Converting Google maps URL to GPS coordinates (longitude and latitude) to enter into your GPS

Browsing Google Maps and finding your destination point results in a URL eg: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Doppio+Zero+-+Mandela+Rhodes+Place&sll=-33.923794,18.419631&sspn=0.007959,0.014291&ie=UTF8&ll=-33.923492,18.420017&spn=0.007514,0.014291&z=16

I found this hack here: Geoffrey Emery’s blog to display the latitude and longitude coordinates of the centre of the map displayed by Google Maps:
Looking up an address in Google Maps will centre the map on that address if it was found. 
When the location you want is in the centre of the map, copy and paste this code into the location bar of your browser and press enter:

    javascript:void(prompt('',gApplication.getMap().getCenter()));

A little window will pop up displaying the GPS coordinates :) :

But, that’s quite a javascript to remember… an easier method to remember would be to decode the URL that Google Maps gives when clicking on the “Link” button.

For example, searching in Google Maps for ‘Doppio Zero - Mandela Rhodes Place’ gives a hit and clicking on that result then the ‘Link’ link:


gives a URL of: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Doppio+Zero+-+Mandela+Rhodes+Place&sll=-33.923794,18.419631&sspn=0.007959,0.014291&ie=UTF8&ll=-33.923492,18.420017&spn=0.007514,0.014291&z=16

The Latitude and Longitude are embedded in the URL, just after the text ‘&sll’ which gives:
Latitude: –33.923794 {don’t forget the – sign}  and Longitude: 18.419631

Did you know that you can also enter the coordinates into the Google maps search bar
e.g.: S33.923794  E18.419631  or even just   -33.923794 18.419631

Enter this into your GPS eg: Nokia 6110 Navigator:  Latitude: –33.923794   Longitude: 18.419631

If you want to learn more about longitude and latitude, then here’s a link to some simply presented info by John Bell: Latitude and Longitude for sixth grade

Use your phone's internal GPS module externally on a laptop using existing, more sophisticated GIS applications, and FlipSilent....

Use your phone's internal GPS module externally on a laptop using existing, more sophisticated GIS applications. I think this would interest all my buddies with the cool Navigator cell phones! Free for personal, non-commercial use.

Symarctic ExtGPS is mainly targeted for Nokia N95, E90, 6110 Navigator handsets.

Download from here:

http://www.symarctic.com/beta/static.php?page=extgps_download

{From: 25 best applications for your Nokia N95: http://n95-download.xhost.ro/?p=4}

Another one that I thought was worth a try:

Flip Silent for N95:
A small download which makes you use your N95 phone in a more natural way:
When you are in a meeting, and a call is coming in, you can flip over your phone to make it go into the silent profile and hang up the phone call or mute the ringer - without touching anything on the phone, just flip it over, your phone will go into silence!

http://symbianblog.com/index.php/flipsilent/