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Using GPS with Irish Maps

  • 25-05-2010 7:59am
    #1
    Tester46
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    I have an app on my phone (Nokia 6700c, Symbian 40) which gives me my current GPS location (degrees, minutes, seconds) and nothing else.

    Does anyone know how I go about transferring that onto an Irish map (say an OSI Discovery series map) which uses eastings and northings?

    Say I am out on a mountain and I get my location using the GPS on the phone. Can I use that basic GPS location information to work out where I am on an Irish map?

    My phone also uses Nokia Maps which is grand for cities, but rubbish for the outdoors.


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  • #2
    Alun
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    http://www.osi.ie/en/alist/co-ordinate-converter-tool.aspx


  • #3
    blorg
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    You may be able to get software that will display Irish National Grid references natively. This might be more useful than a web-or PC-based converter which you may not have available on the side of a mountain.

    A quick search throws up TrekBuddy for example, that seems to support the Irish Grid.


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