Geographic latitude and geographic longitude. Geographical coordinates. Geographic coordinates Geographic coordinates formats
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Determining latitude and longitude on a map?
On the page you can quickly determine coordinates on the map - find out the latitude and longitude of the city. Online search for streets and houses by address, using GPS, to determine coordinates on a Yandex map, how to find a location - described in more detail below.
Determining the geographic coordinates of any city in the world (find out latitude and longitude) using an online map from the Yandex service is actually a very simple process. You have two convenient options, let’s take a closer look at each of them.
Fill out the form: Rostov-on-Don Pushkinskaya 10 (with the help and if you have the house number, the search will be more accurate). In the upper right corner there is a form for determining coordinates, which contains 3 precise parameters - the coordinates of the mark, the center of the map and the zoom scale.
After activating the “Find” search, each field will contain the necessary data - longitude and latitude. Look at the “Center of the map” field.
Second option: In this case it’s even simpler. Interactive world map with coordinates contains a marker. By default, it is located in the center of Moscow. You need to drag the label and place it on the desired city, for example, determine the coordinates on. The latitude and longitude will automatically match the search object. Look at the “Mark Coordinates” field.
When searching for the desired city or country, use the navigation and zoom tools. By zooming in and out +/-, and also moving the interactive map itself, it is easy to find any country or search for a region on the world map. This way you can find the geographic center of Ukraine or Russia. In the country of Ukraine, this is the village of Dobrovelichkovka, which is located on the Dobraya River, Kirovograd region.
Copy the geographic coordinates of the center of Ukraine urban settlement. Dobrovelychkovka — Ctrl+C
48.3848,31.1769 48.3848 north latitude and 31.1769 east longitude
Longitude +37° 17′ 6.97″ E (37.1769)
Latitude +48° 38′ 4.89″ N (48.3848)
At the entrance to the urban settlement there is a sign announcing this interesting fact. It will most likely be uninteresting to examine its territory. There are much more interesting places in the world.
How to find a place on the map using coordinates?
Let's consider the reverse process, for example. Why do you need to determine latitude and longitude on a map? Let's say you need to determine the exact location of the car on the diagram using GPS navigator coordinates. Or a close friend will call on a weekend and tell you the coordinates of his location, inviting you to join him hunting or fishing.
Knowing the exact geographic coordinates, you will need a map with latitude and longitude. It is enough to enter your data into the search form from the Yandex service to determine the location by coordinates successfully. Example, enter the latitude and longitude of Moskovskaya street 66 in the city of Saratov - 51.5339,46.0368. The service will quickly determine and display the location of a given house in the city as a mark.
In addition to the above, you can easily determine the coordinates on the map of any metro station in the city. After the name of the city we write the name of the station. And we observe where the mark is located and its coordinates with latitude and longitude. To determine the length of the route, you need to use the “Ruler” tool (measuring distances on the map). We put a mark at the beginning of the route and then at the end point. The service will automatically determine the distance in meters and show the track itself on the map.
It is possible to more accurately examine a place on the map thanks to the “Satellite” diagram (upper corner on the right). Look what it looks like. You can do all of the above operations with it.
World map with longitude and latitude
Imagine you are in an unfamiliar area, and there are no objects or landmarks nearby. And there is no one to ask! How could you explain your exact location so that you can be found quickly?
Thanks to concepts such as latitude and longitude, you can be detected and found. Latitude shows the location of an object in relation to the South and North Poles. The equator is considered to be zero latitude. The South Pole is located at 90 degrees. south latitude, and North at 90 degrees north latitude.
This data turns out to be insufficient. It is also necessary to know the situation in relation to the East and West. This is where the longitude coordinate comes in handy.
Thank you to the Yandex service for the data provided. Cards
Cartographic data of cities in Russia, Ukraine and the world
Geographical coordinates - angular values: latitude (p and longitude K, which determine the position of objects on the earth’s surface and on the map, determine the position of a point on the earth’s surface or, more broadly, in the geographic envelope.
