Dear All, I have my geographical coordinates in the following format: 3d44'42.838"E 51d25'38.268"N 44.443 3d45'9.935"E 51d30'2.643"N 44.330 3d44'54.911"E 51d30'5.507"N 44.328 How can I convert them into the decimal format. I also do not know the numbers after N such as 44.443 etc. asked 15 Dec '14, 11:14  Ebrahiem retagged 15 Dec '14, 13:25  rorym |
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This is s programming problem. There are 60 minutes in one degree, and 60 seconds in one minute (i.e. 60×60 = 3600 seconds in one degree). I don't know what the answered 15 Dec '14, 12:00 rorym |
I converted the coordinates from Amsterfoort RD to the conventional format and that is where I got that. Let me rephrase the question, can I just replace the d with the degree sign and make spaces in order to use these coordinates? many thanks in advance
No.
40d30'is "40 degrees and 30 minutes". This is also40.5 d. So you can't just do a text replace. You need to do the calculationyes a text replacement before a calculation