deg2dec {spaa}

Degree to decimal

Description

Convert latitude or longitude from degree to decimal format

Usage

deg2dec(h, m, s)

Arguments

h

Degree

m

Minute

s

Second

Details

Convert latitude or longitude from degree to decimal format.

Value

Degree of decimal format

Note

Places with eastern hemisphere should have longitude and southern hemisphere less than zero.

Author(s)

Jinlong Zhang [e-mail]

Examples

## deg2dec() example
##Paris
L1 = deg2dec(-2,20,14)
phi1 = deg2dec(48, 50, 11)
##Washington DC
L2 = deg2dec(77,03,56)
phi2 = deg2dec(38,55,17)