Sunday, January 5, 2014

Decimal Degrees Conversion...

I see posts on - line leading to sites that will convert this for you...

As pointed out here (http://geography.about.com/library/howto/htdegrees.htm), it really isn't hard...

Here's How:

Convert 121.135 Decimal Degrees to degrees, minutes, seconds...

1. The whole units of degrees will remain the same (i.e. in 121.135° longitude, start with 121°).

2. Multiply the decimal by 60 (i.e. .135 * 60 = 8.1). The whole number becomes the minutes (8').

3. Take the remaining decimal and multiply by 60. (i.e. .1 * 60 = 6). The resulting number becomes the seconds (6"). Seconds can remain as a decimal.

Take your three sets of numbers and put them together, using the symbols for degrees (°), minutes (‘), and seconds (")...

The answer is: 121°8'6" longitude...

Use your mind...