11-09-2017, 19:43
Hi,
Shouldn't that be 512, -10 , or rounded to the nearest integer 513, -11 ?
IMHO the easiest method to convert DMS to tenths of Degrees is to multiply the Degrees by 10 and add the number of Minutes divided by 6, i.e D * 10 + M / 6. The seconds can be ignored (too small to bother with).
The most common mistake is to forget the minus sign for the Western hemisphere, particularly for USA.
Cheers, Alan.
Quote:Basingstoke - Victory Roundabout: 51.266, -1.092
For a location like that you should use on the software: 512, -109 (always integers)
Shouldn't that be 512, -10 , or rounded to the nearest integer 513, -11 ?
IMHO the easiest method to convert DMS to tenths of Degrees is to multiply the Degrees by 10 and add the number of Minutes divided by 6, i.e D * 10 + M / 6. The seconds can be ignored (too small to bother with).
The most common mistake is to forget the minus sign for the Western hemisphere, particularly for USA.
Cheers, Alan.