GPS
Google - Maps
To specify a location based on coordinates in Google Maps, use (Name) loc:-24.4356,27.731626
URL build: http://maps.google.com/maps?z=12&t=m&q=loc:38.9419+-78.3020
- z=zoom
t=type, ("m" map, "k" satellite, "h" hybrid, "p" terrain, "e" GoogleEarth)
- q=search query (prefixed by loc: then google assumes it is a lat lon separated by a +)
e.g. http://maps.google.com/maps?z=12&t=h&q=loc:-26.194707+28.279794&
- Google Picasa client can upload/backup photos to web, Google maps photo's with embedded GPS coords.
Rough script to covert .csv commadelimited file to google .mkv csvtokml-20100330.py
Tools
Converter decimal to min/sec and back.
- Google earth - Free Client
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