[MLB-WIRELESS] Obtaining longitude and latitude from Melway maps (instructions)

[Drew]

...or you can just use the automatic coordinate lookup that locfinder
provides...

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----- Original Message -----
From: <hedley_finger at myob.com.au>
To: <melbwireless at wireless.org.au>
Sent: Sunday, December 01, 2002 7:52 PM
Subject: [MLB-WIRELESS] Obtaining longitude and latitude from Melway maps
(instructions)


> I have posted instructions to the Wiki on how to obtain decimal geographic
> coordinates (longitude and latitude) from Melway street directories.
>
> Melway maps include the Australian Mapping Grid (AMG) as fine red lines at
> 1 km intervals.  But locfinder requires long. and lat. to display your
node
> location.  These instructions show you how to locate your position on the
> AMG and then calculate long. and lat. for locfinder.
>
> See
>
<http://melbourne.wireless.org.au/wiki/?FAQ%20Connecting%20to%20the%20Networ
k>.
>
> At a later time, I will add instructions for converting long. and lat. to
> AMG easting and northing coordinates so that you can plot the location of
> nodes near you onto a Melway map.  Then I will include instructions for
> determining the bearing from your location to another node in order to aim
> directional antennae.
>
> Hope all this is of use to someone!  8^)
>
> Regards,
> Hedley
>
>
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