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 ## Enter text in the Point Name text box to identify this point on the results page -- useful if you print out the page and store it.  Your node name would be an obvious choice! 

 ## Complete the Easting and Northing boxes with the values calculated above. 

 ## Type ''55'' in the Zone text box and click Submit Data.%%% The Geoscience Australia site returns latitude and longitude in degrees, minutes, and decimal seconds. 

->  Note: For those outside the Melbourne metropolitan area, Zone 54 lies between long. 138° (between Kangaroo Island and Cape Jervis, SA) and 144° (Winchelsea, VIC). Zone 55 extends from long. 144° (Winchelsea, VIC) to 155° (just beyond the easternmost point of Victoria at Cape Howe or Gabo Island). 

+>  Note: For those outside the Melbourne metropolitan area, Zone 54 lies between long. 138Ã�° (between Kangaroo Island and Cape Jervis, SA) and 144Ã�° (Winchelsea, VIC). Zone 55 extends from long. 144Ã�° (Winchelsea, VIC) to 155Ã�° (just beyond the easternmost point of Victoria at Cape Howe or Gabo Island). 

 

 *  Convert degrees, minutes, and seconds to decimal degrees 

-*  The latitude and longitude needs to be converted to decimal degrees for locfinder. For example, the AMG coordinates for my house at lat. -37° 50' 43.53603" and long. 145° 5' 31.85668" need to be converted to lat. -37.8454° and long. 145.0922°. Many scientific and engineering calculators have an hours.minutes.seconds-to-hours (decimal) function which can do this. Otherwise, do the following steps. 

-## Divide the decimal seconds by 60 to convert them to decimal minutes, and add them to the whole number of minutes. For example, for lat. -37° 50' 43.53603", do 43.53603 / 60 = 0.7256; 50 + 0.7256 = 50.7256 decimal minutes. For long. 145° 5' 31.85668", do 31.85668 / 60 = 0.5309; 5 + 0.5309 = 5.5309. 

-## Divide the decimal minutes by 60 to convert them to decimal degrees, and add them to the ABSOLUTE whole number of degrees, then apply the correct sign. For example, for lat. -37° 50' 43.53603", do 50.7256 / 60 = 0.8454; 37 + 0.8454 = 37.8454°; apply sign -37.8454°. For long. 145° 5' 31.85668", do 5.5309 / 60 = 0.0922; 145 + 0.0922 = 145.0922°; apply sign +145.0922°. 

+*  The latitude and longitude needs to be converted to decimal degrees for locfinder. For example, the AMG coordinates for my house at lat. -37Ã�° 50' 43.53603" and long. 145Ã�° 5' 31.85668" need to be converted to lat. -37.8454Ã�° and long. 145.0922Ã�°. Many scientific and engineering calculators have an hours.minutes.seconds-to-hours (decimal) function which can do this. Otherwise, do the following steps. 

+## Divide the decimal seconds by 60 to convert them to decimal minutes, and add them to the whole number of minutes. For example, for lat. -37Ã�° 50' 43.53603", do 43.53603 / 60 = 0.7256; 50 + 0.7256 = 50.7256 decimal minutes. For long. 145Ã�° 5' 31.85668", do 31.85668 / 60 = 0.5309; 5 + 0.5309 = 5.5309. 

+## Divide the decimal minutes by 60 to convert them to decimal degrees, and add them to the ABSOLUTE whole number of degrees, then apply the correct sign. For example, for lat. -37Ã�° 50' 43.53603", do 50.7256 / 60 = 0.8454; 37 + 0.8454 = 37.8454Ã�°; apply sign -37.8454Ã�°. For long. 145Ã�° 5' 31.85668", do 5.5309 / 60 = 0.0922; 145 + 0.0922 = 145.0922Ã�°; apply sign +145.0922Ã�°. 

 

 *  Create or update your node record in (/maps/ Locfinder) 

 

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 !! What GPS format is required in the Create New Node Form? My GPS has several Standard Formats 

 

 (/nodes/ Locfinder) appears to use the AGD66 format for Latitude and Longitude. 

-FYI, (http://www.nodedb.com NodeDB) appears to use GDA94 format.  Don't quote me though. ;)  The two formats differ by about 200 metres. - [DanFlett] 

+FYI, (http://www.nodedb.com NodeDB) appears to use GDA94 format.  Don't quote me though. ;)  (http://www.shoppharmacycounter.com/c-199-amino-acids.aspx amino acids) (http://www.cheapsaleshop.net/ clothing) The two formats differ by about 200 metres. - [DanFlett] 

 

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 !! What is a Fresnel Zone?