World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS 84) is a global geodetic reference system..
SWEREF 99 is the official reference system used in Sweden today.
In Sweden there is no proper implementation of the WGS 84. Instead SWEREF 99 is used. WGS 84 and SWEREF 99 differs approximately by half a meter apart. Many GPS applications in Sweden may therefore regard WGS 84 and 99 SWEREF as the same thing.
If you have copied coordinates, a button will appear here where you can paste the copied coordinates.
There is also a button to open the map with the possibility to copy a location.
See also Map
- Decimal -
the easiest way to write a latitude or longitude is like a pure decimal number.
That is what many GPS devices show and it is the easiest
to use when to "cut and paste" between applications.
Positive value of east longitude and north latitude and negative for west longitude and south latitude. - Degrees/minutes -
degrees are written separately and minutes as a decimal number.
E for East longitude and W for west. N for north and S for south. - Degrees/minutes/seconds -
degrees and minutes are written separately and seconds to decimal.
E for East longitude and W for west. N for north and S for south.
RT 90, is a nationwide orthogonal plane coordinate net and is the reference to general Swedish maps.
- X - north-south direction, coordinate grows to the north
- Y - east-west direction, coordinate grows to the east
SWEREF 99 TM (SWEdish REference Frame 1999, Transverse Mercator) is a projected coordinate system for specifying geographical positions in Sweden.
- N - north-south direction
- E - east-west direction