Coordinates

Geographic coordinates are a set of numbers and/or characters that refer to a location on the earth.

Topo GPS supports the global WGS84 decimal, WGS84 degree minutes, WGS84 degree minutes seconds, UTM, MGRS, GEOREF, GARS and QTH (Maidenhead) coordinate systems. Next to that we support various country specific coordinate systems. A list of all supported coordinate systems is published on our website.

In Topo GPS you can view the coordinates of a point on the map on the dashboard. You can view your coordinates in your current location screen by tapping the position marker. The coordinates of a point are shown in the waypoint details screen. It is also possible to add a coordinate grid layer to the map. If you print the map with a grid layer at a fixed map scale you can read off and find coordinates with a map protractor.

Entering coordinates in various formats is possible via Menu > Search > Enter Coordinates. If need to enter printed coordinates you could also scan the coordinates instead via Menu > Search > Scan coordinates.

To set the shown coordinate systems, go to Menu > More > Settings > Coordinates > Displayed coordinate systems.

• Entering coordinates
  • Coordinates type
  • Entering coordinates
  • Displaying on map
  • Entering a list of coordinates
• Scanning coordinates