A wonderful GPS tool (freeware) on the Internet. It is called ITNConv
You can download this freeware from  http://www.benichou-software.com/
It is intended to be an itinerary tool for GPS navigation devices.

Another equivalent tool for finding GPS co-ordinates is using Google Earth.

Another web site for finding GPS co-ordinates using Google Map API is http://www.getlatlon.com/ 

How to use ITNConv to find GPS co-ordinates:
double click the ITNConv.exe icon to launch, then click the Editor button, a Google map opens up.

If you know an address, type the address in the search field and click the "search" button (the magnifying glass icon), it will display the point on the map.
Click "Add to Itinerary" to save this point for later manipulation. You can zoom in and out, or drag the square marker around to a new location.
The latitude and longitude (GPS co-ordinates) of the black square marker  g will be displaced.

Since it has Google behind it, you can type "hotels in Vancouver BC" or "RV campground in Nanaimo BC" in the search filed and it will display all the hits with their GPS co-ordinates.

If you don't know the address, but know the geography and its surroundings, you can use the zoom in/zoom out features, plus the satellite image to locate a point and find its GPS co-ordinates. You can also use the Hybrid mode (move the mouse cursor near the Satellite button and click Hybrid) to see the streets and roads overlay on the satellite image to help locate a point.

For Windows 7 g, if necessary, right click on the ITNConv.EXE file and click the compatibility tab, set it to run in "Windows 2000" compatibility mode.
Note: Version 1.72 of ITNConv.exe seems to run fine on Windows 7 without any compatibility issues.


If you need to convert the GPS co-ordinates to other formats (degrees minutes seconds), you can use my on-line GPS calculator converter  http://pigtail.net/nicholas/geocode.html

Google Earth gives you co-ordinates in degrees minutes seconds, you may want to use my on-line GPS calculator converter it to decimal.

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Burnaby, B.C. Canada   GPS 49.2238, -122.9748    49°13'26"  -122°58'29"

Last revised May 24, 2010