Posted: 10/23/2008 10:36:04 PM EDT
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What format would N61 107 200 W149 27 98 be? Aviator |
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? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geographic_coordinate There are several formats for writing degrees, all of them appearing in the same Lat, Long order. * DMS Degrees:Minutes:Seconds (49°30'02"N, 123°30'30"W) or (49d30m02.5s,-123d30m30.17s) * DM Degrees:Decimal Minutes (49°30.0', -123°30.0'), (49d30.0m,-123d30.0') * DD Decimal Degrees (49.5000°,-123.5000°), generally with 4-6 decimal numbers. DMS is the most common format, and is standard on all charts and maps, as well as Global Positioning Systems (GPS) and geographic information systems (GIS). DD is the most convenient if a need for calculation or computation might arise, avoiding the complexity and likely introduction of errors by mixed radix degree minute second arithmetic. |
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Alaska enter this in google maps: 61.107200, -149.2798 maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&hs=NJH&resnum=0&q=61.107200%2C%20-149.2798&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wl |