'State Plane Coordinates' Category

  • Determining the correct coordinate format for X,Y data

    Determining the correct coordinate format for X,Y data

    Sometimes you’re given a set of X,Y or Easting,Northing data in an unknown coordinate format. Here are some tricks to make it easier to determine the correct coordinate format using ExpertGPS.


  • Help! My GPS doesn’t support State Plane Coordinates

    Monica has an aerial ortho photo of New Mexico, which uses the New Mexico state plane coordinate system, NAD 83 datum. Her GPS doesn’t support NM SPCS, NAD83, however. GPS expert Dan Foster shows how ExpertGPS can convert these state plane coordinates to latitude/longitude or UTM so you can keep using your GPS [...]


  • How to convert XY coordinates from New Mexico State Plane to a Garmin GPS

    Jim D. needs to convert XY coordinates from New Mexico’s state plane coordinate system into something he can send to his Garmin GPS. Dan Foster shows how to transfer State Plane Coordinates to a GPS using ExpertGPS Pro.


  • How to Convert Coordinates between Latitude/Longitude and the State Plane Coordinate System

    How to Convert Coordinates between Latitude/Longitude and the State Plane Coordinate System

    John writes: “I need a tool to convert coordinates in NAD83 decimal degrees to NJ State Plane coordinates.” Dan Foster explains how to convert latitude and longitude into state plane coordinates using ExpertGPS Pro.


  • Mapping the Louisiana Coordinate System of 1927 in ExpertGPS

    Mapping the Louisiana Coordinate System of 1927 in ExpertGPS

    Casey is trying to map an oil and gas lease in Louisiana on the maps in ExpertGPS. However, the coordinates from his property description, given in the Louisiana Coordinate System of 1927, aren’t lining up correctly on the map. ExpertGPS author Dan Foster points out that each state plane coordinate format in ExpertGPS [...]