User talk:762x51mm/GPS

Scale
Hi there. Don't want to interrupt you or something, but I noticed one thing: If one sector is 5km * 5km, then one unit is not 100m but 500m. Thats because the third digit (Z) of each block (XXZ YYZ) is one tenth the sectorwidth/height. By the way: do you know what kind of mapgrid that is? I know quite a few - such as UTM or the WGS84. But according to every system I know, Chernarus' left side would be the Greewich Meridian and the upper side the equator :/ - Leucetius 08:06, 11 June 2012 (MDT)
 * I'll answer here, even though it's not asked to me ;)
 * - 4 digit grid = 1km x 1km square
 * - 6 digit grid = 100m x 100m square
 * - 10 digit grid = 10m x 10m square
 * The map is a basic Militairy Map with a 1:50,000 scale
 * references: and  - Grezvany13 08:50, 11 June 2012 (MDT)


 * Yeah I know how to read maps - I use military maps at my work, so I better should ;)
 * I was just confused by Chernarus' vertical numbers going down instead of up (as I know them) which would mean Chernarus is below the equator. So the mnemonic I've learned was Approach the tree, climb the tree or Ran an den Baum, rauf auf den Baum. I changed that to water to reflect the fact, that you have to "dive" on the Chernarus map.
 * And not to confuse others: at least on the Gmap here on the wiki, we are using the 4digit grid. When referencing to it with 6digits one has to virtually divide that grid tenfold. - Leucetius 09:19, 11 June 2012 (MDT)


 * I see your confusion since I had the same problem when finding the in-game coords, which had to be upside down "Approach the sea, dive the sea" :D - Grezvany13 09:38, 11 June 2012 (MDT)