A friend used the Compass app to find that their location was 33°38'58" N 117°54'2" W
I wanted to then find them but when I used Apple Maps, it required me to use the DD (decimal degress) format as I could not type the degree symbol ° in Apple Maps.
The Compass app uses DMS (Degrees Minutes Seconds) while the Maps app requires DD (decimal degrees).
How do I work with these 2 apps to communicate with others?
Looks like DMS coords can be manually entered fairly easily as numbers w/ spaces between them.
Your example could be easily manually entered as:
33 38 58 -117 54 02
(“Negative” being used for “South” lattitude and “West” Longitude)
Looks like DMS coords can be manually entered fairly easily as numbers w/ spaces between them.
Your example could be easily manually entered as:
33 38 58 -117 54 02
(“Negative” being used for “South” lattitude and “West” Longitude)
I just C&P’d the coordinates directly from your post into iOS 16.4.1(a) Maps.
Maps went straight to residential location in Costa Mesa, CA.
???
Re: “… It is not possible to even copy from the Compass and paste into Maps! …”
While not immediately obvious; it’s still easily accomplished.
From within the Compass app, simply “long hold” the displayed coordinates and then select “copy.”
The entire DMS string will then be placed into your clipboard.
Yes, someone can copy and paste the DMS format, but if they are reading it on a flyer or such, there is no ability to enter it into the maps apps. A user would have to know how to type it in another app, then copy and paste into a maps app.
Can the Compass and the Maps apps use a common format? It is not possible to even copy from the Compass and paste into Maps!
Gotcha … let me see … 🤔
Apple Maps entering Degree symbol, Compass DD format
