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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=281212120-30042007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>I don't believe you can divine the source from the numbers
as written. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=281212120-30042007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>The apostrophe [indicating feet?] may be a typo or
translation error from Unix to Windows.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=281212120-30042007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>The same numbers are used in UTM and state plane grids all
over the world. That's pretty much the purpose of numbers and Cartesian
coordinate grids. There is nothing that makes these numbers unique
to Florida, Canada or Iraq</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<P><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=1>William Porter </FONT></FONT><FONT
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href="mailto:William.porter@famu.edu">William.porter@famu.edu</A></FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=1><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#008000>GIS/GPS Application
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> shrug-l-bounces@lists.dep.state.fl.us
[mailto:shrug-l-bounces@lists.dep.state.fl.us] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Brandt,
Holli<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, April 30, 2007 2:26 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
shrug-l@lists.dep.state.fl.us<BR><B>Subject:</B> shrug-l:
coordinates<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Hello Shruggers
–<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Verdana color=black size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">I am sure one of you
out there can help me to figure this out so that I do not have to spend any more
time than necessary on it, especially since I don’t have any more
time.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Verdana color=black size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">What format are
these coordinates in?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">Lat (X coordinate)
2,447'064.00<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">Long (Y coordinate)
9,632'845.00</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Verdana color=black size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Verdana color=black size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">And how do I get
them to DMS?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Verdana color=black size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Thanks – Holli
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