Geographic coordinates are constructed according to the spherical principle. Similar coordinates are used on other planets, as well as on the celestial sphere. Latitude is the angle φ between the local direction of the zenith and the equatorial plane, measured from 0° to 90° on both sides of the equator. The geographic latitude of points located in the northern hemisphere (northern latitude) is usually considered positive, the latitude of points in the southern hemisphere is considered negative. It is customary to speak of latitudes close to the poles as high, and those close to the equator as low. The length of the day depends on the latitude of the place, as well as on the time of year.
Due to the difference in the shape of the Earth from a sphere, the geographic latitude of points differs somewhat from their geocentric latitude, that is, from the angle between the direction to a given point from the center of the Earth and the plane of the equator.
The latitude of a place can be determined using astronomical instruments such as a sextant or gnomon (direct measurement), you can also use GPS or GLONASS systems (indirect measurement). Longitude is the angle λ between the plane of the meridian passing through a given point and the plane of the initial prime meridian, from whose longitude is measured. Longitudes from 0° to 180° east of the prime meridian are called eastern, and to the west - western. Eastern longitudes are considered to be positive, western longitudes are considered negative.
The choice of the prime meridian is arbitrary and depends only on agreement. Now the Greenwich meridian, passing through the observatory in Greenwich, in south-east London, is taken as the prime meridian. Previously, the meridians of the observatories of Paris, Cadiz, Pulkovo, etc. were chosen as the zero meridians. Local time depends on longitude. To completely determine the position of a point in three-dimensional space, a third coordinate is needed - height. The distance to the center of the planet is not used in geography: it is convenient only when describing very deep regions of the planet or, on the contrary, when calculating orbits in space.
Within the geographic envelope, the “height above sea level” is usually used, measured from the level of the “smoothed” surface - the geoid. Such a three-coordinate system turns out to be orthogonal, which simplifies a number of calculations. Altitude above sea level is also convenient because it is related to atmospheric pressure. Distance from the earth's surface (upward or deep) is often used to describe a place, but does not serve as a coordinate. In navigation, the center of mass of the vehicle (V) is selected as the origin of the coordinate system. The transition of the origin of coordinates from the inertial coordinate system to the geographic one (i.e. from O_i to O_g) is carried out based on the values of latitude and longitude. The coordinates of the center of the geographic coordinate system O_g in the inertial one take on the following values (when calculated using a spherical model of the Earth):
X_(og)=(R+h) cos(\varphi) cos(Ut+\lambda) Y_(og)=(R+h) cos(\varphi) sin(Ut+\lambda) Z_(og)=(R+ h) sin(\varphi) where R is the radius of the earth, U is the angular velocity of the earth's rotation, h is the height above sea level. The orientation of the axes in the geographic coordinate system (GCS) is selected according to an algorithm.
The X axis (another designation is the E axis) is the axis directed to the east. The Y axis (another designation is the N axis) is the axis directed to the north. The Z axis (another designation is the Up axis) is an axis directed vertically upward. The orientation of the XYZ trihedron, due to the rotation of the earth and the movement of the vehicle, is constantly shifting with angular velocities.
\omega_E=-V_N/R \omega_N=V_E/R+U cos(\varphi) \omega_(Up)=\frac(V_E)(R)tg(\varphi)+U sin(\varphi) The main disadvantage in practical The application of the GSK in navigation is the large angular velocity of this system at high latitudes, increasing to infinity at the pole. Therefore, instead of the GSK, a semi-free in azimuth CS is used. A half-free in azimuth CS differs from a GSK only in one equation, which has the form:
\omega_(Up)=Usin(\varphi) Accordingly, the system has the same initial position, that the GCS and their orientation also coincide with the only difference that its X_w and Y_w axes are deviated from the corresponding axes of the GCS by an angle \varepsilon for which the equation is valid
d \varepsilon/dt=-\frac(V_E)(R)tg(\varphi) The conversion between the GSK and the semi-free CS in azimuth is carried out according to the formula
N=Y_w cos(\varepsilon)+X_w sin(\varepsilon) E=-Y_w sin(\varepsilon)+X_w cos(\varepsilon) In reality, all calculations are carried out in this system, and then, to produce output information, a transformation occurs coordinates in GSK. To record geographic coordinates, the WGS84 system is used.
