Angle Units

Select the angle units for the Latitudinal and Longitudinal values:

  • DDD.MMSS is degrees minutes and seconds. This is the most commonly used format. A longitude value of 123° 7' 54.648'' is written as 123.0754648.
  • DDD.DDDD is degrees and decimals of a degree. A longitude value of 123° 7' 54.648'' is written as 123.1318467.
  • DDDMM.MMM is degrees, minutes and decimals of a minute. Many GPS recorders output data in this format. A longitude value of 123° 7' 54.648'' is written as 12317.9108.