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title: "Coordinates guides — Online Compass"
description: "Read latitude, longitude and browser-reported accuracy. Learn decimal and DMS coordinate formats and the limits of GPS altitude."
canonical: "https://onlinecompass.lol/blog/category/coordinates"
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# Coordinates

 

Read latitude, longitude and browser-reported accuracy. Learn decimal and DMS coordinate formats and the limits of GPS altitude.

 

## Articles

 

[![Illustration of a blue position marker on a paper map beside a phone.](https://onlinecompass.lol/images/blog/read-gps-coordinates-480.webp)](https://onlinecompass.lol/blog/read-gps-coordinates) 

[Coordinates](https://onlinecompass.lol/blog/category/coordinates) · Oct 3, 2026

 

## [Read GPS coordinates, accuracy and altitude](https://onlinecompass.lol/blog/read-gps-coordinates)

 

Read signed latitude and longitude, convert decimal degrees to DMS, and understand the accuracy and altitude your browser reports.