8.1.2 GPS grids and position formats
Grids are lines on a map that define the coordinate system used on the map.
Position format is the way the GPS receiver's position is displayed on the device.
All the formats relate to the same location, they only express it in a different
way. For information on changing the position format, see Chapter 13 Adjusting
settings on page 63.
You can select the format from the following grids:
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latitude/longitude is the most commonly used grid and has three different
formats:
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Hdd.ddddd°: degrees and decimal degrees
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Hdd°mm.mmm’: degrees, minutes and decimal minutes
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Hdd°mm’ss.s”: degrees, minutes, seconds and decimal seconds
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