Coordinates (latitude from -90° to +90°, longitude from -180° to +180°) can be written:
in ° degrees as a decimal (modern version) in ° degrees and "minutes with a decimal in ° degrees, "minutes and "seconds with a decimal (historical form of notation) The decimal separator is always a dot. Positive coordinate signs are represented by ( in most cases omitted) by the “+” sign, or by the letters: “N” - northern latitude and “E” - eastern longitude. Negative coordinate signs are represented either by the “-” sign, or by the letters: “S” - southern latitude and “W” - western longitude. Letters can appear either in front or behind.
There are no uniform rules for recording coordinates.
Search engine maps by default show coordinates in degrees and decimals, with "-" signs for negative longitude. On Google maps and Yandex maps, latitude comes first, then longitude (until October 2012, the reverse order was adopted on Yandex maps: first longitude, then latitude). These coordinates are visible, for example, when plotting routes from arbitrary points. Other formats are also recognized when searching.
In navigators, by default, degrees and minutes with a decimal fraction with a letter designation are often shown, for example, in Navitel, in iGO. You can enter coordinates in accordance with other formats. The degrees and minutes format is also recommended for maritime radio communications. [source not specified 1281 days]
At the same time, the original method of recording with degrees, minutes and seconds is often used. Currently, coordinates can be written in one of many ways or duplicated in two main ways (with degrees and with degrees, minutes and seconds). As an example, options for recording the coordinates of the sign “Zero kilometer of highways of the Russian Federation” are 55°45′21″ N. w. 37°37′04″ E. d. (G) (O) (I):
55.755831°, 37.617673° -- degrees N55.755831°, E37.617673° -- degrees (+ additional letters) 55°45.35"N, 37°37.06"E -- degrees and minutes (+ additional letters) 55° 45"20.9916"N, 37°37"3.6228"E -- degrees, minutes and seconds (+ additional letters) If necessary, the formats can be recalculated independently: 1° = 60" minutes, 1" minute = 60" seconds. You can also use specialized services.
On Yandex Maps, geographic coordinates are recognized in degrees, presented as decimal fractions. At the same time, several other formats for recording coordinates are used in the world, for example, in degrees, minutes and seconds.
Coordinates are a pair of numbers that determine the location of an object on the map.
The first digit in the format adopted on Yandex Maps is , or the angle between the local zenith direction (that is, the direction pointing directly upward over a specific location) and the equatorial plane. Northern latitude is designated by the letter N, southern latitude by the letter S.
The second number is longitude, or the angle between the meridian plane (the line of section of the surface of the globe by a plane passing through a given point and the axis of rotation of the Earth) and the plane of the initial prime (Greenwich) meridian. Longitudes from 0° to 180° east of the prime meridian are called eastern (E), and to the west - western (W).
Entering coordinates on Yandex Maps
Open your browser and type maps.yandex.ru in the address bar, or open the Yandex Maps application on or. Enter the coordinates in the search bar, for example: 55.751710,37.617019 - then click “Find”. In the application, to call up the search bar, you must first click on the magnifying glass icon (usually located at the bottom of the screen). Please note that the format for entering coordinates should be exactly this: first latitude, then longitude; the integer part of the coordinates is separated from the fractional part by a dot; numbers do not contain spaces; latitude and longitude are separated by a comma.After clicking on the “Find” button, the marker on the map will move to the point that the coordinates describe - now you can build a route.
