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Help with GPS Utility

• Using Map grid:
Input map grid coordinates (step 5 to 9) and transform them to longitude/latitude (step 10) and then determine the azimuth_l (step 11 and 12).
• Using Longitude/latitude:
Change step 5 in: Change grid to 'D.ddddd' and 'WGS 84' and input in step 8 and 9 the longitude and latitude and then proceed with step 11.

1. First of all download and install the GPS Utility program.
2. Start the program
3. If using GPS Utility for the first time:
• Don't open any file yet
• Click 'Options', 'General'
• On right side a few grids are mentioned, click a 'Change' button and choice 'Irish grid'.
4. Click 'File', 'New'
5. Change grid to 'Irish grid' and 'Ireland 1965' (or for UK maps use 'British grid' and 'Ord Srvy Grt Britn')
   


6. Click 'Map' symbol
7. Click 'Add/Drab Waypoint' symbol


8. Click on the map to add waypoint, for this example fill in the below waypoint 'Rockab' ('Zone' is empty!):


9. Click on the map to add waypoint, for this example fill in the below waypoint 'baltry' ('Zone' is empty!):


10. Change grid to 'D.ddddd' (or 'Long-Lat' in newer versions of GPS Utility) and 'WGS 84'
    This step is important, if one would kept it on another grid, the bearing and distance would be based on a flat earth (instead of an ellipsoid earth).
    


11. Click 'Identify/Measure/Drag Map or Reg. Pts.' and click on waypoint 'BALTRY' and then drag to waypoint 'ROCKAB'


12. Note the azimuth_l: 132.64°

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