Scanning coordinate

[brusura]

Why those are not consistent across different windows? The gui for the narrow band scanner show different value from the M4435 and Surface Scannig module, anyone can point me to a tutorial that explain how to match those values?

i would expect that the map center coordinate would be the same as the coordinate read from the M4435 and Surface Scannig module , but it does not seem to be the case. Do I need to do some conversion?

Thanks

PS: yes I have refreshed before taking the screenshoot

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OK I think I got it, but why Lon is showed West on the MapGui and Est on the part itself? Why for the love of Jebediah

Edited July 26, 2015 by brusura

[DeMatt]

Why those are not consistent across different windows? The gui for the narrow band scanner show different value from the M4435 and Surface Scannig module, anyone can point me to a tutorial that explain how to match those values?

i would expect that the map center coordinate would be the same as the coordinate read from the M4435 and Surface Scannig module , but it does not seem to be the case.

To answer this question, it's because you can (and have) mouse over the GUI map to get the resources for points nearby. In this case, it's reporting the results for a point at the top edge of the map. You'll note that the "Map Center"'s coordinate is indeed the same as the digital readouts, once you do the west-to-east conversion.

[brusura]

To answer this question, it's because you can (and have) mouse over the GUI map to get the resources for points nearby. In this case, it's reporting the results for a point at the top edge of the map. You'll note that the "Map Center"'s coordinate is indeed the same as the digital readouts, once you do the west-to-east conversion.

yeah thanks I figured it out , but why do I have to do the conversion? Look like an error to me. Value should be consistent...alway s west or always east dont you think?

[brusura]

what is the meaning of the values in the square brackets for the narrow band scanner? Specifically what means: [0.001N] and [-1.304E]

Same with new version of course:

 

Edited July 16, 2016 by brusura

[Tex_NL]

47 minutes ago, brusura said:

what is the meaning of the values in the square brackets for the narrow band scanner? Specifically what means: [0.001N] and [-1.304E]

Same with new version of course:

 

AFAIK that is the off-set between the root part of your craft and the actual scanner.

[OhioBob]

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what is the meaning of the values in the square brackets for the narrow band scanner? Specifically what means: [0.001N] and [-1.304E]

Those are the angles measured in radians.  The conversion is, radians = degrees * pi/180.

Also note that the degree angle is measured counter-clockwise (east) from zero, while the radian angle is measured as a plus/minus value, with positive east and negative west.  The longitude of 285.275 degrees is the same thing as 285.275 - 360 = -74.725^o.  Converted to radians this is, -74.725 * 3.1416/180 = -1.304 radians.

 

Edited July 16, 2016 by OhioBob

[bewing]

1 hour ago, brusura said:

what is the meaning of the values in the square brackets for the narrow band scanner? Specifically what means: [0.001N] and [-1.304E]

 

 

Latitude and Longitude can either be expressed as fractions, or in degrees. The first number is in fractions, the second number (in square brackets) is supposedly the same value in degrees, but the calculation is wrong.

[OhioBob]

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AFAIK that is the off-set between the root part of your craft and the actual scanner.

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Latitude and Longitude can either be expressed as fractions, or in degrees. The first number is in fractions, the second number (in square brackets) is supposedly the same value in degrees, but the calculation is wrong.

These answers are not correct.  The first number is the latitude/longitude measured in degrees, and the accompanying number in brackets is the same angle measured radians.

[brusura]

Thanks @OhioBob ! That makes a lot more sense

Last question, the Longitude is wrong on the NBS's tooltip or wrong on the GUI's NBS because I read +76.700W and -76.699W , I guess that is a bug and I'd like to make a bug report

 

 

[bewing]

The picture you have made there would be very good for a bug report. An informal bug report can be made by posting on the "Technical support (unmodded)" or "Technical Support (modded)" forums. To create a formal bug report, you need to create an account in the bugtracker: http://bugs.kerbalspaceprogram.com/

(Pick a bugtracker username & password, get a confirmation email with an activation, then go into the bugtracker and select "New Issue". You should do a search of the bugtracker first, to make sure the issue has not already been reported, but I already just did that for you -- as far as I can tell, it hasn't. -- Once you click the New Issue button, you make a written description of the bug, and add some files. You must make a savegame at the point where you can see an error. At the very least, you need to upload the screenshot, and the savegame. The devs also like to have a KSP.log, and the output_log.txt file from your game.)

If you try the informal version of just posting in the Technical Support forums, there is a fair chance that the report will never be seen. The devs may very well ask you to do a formal report in the bugtracker anyway.

 

[OhioBob]

8 hours ago, brusura said:

Last question, the Longitude is wrong on the NBS's tooltip or wrong on the GUI's NBS because I read +76.700W and -76.699W , I guess that is a bug and I'd like to make a bug report

Yeah, you should probably report that.  The rounding is a small issue, but more important is the incorrect sign/direction.  If the longitudes are to be given as either E or W, then the number should always be positive, i.e. +76.700W.  This is because the cardinal direction tells us which way we're going.  Saying -76.700W is a double negative that really means +76.700E.  If we are going to use +/- signs, then the directions should always be given as E.  In this particular example, we should use either 76.700W or -76.700E, but never -76.700W.  We know the longitude is west because the "Edit Waypoint" display is showing it as 283.300457301298 (0-180 is east, and 180-360 is west).