stvekay Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 Hi I have bought camperstop europe. I have a Tom Tom go 500. I have tried putting gps co ordinates in but they are not working. I phoned Tom Tom and whilst they were really attentive we couldnt resolve the problem. Just wondered if any one can advise please. Many thanks Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbo Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 Hi Steve The coords in Camperstop Europe are in decimal degrees. What format does your Tom Tom accept? On my (different) satnav I can choose what format to enter. If your TT only accepts D/M/S then you'll have to do a conversion from Decimal Degrees. Also, depending on which side of the meridian you are, you need to enter either East or West or sometimes a value with a minus sign if it's West. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BKen1 Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 About a minute into this video tells you how to do Co ords input ,I found the my new TT 50 difficult to get a handle on just kept watching You Tube Videos got there in the end https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxzmI1WmwD8 Robbo TT accepts all the permutations of GPS inputs Brian K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stvekay Posted April 21, 2017 Author Share Posted April 21, 2017 Thanks both of you will watch video and try decimals. Regards Steve K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stvekay Posted April 21, 2017 Author Share Posted April 21, 2017 Sorted thank you, the Camperstop book put N and E and said it was gps with my TomTom its decimal so no N or E needed. Thanks again Steve K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Salisbury Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 BKen1 - 2017-04-21 2:00 PM Just what I have been looking for. About a minute into this video tells you how to do Co ords input ,I found the my new TT 50 difficult to get a handle on just kept watching You Tube Videos got there in the end https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxzmI1WmwD8 Robbo TT accepts all the permutations of GPS inputs Brian K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbo Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 stvekay - 2017-04-21 7:27 PM Sorted thank you, the Camperstop book put N and E and said it was gps with my TomTom its decimal so no N or E needed. Thanks again Steve K Hi Steve, if only life was so simple. The first value you enter will default to North as you rightly say. But be aware that depending which side of the Greenwich meridian your destination is, will depend on whether you enter E or W. Most satnavs default to East but there are many places in UK and Spain where it will be West. Just checking that you understand the significance, otherwise you might end up in Poland when you were heading for Spain :-D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stvekay Posted April 22, 2017 Author Share Posted April 22, 2017 Thanks I will be careful Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bolero boy Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 this is one disadvantage with lat/long..... once entered, check the route planned, ensure youre heading the right way....to the correct area..... ideally, if available, you could add all the camperstop addresses (POI point of interest) in one go (loading a file, not typing them in, lol...) and then you can 'navigate to.....' a POI and all the lat/long detail wont need typing. not sure if camperstop provides a file, but you can get one from Archies Camping or from www.campincar-infos.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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