14.6 Is there a value that I can use to convert deg/min/sec to decimal format?

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Take for example: Lat=51.7744444444

1.  51 degrees is obvious.     (DEG=51)
2.  Lat-DEG=0.7744444444
3.  (step2)*60=46.466666666666
4.  46 minutes is obvious.     (MIN=46)
5.  (step2)-MIN=0.4666666666666
6.  (step5)*60=27.999999
7.  Therefore, seconds=28
 
8.  Therefore, 51.77444444 in decimal = 51deg 46min 28sec.

Chris Brett

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The degree part you already know. Now take the decimal part and multiply it by 60 to get the minutes and decimal of a minute. Take that decimal and multiply it by 60 to get the seconds and decimal of a second. Optionally, you could buy a scientific calculator that does the conversion automatically. Incidentally, if you want the FS98 program to show Degs Min Sec in the slew mode or in the Shift-z mode, edit the FS98.cfg file and add the line DISPLAY_FRACTIONAL_MINUTES=0 under the [MAIN] section.

Bob Fiedler

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There are 60 minutes in a degree and 60 seconds in a minute. To convert to DMS, first take the fractional part and multiply by 60. This will give you degrees (the whole number) and fractional minutes (the number you just calculated). To get seconds, take the fractional part of the minutes and multiply by 60. That's it!

Example:

33.51* = 33 deg + (0.51*60) = 33 30.6' = 33 30' + (0.6*60) = 33 30' 33"

MDK

In addition to all the above answers you have gotten, the calculator that is in the Accessories folder also provides DMS conversion.

Joe