To the left of the map, the address corresponding to the coordinates will be displayed, as well as an alternative representation of them - with degrees, minutes and seconds. In our case it will look like this:
Latitude: 55°45′6.16″N (55.75171)
Longitude: 37°37′1.27″E (37.617019)
If you enter coordinates in the wrong order - for example, first longitude and then latitude (some navigators and other electronic mapping services work with data in exactly this sequence) - on Yandex Maps you can quickly change the order of the numbers. To do this, click on the “Swap” link under the full description of the coordinates, and the marker will move to the correct point.
And it allows you to find the exact location of objects on the earth's surface degree network- a system of parallels and meridians. It serves to determine the geographic coordinates of points on the earth's surface - their longitude and latitude.
Parallels(from Greek parallelos- walking next to) are lines conventionally drawn on the earth's surface parallel to the equator; equator - a line of section of the earth's surface by a depicted plane passing through the center of the Earth perpendicular to its axis of rotation. The longest parallel is the equator; the length of the parallels from the equator to the poles decreases.
Meridians(from lat. meridianus- midday) - lines conventionally drawn on the earth's surface from one pole to another along the shortest path. All meridians are equal in length. All points of a given meridian have the same longitude, and all points of a given parallel have the same latitude.
Rice. 1. Elements of the degree network
Geographic latitude and longitude
Geographic latitude of a point is the magnitude of the meridian arc in degrees from the equator to a given point. It varies from 0° (equator) to 90° (pole). There are northern and southern latitudes, abbreviated as N.W. and S. (Fig. 2).
Any point south of the equator will have a southern latitude, and any point north of the equator will have a northern latitude. Determining the geographic latitude of any point means determining the latitude of the parallel on which it is located. On maps, the latitude of parallels is indicated on the right and left frames.
Rice. 2. Geographical latitude
Geographic longitude of a point is the magnitude of the parallel arc in degrees from the prime meridian to a given point. The prime (prime, or Greenwich) meridian passes through the Greenwich Observatory, located near London. To the east of this meridian the longitude of all points is eastern, to the west - western (Fig. 3). Longitude varies from 0 to 180°.
Rice. 3. Geographical longitude
Determining the geographic longitude of any point means determining the longitude of the meridian on which it is located.
On maps, the longitude of the meridians is indicated on the upper and lower frames, and on the map of the hemispheres - on the equator.
The latitude and longitude of any point on Earth make up its geographical coordinates. Thus, the geographical coordinates of Moscow are 56° N. and 38°E
Geographic coordinates of cities in Russia and CIS countries
| City | Latitude | Longitude |
| Abakan | 53.720976 | 91.44242300000001 |
| Arkhangelsk | 64.539304 | 40.518735 |
| Astana(Kazakhstan) | 71.430564 | 51.128422 |
| Astrakhan | 46.347869 | 48.033574 |
| Barnaul | 53.356132 | 83.74961999999999 |
| Belgorod | 50.597467 | 36.588849 |
| Biysk | 52.541444 | 85.219686 |
| Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan) | 42.871027 | 74.59452 |
