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 page
