Geo2Ari {wflo}

Converts degrees between the arithmetic system and the azimuth system (and vice versa).

Description

Use this function to convert degrees from the arithmetic system (0° being east, ascending counterclockwise) into the azimuth system (0° being north, ascending clockwise) and vice versa.

Usage

Geo2Ari(g)

Arguments

g

contains a single value degree (usually between 0° and 360°, decimal fractions allowed).

Details

g may contain degrees from both systems, the function turns the data into the respective other system.

Value

Geo2Ari returns a single value of degrees.

Author(s)

Carsten Croonenbroeck

See Also

GetDirInfo for further degree information.

Examples

Geo2Ari(0)
## In an arithmetic system, 0° means 'east', while 'east' in
## azimuth notation is 90°. This call returns 90.
Geo2Ari(90)
## In an azimuth system, 90° means 'east', while 'east' in
## arithmetic notation is 0°. This call returns 0.
Geo2Ari(Geo2Ari(123))
## Returns 123.