno » Mon Nov 08, 2010 5:36 pm
surgent wrote:The degree-minutes-seconds makes good sense since 360 and 60 are highly divisible numbers, whereas 10 (and 100, 1000) are not.
by MoapaPk » Mon Nov 08, 2010 5:40 pm
by Bruno » Mon Nov 08, 2010 5:42 pm
MoapaPk wrote:I hike near the border between two UTM zones. Neat things happen when you cross the border.
by MoapaPk » Mon Nov 08, 2010 5:47 pm
Bruno_Tibet wrote:MoapaPk wrote:I hike near the border between two UTM zones. Neat things happen when you cross the border.
Are there border patrol preventing you to cross the border? Is UTM border crossing a major illegal immigration issue in the country where you live?
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