title: Convert Lat Long (googlemaps) coordinates to ArcGIS mappoints
body: <p>Hello I have a list of lats and longs which I would like to convert into points on <code>ArcGIS</code>.</p>
  
  <p>When I use these coordinates and I can see their actual location on <code>Google</code> maps.</p>
  
  <p>For the conversion on ArcGIS I use:</p>
  
  <pre><code>Geographic Coordinate System:   GCS_WGS_1984
  Projected Coordinate System:    WGS_1984_World_Mercator
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>But when I overlay them on <code>openstreetmap</code> (basemap) then their location in on different locations in the world map.</p>
  
  <p>Do we know why this is happening? Am I doing something wrong on <code>ArcGIS</code>. I have followed the same process before and the data were displayed correctly.</p>
  
  <p>Do we always have to use WGS_1984 for lats and longs?</p>
  
  <p>A sample of coordinates that I would like to plot on a <code>googlemap</code> background are the following:</p>
  
  <pre><code>ID  Longitude   Latitude
  -------------------------
  1   45.49646    12.95288
  2   44.4        12.1
  3   44.23       8.56
  4   44.22       8.34
  5   44.21667    8.43333
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I would appreciate if someone would guide me through the process on ArcGIS.</p>