Which coordinate formats can I import into Data Manager?

A point on a map is always described using a pair of coordinates, the latitude and the longitude.

In PTV Map&Guide intranet, addresses can be imported and geocoded using your coordinates.

The following coordinate formats can be used:

• WGS 84 decimal

  Reference system is WGS 84 (World Geodetic System).

  The coordinates are specified in decimal degrees,

  e.g. Haid-und-Neu-Straße 15, 76131 Karlsruhe

      Latitude 49.01334° (N)   Longitude 8.4278° (E)

   

  Information in the import file

  X coordinate (longitude): 8.4278

  Y coordinate (latitude): 49.01334

   

• PTV geodecimal

  Equals the WGS 84 decimal * 100,000

  e.g. Haid-und-Neu-Straße 15, 76131 Karlsruhe

  Latitude 4901334° (N)   Longitude 842780° (E)     

   

  Information in the import file

  X coordinate (longitude): 842780

  Y coordinate (latitude): 4901334

   

• PTV Mercator

  Reference system is a Mercator projection.

  The Mercator format is an internal coordinate format which you can use to replace geographical data in PTV products.

  If, for example, you export a database, you receive the coordinates in the Mercator format. You can import data records exported in this way into other PTV products and geocode them on the basis of the coordinates.

More information can be found in the article Data Manager