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Changing Map Unit Settings and Position Format in Garmin Earthmate

The Earthmate® app offers multiple unit and position format settings that can be customized to meet different needs. You can find the available options and how to change them below.

Changing Map Unit Settings in the Earthmate App

  1. Open the Earthmate app.

  2. Select three dots (Android™) or More (iPhone®/iPad®).

  3. Select Settings (Android) or Options (iPhone/iPad).

  4. Select Units.

  5. Select the desired category.

  6. Select the preferred setting.

The setting should be saved and return to the previous screen.

Available Unit Settings in Earthmate App

Select an option for details.

Measures

  • Statute (miles, feet)

  • Statute (miles, yards)

  • Kilometers

  • Nautical (nautical miles, feet)

  • Nautical (nautical miles, meters)

Coordinates

  • Degrees

  • Degrees, Minutes

  • Degrees, Minutes, Seconds

  • Universal Transvers Mercator/Universal Polar Stereographic

  • United States National Grid/Military Grid Reference System

Datum

WGS84 is selected by default, but the following International Datum options are available:

  • Adindan

  • Afgooye

  • AIN EL ABD '70

  • Anna 1Ast'65

  • ARC1950

  • ARC1960

  • AscnsnIsld'58

  • AstroB4Sorol

  • AstroBeacon E

  • AstroPOS 71/4

  • AstroStn'52

  • Australia '66

  • Australia '84

  • Austria

  • Bellevue (IGN)

  • Bermuda '1957

  • BogotaObserv

  • CampoInchauspe

  • CantonIsld'66

  • Cape

  • Cape Canaveral

  • Carthage

  • CH-1903

  • Chatham '1971

  • ChuaAstro

  • CorrogoAlegre

  • Croatia

  • Djakarta

  • DOS1968

  • EasterIsld67

  • Egypt

  • Estonia

  • European 1950

  • European 1979

  • FinlandHayfd

  • GandajikaBase

  • GDA94

  • GeodDatum 49

  • Guam1963

  • GUX 1Astro

  • Hjorsey1955

  • Hong Kong 1963

  • Hu-Tzu-Shan

  • IndianBngldsh

  • IndianNapal

  • IndianPakistn

  • Indian Thailand

  • Indonesia'74

  • Ireland1965

  • ISTS 073Astro

  • JohnstonIsld

  • Kandawala

  • KerguelenIsld

  • Kertau1948

  • L.C. 5Astro

  • Liberia1964

  • Luzon Philipp

  • Luzon Mindanao

  • Mahe1971

  • MarcoAstro

  • Massawa

  • Merchich

  • MidwayAst61

  • Minna

  • NAD27Alaska

  • NAD27 Bahamas

  • NAD27Canada

  • NAD27 Canal Zn

  • NAD27 Caribbean

  • NAD27CntrlAm

  • NAD27 Continental US

  • NAD27Cuba

  • NAD27Grnlnd

  • NAD27Mexico

  • NAD27 San Sal

  • NAD83

  • NahrwanMasirah

  • NahrwanUArabEm

  • Namibia

  • Naparima,BWI

  • NhrwnSaudiaAr

  • Obsrvtorio66

  • Old Egyptian

  • OldHawaiian

  • Oman

  • OrdSrvyGB

  • Pico delasNv

  • Pitcairn67

  • Potsdam

  • ProvS Am 56

  • ProvSChil63

  • PuertoRico

  • Qatar National

  • Qornoq

  • Reunion

  • Rome1940

  • RT 90Sweden

  • Santo(DOS)

  • SaoBraz

  • Sapper Hill 43

  • Schwarzeck

  • SouthAmer69

  • SouthAsia

  • Southeast Base

  • Southwest Base

  • Timbalai1948

  • Tokyo

  • TristanAst68

  • VitiLevu1916

  • Wake-Eniwetok

  • WGS72

  • WGS84

  • Zanderij

Bearing

  • Magnetic North

  • True North

Temperature

  • Fahrenheit

  • Celsius

Atmospheric Pressure

  • Inches of Mercury

  • Millibars

  • Pascals

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