[BaseCamp] does BC adjust lat/lon for a moved waypoint?

saddle sore ironbutter at gmail.com
Tue Apr 21 04:23:24 PDT 2015


Stephen
yeah, except in my case it was not the scale, it was the operator.  ;o)
Joe

On Mon, Apr 20, 2015 at 9:57 PM, Stephen! <ldrider at imagesdesavions.com>
wrote:

>
> Depending on the format you use to display your position it could take
> quite a fair sized move to make the number change...
>
>
>
> --
> One mile of road will take you one mile.
> One mile of runway will take you anywhere.
>
> -------- Original message --------
> From: saddle sore <ironbutter at gmail.com>
> Date:2015/04/20  18:04  (GMT-06:00)
> To: BaseCamp <basecamp at micapeak.com>
> Subject: Re: [BaseCamp] does BC adjust lat/lon for a moved waypoint?
>
> Jerry
>
> Well, I tried you method -- and you are right, BC does change the lat/lon
> coordinates when you move the waypoint.  So, after scratching my head over
> why your way works and mine didn't, I decided to try my method again.
> Interesting results this time.  It worked.   Hmmmm.   So, BC will
> automatically changed the lat/lon coordinates when you move a point.  (Now
> it's going to drive me mad trying to figure why it didn't work the first
> couple times I did it earlier today.  I'm runing the computer off and going
> for a ride)
>
> Thanks,  Joe
>
> On Mon, Apr 20, 2015 at 6:22 PM, Jerry White <jerry.white at riverbed.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Joe,
> >
> > I just did a test, and the coordinates changed with the waypoint.
> >
> > 1. Using the New Waypoint tool (flag), drop a waypoint on the map. Open
> > the waypoint, copy the coordinates into notepad.
> > 2. Right click on the new waypoint, select Move
> > 3. Drag it to the next state over. Open the waypoint, compare the new
> > coordinates to the saved ones. They were different.
> >
> > Maybe you are moving the waypoint a different way?
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Basecamp [mailto:basecamp-bounces at micapeak.com] On Behalf Of
> saddle
> > sore
> > Sent: Monday, April 20, 2015 10:36 AM
> > To: BaseCamp
> > Subject: [BaseCamp] does BC adjust lat/lon for a moved waypoint?
> >
> > Hi
> >
> > I used the Find Coordinates to have BC place a waypoint on a map.  That's
> > where I parked.  The statue was actually a bit off the road.  So I
> enlisted
> > the Move Point icon to slide the BC waypoint marker off the road a bit to
> > where the bonus actually is.  Then I noticed the latitude and longitude
> > info in the BC waypoint properties box remained the same as before I
> moved
> > it.    Does BC not adjust the lat and lon when you move a point?  What
> did
> > I do wrong?   Is my only alternative to enlist Google Earth to give me
> the
> > actual lat/lon and then manually type that into the BC waypoint
> properties
> > box?  (I always thought BC automatically adjusted the latitude and
> > longitude if you moved a waypoint.)
> >
> > Thanks, Joe Y
> > western PA
> >
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