Grid ref to waypoint conversion.
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- gairym
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Grid ref to waypoint conversion.
Due to my (massively lazy) idea for this coming weekends Ford Fiesta I've not had anything to do or plan but now that things are looming closer I've realised that I don't know how to plot waypoints (in base camp or via any other methods) given only the grid references that Stu supplied.
Any advice?
Any advice?
Re: Grid ref to waypoint conversion.
I just used this then clicked the "Export points to google earth (KML) file" button. Then i converted the KML to a GPX file with this http://kml2gpx.com/ so now i can just put them onto my GPS like i would a route normallyScattamah wrote:I found this worked ok - http://gridreferencefinder.com/batchCon ... onvert.php
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Re: Grid ref to waypoint conversion.
http://www.satmap-xpedition.com/Home/About allows you to search for locations by grid reference, you can then add a 'Point of Interest' and export all POI's as a GPX.
- gairym
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Re: Grid ref to waypoint conversion.
The problem is that I plan to manually add each waypoint to my Garmin 'Forerunner 310XT' (which annoyingly has no upload capabilities).
This means that I need to convert the grid references to whatever format a waypoint exports as and then input it for each waypoint (replacing waypoints I create automatically on the device).
It's a long-winded and roundabout way of doing things but I don't know of another that'll work for random (route-less) waypoints to be added for that device.
Annoying!
This means that I need to convert the grid references to whatever format a waypoint exports as and then input it for each waypoint (replacing waypoints I create automatically on the device).
It's a long-winded and roundabout way of doing things but I don't know of another that'll work for random (route-less) waypoints to be added for that device.
Annoying!
Re: Grid ref to waypoint conversion.
Gairy the gridreference finder link above does all this does all this?
Unless I am really misunderstanding something you need to edit existing waypoints because you have no way of uploading or creating ones?
Unless I am really misunderstanding something you need to edit existing waypoints because you have no way of uploading or creating ones?
- gairym
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Re: Grid ref to waypoint conversion.
Yes, that's exactly it.
I'll have to have another go at that site as I couldn't make sense of it before.
Cheers, Gairy.
I'll have to have another go at that site as I couldn't make sense of it before.
Cheers, Gairy.
Re: Grid ref to waypoint conversion.
Here are the lat and long for each waypoint incase it helps. You should be able to manually enter waypoints using this.
Grid Latitude Longitude
SH 898028 52.611760 -3.628953
SH 830012 52.595959 -3.728766
SN 838975 52.562884 -3.715662
SH 923077 52.656294 -3.593646
SN 794959 52.547549 -3.779957
SN 817930 52.521995 -3.745022
SN 784892 52.487123 -3.792244
SN 757917 52.508978 -3.832920
SN 737895 52.488750 -3.861536
SN 727869 52.465156 -3.875261
SN 742838 52.437650 -3.852025
SN 843773 52.381473 -3.701272
SN 897826 52.430217 -3.623720
SN 914845 52.447632 -3.599345
SN 894885 52.483176 -3.630088
SN 904952 52.543586 -3.617579
SO 013989 52.578925 -3.458011
SH 993059 52.641465 -3.489650
52.656294 -3.593646
SH 835069 52.647285 -3.723399
SN 904953 52.544485 -3.617612
Grid Latitude Longitude
SH 898028 52.611760 -3.628953
SH 830012 52.595959 -3.728766
SN 838975 52.562884 -3.715662
SH 923077 52.656294 -3.593646
SN 794959 52.547549 -3.779957
SN 817930 52.521995 -3.745022
SN 784892 52.487123 -3.792244
SN 757917 52.508978 -3.832920
SN 737895 52.488750 -3.861536
SN 727869 52.465156 -3.875261
SN 742838 52.437650 -3.852025
SN 843773 52.381473 -3.701272
SN 897826 52.430217 -3.623720
SN 914845 52.447632 -3.599345
SN 894885 52.483176 -3.630088
SN 904952 52.543586 -3.617579
SO 013989 52.578925 -3.458011
SH 993059 52.641465 -3.489650
52.656294 -3.593646
SH 835069 52.647285 -3.723399
SN 904953 52.544485 -3.617612
- gairym
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Re: Grid ref to waypoint conversion.
Thanks - much help, cheers!
All I need to do now is figure exactly I manually alter the existing waypoints on the device (bloody user-un-friendly Garmin devices!!!).
All I need to do now is figure exactly I manually alter the existing waypoints on the device (bloody user-un-friendly Garmin devices!!!).
- gairym
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Re: Grid ref to waypoint conversion.
I couldn't get the bloody thing to work so have scrapped my idea and am doing something more conventional.
Thanks all for the attempts at helping but my technological incompetence knows no bounds.
Thanks all for the attempts at helping but my technological incompetence knows no bounds.