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urther to my grouse about satnav (Garmin Nuvi) cutting out and going wrong right at the end we are now looking closely at the coordinates. They simply seem to be wrong for where we are. Today it tried to take us onto a canal path. Someone watching offered to drive us to the campsite which was about two km away. These coordinates all come from the acsi camping book. Has anyone else noticed they are wrong? We just tested it now at the campsite and where we are is different coordinates to the book. This is the third time wrong.
 
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As has been posted before, there are 3 different ways of putting in coordinates SCSI caught us out as well, nearly got us in the sea.
 
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Posting again as the last effort screwed up the titie - apologies! F
urther to my grouse about satnav (Garmin Nuvi) cutting out and going wrong right at the end we are now looking closely at the coordinates. They simply seem to be wrong for where we are. Today it tried to take us onto a canal path. Someone watching offered to drive us to the campsite which was about two km away. These coordinates all come from the acsi camping book. Has anyone else noticed they are wrong? We just tested it now at the campsite and where we are is different coordinates to the book. This is the third time wrong.
Not meaning to be rude but are you using the correct easting and Westing settings on the sat nav. On the Nuvi you need to set E or W for some coordinates depending where you are!
 
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as above must use the correct co ordinate format, 3 choices on Garmin, and when input you get the option to view map which will confirm if you have the correct location.
 
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This must be what we are doing wrong as it's happening so often
Could you kindly explain further about the the three different options on Garmin as we're only seeing one
Just 'easting and northing' coordinates . Very much appreciated .
 
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Just put the one you have in the box and it will convert it to the others
 
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This is the page in the acsi book
And the one under is what sat nav says we are at.

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This must be what we are doing wrong as it's happening so often
Could you kindly explain further about the the three different options on Garmin as we're only seeing one
Just 'easting and northing' coordinates . Very much appreciated .
When you go to the coordinates menu there is a little spanner on the top left of the screen, here you can set the coordinate types. Just experiment, most camping references use one of the 3 numbered sequences on the menu choices. also check you have E &W set correctly when you input the coordinates from your reference in the main input menu they are at the top of the screen.
 
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Looking at that the book is using one method and your Garmin is using another.

Are you able to go into the garmin menu and change the type of co-ords? I think our Garmin gives the option of inputting in 3 different ways.

ETA Campa cola faster than me!
 
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Yes both right just different way, you ha be to know which you are working with, alltheaires and France passion use different ones,you have to be really carefull

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@Jac Sprat I have put the co-ordinates into both my sat nav (chinese cheapie) and google maps they both arrive at the same place. A sharp left hand bend in the rue de plaisance. street view shows the gates to the campsite. So the coord look correct to me.
 

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Replied before I saw your pictures. You are using the wrong input format.

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I hope this doesn't confuse things but the pictures you have posted show exactly where you are going wrong.

The ACSI coords are given in the format degrees, minutes and seconds. Your satnav is set to degree and minutes only. It is possible to convert one to the other with a website but it really shouldn't be necessary, you just need to set your satnav to accept coords in the correct format.

You need to go into settings and find the format which should be listed as ddd mm ss (if it is anything like my Garmin). Yours is currently set it to the option ddd mm.mmm

Ignore the next bit if you want: :)

There is a link between the two formats and this may explain why you are getting close to a site but not close enough for the proverbial cigar. If a site was listed as being at 20° 15' 30" you have been entering it as 20° 15.30 but it should have been entered as 20° 15.50 because 30 seconds is half a minute, there being 60 seconds to the minute, so the correct number was 0.5 as a decimal not 0.3.
 
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Sat nav entree is different to book. IE ' should be behind 56 & 22 '' Should be behind 9 & 59
Lee
 
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Don't want to confuse but ill add some photos of my gamin. .may help you get to the right cordite format..
After choosing to enter coordinates you will get something like this
20160328_173012.jpg

Choose the menu item..In my case the three little bars..
And you will get this ..
20160328_173051.jpg

Choose format and you will get your choice of formats.
Pick the one you need to use and save it...
20160328_173108.jpg

Hope that helps
Andy
 
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Don't want to confuse but ill add some photos of my gamin. .may help you get to the right cordite format..
After choosing to enter coordinates you will get something like this
View attachment 98846
Choose the menu item..In my case the three little bars..
And you will get this ..
View attachment 98847
Choose format and you will get your choice of formats.
Pick the one you need to use and save it...
View attachment 98848
Hope that helps
Andy
In the last pic he needs the 3rd option (y)
 

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