Google Maps service allows you to find a place on the map not only by keywords, but also directly by GPS coordinates. This is convenient if your navigator is not connected to your computer, and you want to show a fragment of the map on a large screen.
Instructions
Step 1
Go to the following site:
maps.google.com
Step 2
On a navigator or phone with a built-in navigation receiver, find an item in the menu that allows you to display the digital values of coordinates (longitude and latitude) on the screen. For example, in Nokia devices the location of this item can be as follows: "Applications" - "Location" - "GPS data" - "Position". Wait for the device to find a signal from satellites and calculate the coordinates. If this does not happen, and you are indoors, bring your navigator or phone to the window.
Step 3
In the Google Maps search box, enter the coordinates in the following format:
-aaa.aaaaaaaa, -bbb.bbbbbbbb, where [-] is an optional minus (indicate it only if it is in the original), aaa.aaaaaaaa - longitude (two or three digits to a point, from five to eight digits after dot), bbb.bbbbbbbb - latitude (in the same format).
Step 4
Please note: whole and fractional parts are separated from each other by a dot, and longitude from latitude by a comma. There should be no space before and after the period, before the comma too, and after the comma the space should be. Indicate longitude before latitude. If the navigator has an English-language interface, the word longitude means longitude, and latitude means latitude.
Step 5
Click on the blue magnifying glass button next to the search bar. Instead, you can press the Enter key on your keyboard. On the left you will see information about the object located at the point you specified (street, city, country), and on the right - a fragment of the map. The object itself will be indicated by an inverted red blob with an A in the middle.
Step 6
If necessary, adjust the scale using the plus and minus bezel buttons. To see a satellite image of the area, switch the map to Satellite or Hybrid mode. If you don't see anything, zoom out. Airplane images are available for some locations. They are more detailed than satellite ones.
