Chic Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 Not sure where to best post this query. The Decimal-Degree data on the F10 map is 7 digits (43*15.345). I thought the typical DD config = (43.1535), with the number of post decimal digits varying with desired degree of accuracy. More importantly, I'm finding that when one converts the Degree-Minute-Second data from the F10 map using DD = degree + (minutes/60) + (seconds/3600), it doesn't correlate with the DD data indicated in the F10 map. I suspect I'm missing something. Any thoughts on this appreciated. A Co, 229th AHB, 1st Cav Div ASUS Prime Z370-A MB, Intel Core i7 8700K 5.0GHz OC'd, RTX 3090, 32GB DDR4, 1TB SSD, Win 10 Samsung 65" 4K Curved Display (Oculus Rift occaisionally), Track IR5, VoiceAttack, Baur's BRD-N Cyclic base/Virpil T-50CM Grip, UH-1h Collective by Microhelis & OE-XAM Pedals. JetSeat & SimShaker for Aviators. JUST CHOPPERS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom_19d Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 Hey Doc, I think the terminology here is just tripping you up a bit. DCS seems to handle the coordinates correctly, but it only outputs DMS and DDM (degrees decimal-minutes). For example, I placed my cursor directly on the top of the “1” on runway 13 at Batumi. Without moving my mouse I recorded the DCS coordinates in the various formats. DMS N 41* 36’ 57.50” E 041* 35’ 26.21” DDM N 41* 36.958” E 041* 35.436” To check this is correct we can take the seconds from the DMS and divide by 60 57.50 / 60 = .958 and 26.21 / 60 = .437 If we want to generate a DD we need to make the minutes from DDM into a fraction of a degree so we will divide the minutes by 60 36.958 / 60 = .616 and. 35.436 / 60 = .591 So DD N 41.616* and E 041.591* Multiplayer as Variable Asus Z97-A - I7 4790K - 32 GB HyperX - EVGA GTX 1080 Ti - Corsair 750i PSU TM Warthog HOTAS - TM Cougar MFDs - CH Pedals - TrackIR 5 - Samsung RU8000 55” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chic Posted December 18, 2019 Author Share Posted December 18, 2019 Yup, did not recognize DDM. My Man. A Co, 229th AHB, 1st Cav Div ASUS Prime Z370-A MB, Intel Core i7 8700K 5.0GHz OC'd, RTX 3090, 32GB DDR4, 1TB SSD, Win 10 Samsung 65" 4K Curved Display (Oculus Rift occaisionally), Track IR5, VoiceAttack, Baur's BRD-N Cyclic base/Virpil T-50CM Grip, UH-1h Collective by Microhelis & OE-XAM Pedals. JetSeat & SimShaker for Aviators. JUST CHOPPERS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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