Convert Long/Lat from Google Earth to OpenStreetMap

Perhaps you could explain a little more fully what it is you're trying to do when you say "create a map."

Which program or website are you plugging the coordinates into?

When I put 53.285756, -6.141998 into JOSM, the OSM editor program, it takes me to a golf course in Dublin, so the coordinates are reasonably accurate.

Cheers

Dave

Hi Dave

I'm only just learning Web based GIS. So here are the details. I have GeoServer 2.8.2 hosted on a VM. It is also the webserver. I have a simple HTML page calling OpenLayers and a .js file.

<script src="http://www.openlayers.org/api/OpenLayers.js"></script> <script type="text/JavaScript" src="map.js"></script>

In the .js file I am using OpenLayer and OSM;

//create new map object map = new OpenLayers.Map("mymap");

//create new OSM base layer
osmlayer = new OpenLayers.Layer.OSM("Open Street Map");

//create WMS layers

When I enter this code and open the page via http://localhost:8080/geoserver/www/index.html. It opens off the coast of Africa.

// define point as a new LonLat object and transform point = new OpenLayers.LonLat(53.285756, -6.141998); //point.transform("EPSG:4326", "EPSG:3857");

As I say, I'm new to this so might not be explaining it well. Thanks

Thanks for the information. This list is watched by many smart OSM folks who can possibly help and I'm sure you'll get some answers shortly. But I'm afraid I can't be of much help because I have no expertise in the area you're addressing.

Best,

Dave

Are you mixing up latitude and longitude? OpenLayers.LonLat() requires longitude first, then latitude (as the name of the function already indicates).

Thanks Dave, sorted it. Had to clear out Internet cache.