Latitude and Longitude Formats

Lat/Long points are represented by numbers between -180 and 180 with a comma in between.  They may also contain a N, S, E or W identifier.  This is OK to include as well for this application.

This application currently only supports decimal Lat/Long positions.  Lat/Longs can be described in degrees, minutes and seconds as well.  You will need to convert these to their decimal equivalents prior to using them with this application.

Supported - decimal format

eg:

-33.856159,151.214630

or

33.856159S,151.214630

Not supported - degrees (º), minutes (') and seconds (") format

eg: 33º 55' 32.54", 151º 43' 43.344"

To convert from degrees, minutes and seconds to decimal formats you can use this formula:

degrees + ( minutes / 60 ) + ( seconds / 3600 )

note: W and S become negative numbers