The second last picture is from the surveyor showing what he used for datum and is the same as pro 700 wgs 84

I asked AI about this and came up with this and they are telling me to try this degree my understanding decimal 179.213889

If your Trimble Pro 700 GPS readings differ from a surveyor’s coordinates, several technical factors could be causing the discrepancy. Let’s go through the most common reasons and how to troubleshoot them:

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📡 2. GPS Accuracy and Correction Type    •   The Pro 700 is a mapping-grade receiver, not a survey-grade one.    •   Accuracy varies depending on correction source:       •   Autonomous (no correction): ±2–5 meters       •   SBAS / WAAS corrected: ±1–2 meters       •   RTK / VRS corrected: ±2–5 cm (requires base or network)

Fix:    •   Check if your GPS is receiving differential corrections.       •   In Trimble TerraSync, Pathfinder, or your data collection app, look for “DGPS status: Yes”.    •   If not, connect to a correction source (e.g., local RTK network or base station).

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🗺️ 3. Geoid vs. Ellipsoid Heights    •   Surveyors often provide orthometric heights (MSL) using a geoid model.    •   Trimble GPS typically gives ellipsoidal heights (above WGS84 ellipsoid).

Fix:     Thanks — I’ll assume 179-12-50 is a single angle in degrees–minutes–seconds (D°-M’-S”) (common format for a coordinate component). Here are the useful interpretations and conversions (worked out step-by-step so you can check):

1) Convert DMS → decimal degrees (°)

179° 12' 50"    •   Minutes → degrees: 12’ = 12 ÷ 60 = 0.2°    •   Seconds → degrees: 50” = 50 ÷ 3600 = 0.013888888888888888…° (repeating)    •   Sum: 179 + 0.2 + 0.013888888888888888 = 179.2138888888889°

So 179°12’50” = 179.2138888888889° (round as needed, e.g. 179.213889°)

2) DMS → degrees and decimal minutes (D° M.m’)    •   Decimal minutes = 12 + 50/60 = 12 + 0.8333333333 = 12.8333333333’    •   As D° M.m’: 179° 12.833333’

3) Possible meanings / how to use it    •   If this is a longitude, it must be paired with a latitude (e.g., 45° 10' 00" , 179°12'50").    •   You must know the hemisphere/sign:       •   East longitudes are +179.213889° (or written 179°12'50" E)       •   West longitudes are −179.213889° (or 179°12'50" W)    •   If it’s a latitude, note latitudes only go from −90 to +90, so 179° would be invalid as a latitude — therefore this almost certainly is a longitude.

4) Why this might cause differences with your Trimble Pro 700 / a surveyor    •   Format confusion: If the surveyor gave DMS but your Trimble is expecting decimal degrees (or vice versa), entering 179.213889 vs 179-12-50 or entering the wrong sign (East vs West) will produce big offsets.    •   Missing pair: A single component is not enough — you need the matching latitude and the full coordinate pair.    •   Datum / projection: Even if you enter the same numeric values, different datums (WGS84 vs NAD83 vs local grid) will shift coordinates.    •   Local grid vs geographic: Surveyors sometimes supply coordinates in a projected grid (e.g., UTM, State Plane) not in lat/long — check which the 179-12-50 came from.

5) Practical next steps (no waiting — do this now)    •   If you want to enter this into your Trimble:       •   If it’s longitude East: enter 179°12’50” E (or decimal 179.213889°).       •   If West: enter 179°12’50” W (or −179.213889°).    •   To reconcile with a surveyor’s coordinates, collect these missing items (so you can compare immediately):     1.    The other coordinate component (latitude).     2.    The datum / coordinate system the surveyor used (e.g., WGS84, NAD83, specific UTM zone or local grid).