[BaseCamp] getting Lat and Lon from GEP to BC

[Jim Hatch]

Interesting topic. As the sponsor for NE & the Mid-Atlantic states I've
struggled with the precision of the lat/lon coordinates I list.

If I do the memorial itself then oftentimes you'll get routed in weird ways
because the GPS will try to get you as close as possible and sometimes
that's not the most roadworthy way to access the memorial. But if I just go
with the street location closest you're just close and not right on the
memorial.

Usually I try to make sure it's the street location as long as it's pretty
obvious from that location where the memorial is (you've got to be able to
see it). I figure that's better than sending you to a memorial off-road or
needing a hike through the woods because that's what the GPS thinks is
closest. I've had locations which were 25' thru the woods to the street or
50' from the parking lot and if I use the memorial coordinates you're going
to have a stand of trees between it & you and possibly not know where it is
- the parking lot is the preferred and more logical location to list so
you'll see what you're looking for.

I usually provide Steve with upwards of 200 candidate memorials 8-10/state)
and struggle with which coordinates to use. I've often thought I need 2
sets - the memorial itself and the street location closest. But then I
figure it should be something you can figure out if you're in sight of it.

So, which do you prefer - the actual memorial even if the GPS will route
you badly or the closest rideable location within sight of the memorial?

Jim
On Jun 24, 2015 4:42 PM, "saddle sore" <ironbutter at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi
> As I travel throughout PA, I am photographing war memorials to submit for
> potential Tour Of Honor sites for future years.  Typically the memorial is
> off the road and a distance from my handlebar mounted GPS device.  Once I
> photograph the memorial, I also photograph the GPS screen showing me the
> Lat/Lon of where I am parked (not necessarily where the memorial is  --
> close but not exact).  When I get home I open Google Earth Pro, type in
> that Lat/Lon from my GPS screen photo and get flown in to where I was
> parked.  Then I search for the memorial.
>
> I am able to exactly pin point the memorial with GEP, as I zoom in as close
> as possible.  I see the Lat and Lon read outs in the lower right hand
> corner of the screen.
>
> Is there any way to capture those Lat and Lon readings so that I can then
> input them into BaseCamp using Find>Locate Coordinates?  Maybe some version
> of a copy and paste method??   Currently I'm using the old school method of
> holding my cursor on the memorial while in GEP, writing down the Lat and
> Lon, and then going into BC and typing those coordinates in by hand so that
> I can get a waypoint pin pointed on the memorial.  Most of the time I get
> the numbers written down and re-typed properly, but dyslexia can put me
> into another state or country very easily.  LOL
>
> Any thoughts?
> Joe Y
> western PA
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