| Blagoveshchensk | 50.290658 | 127.527173 |
| Bratsk | 56.151382 | 101.634152 |
| Bryansk | 53.2434 | 34.364198 |
| Velikiy Novgorod | 58.521475 | 31.275475 |
| Vladivostok | 43.134019 | 131.928379 |
| Vladikavkaz | 43.024122 | 44.690476 |
| Vladimir | 56.129042 | 40.40703 |
| Volgograd | 48.707103 | 44.516939 |
| Vologda | 59.220492 | 39.891568 |
| Voronezh | 51.661535 | 39.200287 |
| Grozny | 43.317992 | 45.698197 |
| Donetsk, Ukraine) | 48.015877 | 37.80285 |
| Ekaterinburg | 56.838002 | 60.597295 |
| Ivanovo | 57.000348 | 40.973921 |
| Izhevsk | 56.852775 | 53.211463 |
| Irkutsk | 52.286387 | 104.28066 |
| Kazan | 55.795793 | 49.106585 |
| Kaliningrad | 55.916229 | 37.854467 |
| Kaluga | 54.507014 | 36.252277 |
| Kamensk-Uralsky | 56.414897 | 61.918905 |
| Kemerovo | 55.359594 | 86.08778100000001 |
| Kyiv(Ukraine) | 50.402395 | 30.532690 |
| Kirov | 54.079033 | 34.323163 |
| Komsomolsk-on-Amur | 50.54986 | 137.007867 |
| Korolev | 55.916229 | 37.854467 |
| Kostroma | 57.767683 | 40.926418 |
| Krasnodar | 45.023877 | 38.970157 |
| Krasnoyarsk | 56.008691 | 92.870529 |
| Kursk | 51.730361 | 36.192647 |
| Lipetsk | 52.61022 | 39.594719 |
| Magnitogorsk | 53.411677 | 58.984415 |
| Makhachkala | 42.984913 | 47.504646 |
| Minsk, Belarus) | 53.906077 | 27.554914 |
| Moscow | 55.755773 | 37.617761 |
| Murmansk | 68.96956299999999 | 33.07454 |
| Naberezhnye Chelny | 55.743553 | 52.39582 |
| Nizhny Novgorod | 56.323902 | 44.002267 |
| Nizhny Tagil | 57.910144 | 59.98132 |
| Novokuznetsk | 53.786502 | 87.155205 |
| Novorossiysk | 44.723489 | 37.76866 |
| Novosibirsk | 55.028739 | 82.90692799999999 |
| Norilsk | 69.349039 | 88.201014 |
| Omsk | 54.989342 | 73.368212 |
| Eagle | 52.970306 | 36.063514 |
| Orenburg | 51.76806 | 55.097449 |
| Penza | 53.194546 | 45.019529 |
| Pervouralsk | 56.908099 | 59.942935 |
| Permian | 58.004785 | 56.237654 |
| Prokopyevsk | 53.895355 | 86.744657 |
| Pskov | 57.819365 | 28.331786 |
| Rostov-on-Don | 47.227151 | 39.744972 |
| Rybinsk | 58.13853 | 38.573586 |
| Ryazan | 54.619886 | 39.744954 |
| Samara | 53.195533 | 50.101801 |
| Saint Petersburg | 59.938806 | 30.314278 |
| Saratov | 51.531528 | 46.03582 |
| Sevastopol | 44.616649 | 33.52536 |
| Severodvinsk | 64.55818600000001 | 39.82962 |
| Severodvinsk | 64.558186 | 39.82962 |
| Simferopol | 44.952116 | 34.102411 |
| Sochi | 43.581509 | 39.722882 |
| Stavropol | 45.044502 | 41.969065 |
| Sukhum | 43.015679 | 41.025071 |
| Tambov | 52.721246 | 41.452238 |
| Tashkent (Uzbekistan) | 41.314321 | 69.267295 |
| Tver | 56.859611 | 35.911896 |
| Tolyatti | 53.511311 | 49.418084 |
| Tomsk | 56.495116 | 84.972128 |
| Tula | 54.193033 | 37.617752 |
| Tyumen | 57.153033 | 65.534328 |
| Ulan-Ude | 51.833507 | 107.584125 |
| Ulyanovsk | 54.317002 | 48.402243 |
| Ufa | 54.734768 | 55.957838 |
| Khabarovsk | 48.472584 | 135.057732 |
| Kharkov, Ukraine) | 49.993499 | 36.230376 |
| Cheboksary | 56.1439 | 47.248887 |
| Chelyabinsk | 55.159774 | 61.402455 |
| Mines | 47.708485 | 40.215958 |
| Engels | 51.498891 | 46.125121 |
| Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk | 46.959118 | 142.738068 |
| Yakutsk | 62.027833 | 129.704151 |
| Yaroslavl | 57.626569 | 39.893822 |
How to read GPS coordinates. Before we dive into reading GPS coordinates, it is important that you have a good understanding of the GPS system and have a basic knowledge of geographic lines of latitude and longitude. Once you understand this and read your coordinates, you can practice with the online tools.
