Show my GPS coordinates
Tap “Find my location” and allow access – your coordinates appear in four formats, each with a copy button. You can also type a latitude and longitude yourself and convert them.
How it is calculated
How to find your coordinates
- Tap “Find my location” and allow location access.
- After a few seconds the coordinates appear. Outdoors with a clear view of the sky the position gets more accurate; the accuracy is shown in metres.
- Use “Copy” to take the format you need, for a map app, a rescue chat or geocaching.
The formats
- Decimal degrees: e.g. 52.516275, 13.377704 – the format of many map apps. South and west are negative.
- Degrees, minutes, seconds: 1° = 60′, 1′ = 60″, e.g. 52° 30′ 58.6″ N.
- Degrees and decimal minutes: e.g. N 52° 30.977′ – common in geocaching.
- UTM: zone, latitude band, easting and northing in metres. Calculated with the transverse Mercator projection after Snyder (USGS Professional Paper 1395) on the WGS 84 ellipsoid, scale factor 0.9996, 6° zones, special zones for Norway and Svalbard.
According to the W3C Geolocation API, browsers provide coordinates in the WGS 84 system, like GPS.
Limits
- On a computer the browser often estimates the position only from Wi-Fi or the IP address – it can easily be hundreds of metres off. The accuracy shown helps you judge this.
- Indoors and between tall buildings GPS is less accurate.
- In an emergency always call the emergency number first – the control centre can often locate you itself.
Frequently asked questions
How do I find my GPS coordinates?
Tap “Find my location” and allow access. The coordinates appear as decimal degrees, degrees/minutes/seconds, decimal minutes and UTM.
How do I convert decimal degrees to degrees, minutes, seconds?
The whole number is the degrees; the remainder times 60 gives the minutes, and their remainder times 60 the seconds. Enter the values above and the tool does it for you.
Why is the position inaccurate on my laptop?
Without a GPS receiver the browser estimates the position from Wi-Fi networks or the IP address. That can be hundreds of metres off or more.
What does UTM 33U mean?
33 is the 6° wide longitude zone and U the 8° high latitude band. Easting and northing then give the position in metres within the zone.
Is my location stored?
No. The position is only shown in your browser – not stored, not sent and not added to the link.
Sources and legal basis
- W3C – Geolocation API
- Snyder, J. P.: Map Projections – A Working Manual, USGS Professional Paper 1395 (1987)
- Wikipedia: Universal Transverse Mercator coordinate system
- MDN Web Docs – Clipboard.writeText()
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