using GPS coordinates for planning not always correct
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I am using MRA to plan long trips (currently in the Arabian Peninsula).
I use Goggle Map to find interesting places Historic landmarks, hotels, etc. to add them as way points I copy the GPS coordinates from Goggle maps into MRA search. mostly it works out, but it gets it wrong often enough, especially since the search results are shown in Arabic its very hard to validate if it is the spot I wanted at all.
E.g. I want to visit the "Ugarit Ruins" in Syria I copy 35.59840534739703, 35.735457306242395 and paste it ... it shows "Syria" in the middle of the Mediterranean
NB: It is not always possible to search for the place as writing sometimes differ heavily ...
There is a way to add a way point manually based on GPS coordinates, but why is that not an option in the search results e.g. as the 1st result? -
I am using MRA to plan long trips (currently in the Arabian Peninsula).
I use Goggle Map to find interesting places Historic landmarks, hotels, etc. to add them as way points I copy the GPS coordinates from Goggle maps into MRA search. mostly it works out, but it gets it wrong often enough, especially since the search results are shown in Arabic its very hard to validate if it is the spot I wanted at all.
E.g. I want to visit the "Ugarit Ruins" in Syria I copy 35.59840534739703, 35.735457306242395 and paste it ... it shows "Syria" in the middle of the Mediterranean
NB: It is not always possible to search for the place as writing sometimes differ heavily ...
There is a way to add a way point manually based on GPS coordinates, but why is that not an option in the search results e.g. as the 1st result?@Robert-Laudensack thats possibly because the lat/long numbers are in the reverse order, try swapping them
this thread goes into a bit of detail about it, its a long thread & the lat/lon stuff is on the second pageBlackView BV7100, Android 12
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@Robert-Laudensack thats possibly because the lat/long numbers are in the reverse order, try swapping them
this thread goes into a bit of detail about it, its a long thread & the lat/lon stuff is on the second page@Brian-McG, just a small tip: you can link to any sub-comment in a thread by using the perma-link of that specific comment:
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I am using MRA to plan long trips (currently in the Arabian Peninsula).
I use Goggle Map to find interesting places Historic landmarks, hotels, etc. to add them as way points I copy the GPS coordinates from Goggle maps into MRA search. mostly it works out, but it gets it wrong often enough, especially since the search results are shown in Arabic its very hard to validate if it is the spot I wanted at all.
E.g. I want to visit the "Ugarit Ruins" in Syria I copy 35.59840534739703, 35.735457306242395 and paste it ... it shows "Syria" in the middle of the Mediterranean
NB: It is not always possible to search for the place as writing sometimes differ heavily ...
There is a way to add a way point manually based on GPS coordinates, but why is that not an option in the search results e.g. as the 1st result?@Robert-Laudensack said in using GPS coordinates for planning not always correct:
I am using MRA to plan long trips (currently in the Arabian Peninsula).
I use Goggle Map to find interesting places Historic landmarks, hotels, etc. to add them as way points I copy the GPS coordinates from Goggle maps into MRA search. mostly it works out, but it gets it wrong often enough, especially since the search results are shown in Arabic its very hard to validate if it is the spot I wanted at all.
E.g. I want to visit the "Ugarit Ruins" in Syria I copy 35.59840534739703, 35.735457306242395 and paste it ... it shows "Syria" in the middle of the Mediterranean
NB: It is not always possible to search for the place as writing sometimes differ heavily ...
There is a way to add a way point manually based on GPS coordinates, but why is that not an option in the search results e.g. as the 1st result?That would be the one on the bottom left of the picture. POI : 35.58847633739218, 35.735054719310426
There are two with the same name there... see picture.
Right-click on the POI to select the correct data for copying.
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@Robert-Laudensack thats possibly because the lat/long numbers are in the reverse order, try swapping them
this thread goes into a bit of detail about it, its a long thread & the lat/lon stuff is on the second page@Brian-McG Sorry, but they are not, they are in the "correct order" as Goggle shows them. it depends a bit where exactly you click
BTW why in the world would I go through the effort swapping them .... -
thanks for your answers, but somehow you are ignoring my point: Why is are the GPS Coordinates not offered as the first search result?
The search option is much more prominent than this tiny little pin (which I only noted recently).
It would be a much better UX -
thanks for your answers, but somehow you are ignoring my point: Why is are the GPS Coordinates not offered as the first search result?
The search option is much more prominent than this tiny little pin (which I only noted recently).
It would be a much better UX@Robert-Laudensack When I enter your coordinates into Google Maps it also shows a position in the Mediterranean Sea.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/MJ741TETbzk75xzA7?g_st=ic
