Coordinate
come si leggono le coordinate sul GPS 
| Format |
Country / User |
Remarks |
| Geographical Co-ordinates |
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| * Degrees Minutes Seconds |
International aviation standard which is the format that has been taught through the years and endorsed by CDSM |
The format display on a GPS Hddd mm ss,s |
| * Degrees Minutes and decimals |
Default in a GPS and used by marine users where greater accuracy is not required |
The format display on a GPS Hddd mm,mmm |
| * Degrees and decimals |
Used generally by Geo-graphical Information Systems (GIS) users |
The format display on a GPS Hddd,ddddd |
| UTM (Universal Transverse Mecator System) |
Used generally by the 1st world for land navigation in various formats to suit their requirement. |
A 13 figure grid reference |
| MGRS (Military Grid Reference System) |
Used by most military throughout the world |
For those that did military service, the old “6 syfer stelsel” or 6 figure grid reference |
| LO / Gauss |
The co-ordinate system that is used by the survey community in South Africa |
If you do not understand it do not use it as it can have both positive and negative values in the co-ordinate. |