deg2num {gmt} | R Documentation |
Convert Degrees to Numeric
Description
Convert deg:min:sec string to decimal number.
Usage
deg2num(x)
Arguments
x |
string or vector of strings. |
Details
Degrees, minutes and seconds are separated by colons, and each can have a decimal point as well. First character must be a minus sign or number, and last character must be W, E, S, N, or number.
Value
Numeric representation of the degree string(s).
Note
The string format is adopted from Appendix B.1.1 in the GMT manual.
See Also
as.numeric
converts strings to numbers when things are
straightforward.
deg2num
is the opposite of num2deg
.
gmt-package
gives an overview of the package.
Examples
# The opposite of num2deg() example
deg2num(c("12:30:44.5W", "17.5S", "1:00:05", "200:45E"))
[Package gmt version 2.0.3 Index]