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January
2001, Issue 126
Where's
Waldo?
Pinpointing
Location by Interfacing with a GPS Receiver
CAR 54,
WHERE ARE YOU?
If
you go to MapBlast’s web site (www.mapblast.com/myblast/index.mb)
and click on the advanced search, you’ll be presented
with a screen that allows you to enter latitude and
longitude coordinates. These need to be in signed degrees
with decimal minutes and seconds formats. My coordinates
of 41 52 04 N/072 26 52 W translates to 41.8677/–72.4477.
Plugging in these values, you get a map (see Photo 1)
that identifies the location as the corner of Park St.
and Saint Bernard Terrace, which is Circuit Cellar’s
home base. If you have a Street Atlas program, you can
likewise plug in longitude and latitude to get a map
similar to that in Photo 2.
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| Photo 1—This location map, based on longitude
and latitude, is courtesy of MapBlast (www.mapblast.com). |
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| Photo 2—This location map, based on longitude
and latitude, is courtesy of Street Atlas (www.streetatlasusa
.com). |
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