[Xastir-dev] Re: [Xastir] (was: Is traffic encryption possible?) grids/datum

[Curt]

On Thu, 15 Nov 2007, Brad Douglas wrote:

> I'd be curious to see
> what shift European users report switching between the two on a GPS.

Easiest way is to switch to UTM, write down the easting/northing
with WGS84 datum, then switch to NAD83 and write those coordinates
down.  The difference in meters is easy to calculate between the two
as long as the zone stays constant and we're talking a small area.

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