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Unknown GPS Format

I've got the following gps data

lat
178197561,44201

long
41176829,78193

And I'm not able to map this to any gps coordinates. The location is somewhere in germany but I don't have an exact location

Solution

  • The format is milliseconds. To get GPS-coordinates the following python function can be used. 

    from decimal import *
def convert_to_degree(mil):
    return Decimal(mil / (60*60*1000))

    The comma has to be replaced with a dot beforehand. For a detailed explanation this post might help Convert between Degree and Milliseconds