Introduction to GPS
GPS stands for Global Positioning System; a system that is used throughout the world for navigation and surveying. It is widely used to accurately determine one's location at any point on the surface of the Earth and obtain the current time at a certain place.
This is made possible by a network of 24 artificial satellites, called GPS satellites, which orbit the Earth with great speed and precision. Using low-power radio waves, devices can communicate with satellites to pinpoint their location on the globe.
Initially used only by the military, GPS became available for civilian use almost 30 years ago. It is supported by the US Department of Defense.
Latitude and longitude
The GPS system uses geographic lines of latitude and longitude to provide coordinates for the location of a person or object. Reading and understanding GPS coordinates requires a basic understanding of navigation using latitude and longitude lines. Using both sets of lines provides coordinates for various locations around the world. 
Lines of latitude
Lines of latitude are horizontal lines that run from east to west across the globe. The longest and main line of latitude is called the equator. The equator is represented as 0° latitude. 
Moving north of the equator, each line of latitude increases by 1°. So there will be lines of latitude representing 1°, 2°, 3°, and so on up to 90°. The image above only displays the 15°, 30°, 45°, 60°, 75° and 90° latitude lines above the equator. You will notice that the 90° line of latitude is represented by a point at the North Pole.
All latitude lines above the equator are labeled "N" to indicate north of the equator. So we have 15°N, 30°N, 45°N, and so on.
Moving south of the equator, each line of latitude also increases by 1°. There will be latitude lines representing 1°, 2°, 3°, etc. up to 90°. The image above only shows the latitude lines 15°, 30° and 45° below the equator. The 90° line of latitude is represented by a point at the South Pole.
All lines of latitude below the equator are designated 'S' to indicate south of the equator. So we have 15°S, 30°S, 45°S, and so on.
Lines of Longitude
Lines of longitude are vertical lines that extend from the North Pole to the South Pole. The main line of longitude is called null meridian. The meridian is represented as 0° longitude. 
Moving east from the prime meridian, each line of latitude increases by 1°. So there will be lines of longitude representing 1°, 2°, 3°, and so on up to 180°. The image only shows the 20°, 40°, 60°, 80° and 90° lines of longitude east of the meridian.
All lines of longitude east of the meridian are labeled "E" to indicate east of the Prime Meridian. So we have 15°E, 30°E, 45°E, and so on.
Moving west from the meridian, each latitude also increases by 1°. There will be lines of longitude representing 1°, 2°, 3°, etc. up to 180°. The image above shows only the lines 20°, 40°, 60°, 80° and 90° west of the prime meridian.
All lines of longitude west of the meridian are labeled "W" to indicate west of the meridian. So we have 15°W, 30°W, 45°W, and so on.
You can view more details about the latitude and longitude line by watching this YouTube video at the link below:
Reading Geographic Coordinates
Global navigation uses lines of latitude and longitude to pinpoint a specific location on the Earth's surface. It is given as geographic coordinates.
Let the Location be along the line of latitude 10°N and along the line of longitude 70°W. When stating the coordinates of a location, the line of latitude is always indicated first, followed by the line of longitude. Thus, the coordinates of this place will be: 10° north latitude, 70° west longitude.
The coordinates can simply be written as 10°N, 70°W (10°N, 70°W)
However, most places on Earth are not located along lines of latitude or longitude, but within shapes created by the intersection of horizontal and vertical lines. To accurately identify a person on the Earth's surface, lines of latitude and longitude are further divided and expressed in one of three common formats:
1/degrees, minutes and seconds (DMS)
The space between each line of latitude or longitude representing 1° is divided into 60 minutes, and each minute is divided into 60 seconds. An example of this format:
41°24’12.2"N 2°10'26.5"E The latitude line reads 41 degrees (41°), 24 minutes (24'), 12.2 seconds (12.2") north. The line of longitude reads 2 degrees (2°), 10 minutes (10'), 26.5 seconds (12.2") east.
