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User waypoint in DD.decimal format?


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Hi
When I create a user waypoint in SkyDemon this should be done in the DD:MM:SS format.
‌When I do a search on Google Maps and tab a position, the location is displayed in the DD.decimal format eg. (55.9876543,-9.8765432) which is equal to "N 55:59:15.6 W 009:52:35.6".
‌Would it be possible for adding support for creating user waypoints with the DD.decimal format to ease the creation of user waypoints without the need for doing a conversion on the internet or similar?
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Hi again Tim
Now I was able to reproduce the described situation.

‌In Google Maps (maps.google.dk) I search for the footb‌‌‌all stadium "MCH Arena".
I rightclick on the marker and choose "Whats here?" and click on the location "56.117268, 8.950970". Then I can select this location and use copy-paste to create a user waypoint at this location with the name "MCH Arena".

If I try to do the same on my iPad with the Google Maps app, the same functionality is NOT possible.
I search for "MCH Arena" and tap-and-hold on the football stadium.
The location is displayed as "(56.1168818,8.9517898)" and then I copy this location including the brackets.
In the SkyDemon iOS app I create a user waypoint with the name "MCH Arena" and choose to enter the location manually.
If I use the copied location "(56.1168818,8.9517898)", the "Save" button is disabled.
If ‌I remove the brackets, the "Save" button is still disabled.
A workaround is to use some algebra to convert the location to N560701 E0085706 and then the "Save" button is enabled.

I miss an option in the SkyDemon iOS app to accept user location with a format like "(56.1168818,8.9517898)" copied from the Google Maps iOS app‌‌‌. If possible SkyDemon should ignore the brackets, but I can of course easily remove them by myself when using copy-paste on the iPad.

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maweb - 3/17/2018 9:00:12 AM
Sky Painter - 3/17/2018 11:32:48 AM
maweb - 3/18/2018 5:19:28 PM
maweb - 4/5/2018 5:34:41 PM
Tim Dawson - 4/9/2018 2:02:51 PM
hcccs - 8/1/2025 11:22:20 AM
tnowak - 8/3/2025 4:21:56 PM
maweb - 4/20/2018 3:14:52 PM
maweb - 4/20/2018 8:42:09 PM
maweb - 4/21/2018 9:27:40 AM
Tim Dawson - 4/21/2018 1:11:13 PM
maweb - 4/21/2018 2:30:06 PM
Tim Dawson - 4/30/2018 9:20:33 AM
maweb - 4/30/2018 11:54:38 AM
     Excellent!
Tim Dawson - 5/1/2018 9:56:42 AM
Tim Dawson - 8/4/2025 10:37:53 AM

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