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Coordinate conversion

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  • 15-01-2014 12:40pm
    #1
    jocotty
    Closed Accounts Posts: 338 ✭✭


    Hi,

    I have coordinates in the following format, example X: 253588 Y: 293843


    I want to be able to convert to the following format:

    53.891N 07.186W


    can anyone tell me how to do so?

    I have tried downloading Grid Inquest, but I can seem to run it.

    thanks,
    Jo
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    El Siglo
    Registered Users Posts: 3,803 ✭✭✭El Siglo


    Are the X and Y values, northings and eastings?

    I've used this website and it's pretty good.

    Also, check your UTM zone as well.


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    El Siglo
    Registered Users Posts: 3,803 ✭✭✭El Siglo


    Actually, I've converted those points you gave and ended up off the coast of Liberia.

    Just make sure you have your points in some recognisable format (e.g. WGS84 etc...) before you convert to long and lat.


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    jocotty
    Closed Accounts Posts: 338 ✭✭jocotty


    El Siglo wrote: »
    Actually, I've converted those points you gave and ended up off the coast of Liberia.

    Just make sure you have your points in some recognisable format (e.g. WGS84 etc...) before you convert to long and lat.


    the coordinates are definitely correct.

    Are supposed to be for a place in County Cavan!


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    ManAboutCouch
    Registered Users Posts: 225 ✭✭ManAboutCouch


    Using http://www.fieldenmaps.info/cconv/cconv_ie.html and plugging your coordinates into the "Irish Grid - Full coordinates" section I get 53.89135241, 7.18569445, which is near Ballyjamesduff.


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    jocotty
    Closed Accounts Posts: 338 ✭✭jocotty


    ManAboutCouch wrote: »
    Using http://www.fieldenmaps.info/cconv/cconv_ie.html and plugging your coordinates into the "Irish Grid - Full coordinates" section I get 53.89135241, 7.18569445, which is near Ballyjamesduff.


    YES, that's correct.

    thanks for the help all ;)

    :D


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    El Siglo
    Registered Users Posts: 3,803 ✭✭✭El Siglo


    In my defence, I've been to Ballyjamesduff and it's not unlike Monrovia in Liberia... ;)

    Fair play ManAboutCouch.


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    slowburner
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 5,218 Mod ✭✭✭✭slowburner


    This is useful too.
    http://www.osi.ie/calculators/converter_index.asp?alias=/services/gps-services/co-ordinate-converter


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    #9
    jocotty
    Closed Accounts Posts: 338 ✭✭jocotty


    Sorry to bother you all again lads, but iv come across some other sticky coordinates, that I cant seem to make since off.

    I have coordinates in the form of : N 540339.220 W 085151.485 , and want to convert to X Y form. ...which the N W Coordinates in this case would work out to something very close to X: 543409 Y: 812773 (Which is near Tubbercurry, Sligo)

    Any help appreciated.

    jO


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    Tokyo
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    N 540339.220 W 085151.485... just break it up into it's constituent components:


    N 54° 03" 39.220', W 08° 51" 51.485'

    and plug it into the Deg Min Seconds of the page that ManAboutCouch linked to earlier....


    [edit]That would give you
    X: 543416.369
    Y: 812762.371


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