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Choice for longitude/latitude setting with 62S

Former Member
Former Member
The two choices for L/L in 62S menu are hddd mm' ss.s" and hddd mm mmm. Neither allows the hundredth of a second. I hike on obscured , overgrown trails that haven't had any activity in 39 years out in the Big Cypress NP. Not having the hundreds of a second makes it more difficult to locate a waypoint. Any suggestions.
  • Former Member
    0 Former Member over 12 years ago
    Consumer grade GPS, such as the 62S, is only accurate to about 3m (10ft) best case (with WAAS enabled, clear sky etc).

    If you use this degrees-distance calculator you'll find a degree of latitude (at 45) is 364,604.7ft. A minute is 364604.7/60 = 6,076.7ft, and a second 101.3ft. A tenth of a second (10.13ft) is as good as you get. With a hundredth of a second you're looking for 1ft accuracy.
  • Former Member
    0 Former Member over 12 years ago
    If you use UTM format, the coordinates be precise to within 1m north/south and 1m east/west. So slightly better than with longitude/latitude.
  • Former Member
    0 Former Member over 12 years ago
    Precision, Accuracy, and Resolution