Ground2K errors

[Guest CapnCol]

Can anyone help me please?I need a rest from flight simming so I am trying to design some scenery (The Seychelles) and have downloaded the Ground2K programme. I never expected it to be easy so I read the manuals first before having a go. However I seem to be falling at the first hurdle.I am trying to enter the coordinates of my map but keep getting the error message "Points to be verified". I am sure my coordinates are correct but the programme just does not recognise them. Can anyone help please.Colin

[nudata 10]

I found that you need N, W, E, W in capital leters as the first entry for the coordinates. You may enter decimal(exE75.8765) or "standard" (ex: N30:22:43.9123) although the instructions say decimal onlyDick

[rhumbaflappy 113]

Hi Colin.The reason you get that error message is that you have not correctly entered the NW and SE corner. What are your coordinates? They should be like:-22.3523.00-22.5524.00Note that in the southern hemisphere, the Lat is negative, and the smaller numbered negative lat is the northern lat.Dickhttp://forums.avsim.com/user_files/3130.jpg

[Guest hefy_jefy]

Got the same thing, California is -121.nnnn degs if you forget the - sign (Duh!) the top left is right of the bottom right...oops.Geoff

[Guest CapnCol]

Thanks for the replies.The co-ordinates for the area I am trying to map are as follows;NW point lat S004:36:0.00 lon E055:21:0.00and the SE point lat S004:41:0.00 lon E055:32:5.00When using the degrees calculator the result is that the NW point is lat -4.6 lon 55.35The SE point is lat -4.06667 lon 55.53333When I enter the decimal degree format, the co-ordinates are shown underneath correctly, though the SE point lat does not look right does it?. I will try again and see if I can get it right next time.Colin