Latitude/Longitude Display Precision

This option allows the user to specify the number of decimal places of precision to be displayed for the calculated(i.e. Output) point.

For example, if the user is converting to a Geodetic (i. e. Lat/Long) coordinate system and specifies “3” for display precision, the result will be displayed with three decimal places of precision.

Example:

Assume the user has chosen to display the Angular Unit Format as DD MM SS.

N 45 30 22.123

W 110 23 46.123

CAUTION: If this result is used to ‘back calculate’ the coordinate to the INPUT coordinate system, there MAY be a loss of precision (READ: the position may shift due to rounding errors).

If multiple conversions are needed, it is best to specify a higher number of decimal places. More decimal does not imply greater accuracies; it just reduces ‘rounding’ errors in the calculations.