Plotted coordinates - showed waypoint in WRONG LOCATION

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maryjlooby

Today two of us plotted the same set of coordinates in GAIAGPS app on iPhones, and one showed a location in the ocean, one showed a location in China (the real location was on a hiking trail in a local canyon).  I have no idea how this could happen, but it was absolutely mystifying and has completely shattered our confidence in the the app.

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    Jay Crooker

    Hi @maryjlooby,

    It sounds like the coordinates you searched in the app may have been missing a negative sign or had an Easterly longitude coordinate rather than Westerly.

    For example:

    • 36.28574, 112.29422 : Grand Canyon, Arizona
    • 36.28574, -112.29422 : Central China

    As described here, the app accepts coordinates in the following formats:

    • Decimal Degrees: 39.06301, -120.03327
    • Degrees, Minutes, Seconds: 39º 3' 46.85" N, 120º 1' 59.78" W
    • UTM: 10S 756690 4327959

    If you continue to run into trouble, please reach out to Support here: https://help.gaiagps.com/hc/en-us/requests/new

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