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vitty
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 Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2006 6:34 pm Post subject: bulk OS grid to lat long conversion |
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Hi,
I have around 5000 (!) os grid refs of sites i work on (mobile phone masts) that i'd like to enter into my garmin i3.
Anyone have an excel file that will do this conversion? i know i can do them one at a time using web based apps, but 5k of them may take a while!!
Ideas?
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barryd
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| Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2006 9:42 pm Post subject: |
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Chris n Maria's Waypoint Workbench is an Excel tool for doing exactly this:
| Quote: | Provides conversions:
from DD MM SS, DD MM.MMM, DD.DDDD, UTM,UK National Grid ,UK National Grid N&E
to DD MM SS, DD MM.MMM, DD.DDDD, UTM, UK National Grid ,UK National Grid N&E
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It's targeted mostly at UK geocachers.
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vitty
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| Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 2:34 pm Post subject: |
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| spot on! thanks very much. any idea how many points the i3 can handle? |
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barryd
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| Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 12:27 am Post subject: |
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No idea as I don't have one. There's a FAQ about POI Loader on the garmin website that suggests 5000 may be ambitious, depending on the name lengths:
| Quote: | Q. How many POIs can I fit into my unit?
A. There is no set limit on how many POIs can be loaded into the Garmin device. This depends on the size of the POI files and the space available for POIs. The size of the loaded POIs will depend on the amount of text included with each POI and the size of any included bitmaps. Since POIs can be loaded into internal memory or onto SD cards, the space available will vary widely. Typically, the user should be able to fit more than 3000 POIs onto a unit. If the available space is exceeded, POI Loader will tell the user how much space is available in the device and how much space would be required to fit all the POIs that were chosen. |
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limans75
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| vitty wrote: | | spot on! thanks very much. any idea how many points the i3 can handle? |
Vitti,
I work in the industry and have PM'd you / emailed you on this service, Would like to swap POI's for operators.
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