National OS grid reference on Google earth

[Chef Geoff]

I have just had a phone call from a member of a different forum asking how to convert the normal Lat Long coordinates from google earth to the OS grid preferred by FLO's and UKDFD.
Most FLO's will convert these themselves but to make live easier for them should you want to, you can down load an OS grid overlay from here:-    http://www.nearby.org.uk/google/grid_gb.kmz

When you select open it will open Google earth with the grid placed over it, you then need to save this by clicking on "save as my places" from the file menu this moves it from Temp to permanent..

All you then have to do is to locate your find spot on GE, double click on it which will centre it, then tick the "centre point" box on the left, this will bring up a picture of a house over your find spot complete with a 10 figure OS grid ref.

I have used it for many years and it's funny how you just assume everyone knows about it, so for those who don't give it a go............you will make your FLO's happy.

[welshbreed]

This is the best site for grid reff try it !!
http://www.dmap.co.uk/ll2tm.htm

[Chef Geoff]

I did used to use a separate site for conversion but now find it so much easier having the tools within google earth, it just saves some time typing in coordinates and swapping between screens.

[handyman [Alan}]

you may want to try techony's little Ge0-locator gadget

http://geo-locator.techony.co.uk/

[Chef Geoff]

I must be doing something wrong, I an't see any coordinates on that one and it keeps trying to drop me in the south Atlantic lol

[handyman [Alan}]

...now there's a leading opportunity if ever i saw one!!


type the name of any place in the top line .. or enter any grid reference --- failing that -- ask the expert - mr techony when he's next online ... he wrote it!!!

[Chef Geoff]

Aha! Ok I see, The one I posted is really for people who keep records of finds in KLM files on their computer.
It may be a nice idea for some of us to post exactly how we keep our records, it may help some of the new comers to the hobby see how easy it can be.