2 / Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DMM)
The space between each line of latitude or longitude representing 1° is divided into 60 minutes, and each minute is further divided and expressed as decimals. An example of this format:
41 24,2028, 10,4418 2 The latitude line reads 41 degrees (41), 24.2028 minutes (24.2028) north latitude. The coordinate for the latitude line represents north of the equator because it is positive. If the number is negative, it represents south of the equator.
The line of longitude reads 2 degrees (2), 10.4418 minutes (10.4418) east. The coordinate for the line of longitude represents the east of the Prime Meridian because it is positive. If the number is negative, it represents west of the meridian
3 / Decimal degrees (DD)
The space between each line of latitude or longitude representing 1° is divided and expressed as decimals. An example of this format:
41,40338, 2,17403
The latitude line reads 41.40338 degrees north. The coordinate for the latitude line represents north of the equator because it is positive. If the number is negative, it represents south of the equator.
The longitude line reads 2.17403 degrees east longitude. The coordinate for the line of longitude represents the east of the Prime Meridian because it is positive. If the number is negative, it represents west of the meridian.
Reading coordinates on Google Maps
Most GPS devices provide coordinates in degrees, minutes and seconds (DMS) format, or most commonly in decimal degrees (DD) format. Popular Google Maps provide their coordinates in DMS and DD formats.
The picture above shows the location of the Statue of Liberty on Google Maps. Its location coordinates are:
40° 41′ 21.4” N 74° 02′ 40.2” W (DMS) It reads like:
"40 degrees, 41 minutes, 21.4 seconds north latitude and 74 degrees, 2 minutes, 40.2 seconds east longitude"
40.689263 -74.044505 (DD) Recall that decimal (DD) coordinates do not have the letters N or S to indicate whether the latitude coordinate is above or below the equator. If there is no W or E to indicate whether the longitude is a coordinate west or east of the Prime Meridian.
This is done using positive and negative numbers. Since the latitude coordinate is positive, the coordinate is above the equator. Since the longitude coordinate is negative, it is west of the prime meridian.
Checking GPS coordinates
Google Maps is an excellent Internet tool for checking the coordinates of places of interest.
Finding coordinates for a specific location
1/ Open Google Maps at https://maps.google.com/ and find the location of your place of interest.
2/Right click on the location and select "What's here?" In the small menu that appears.
3 / A small rectangle will appear at the bottom indicating the location name and coordinates in decimal degrees (DD) format.
Checking the coordinates of a specific location
There are websites available that provide quick conversion between DMS and DD. Here is the link to Web site, which provides DMS and DD coordinates for any specific location using Google Maps.
GPS enabled devices
To take advantage of the precise accuracy of the GPS system, you need a GPS-enabled device. These devices communicate directly with GPS satellites using low-power radio waves. By communicating with at least three GPS satellites, the device can pinpoint your location on Earth.
GPS navigation devices
Companies such as Garmin and Magellan make dedicated GPS navigation devices. They come in different sizes and can resemble a smartphone or tablet. These devices have special built-in software that uses the GPS system to help people find the shortest route to a certain location, find points of interest, and much more. They are commonly used in vehicles, camping and certain sports. 
Above is an image of a GPS navigation device; Magellan RoadMate 2255T-LMB.
Smartphones
Most smartphones, especially high-end phones, support GPS and can be used as a navigation device if you have the right apps installed.
Mobile computers
Some laptops and netbooks support GPS and provide navigation information on the go.
Computer peripherals
Devices that connect to the computer via USB, Bluetooth, or expansion slots allow the computer to use GPS.
