How is latitude and longitude expressed in degree in decimal or degree minute second?

Answer 1

Given (Degrees) (Minutes) (Seconds):

-- Divide (Minutes) by 60. Call the result 'M'.

-- Divide (Seconds) by 3,600. Call the result 'S'.

-- Take (Degrees), and add 'M' and 'S' to it.

Example:

41degrees 12minutes36seconds

'M' = 12/60 = 0.2

'S' = 36/3,600 = 0.01

Degrees + 'M' + 'S' = 41.21 degrees

Answer 2

If you're given a latitude or longitude in Degrees, Minutes, and Seconds,

you can change it to a decimal number like this:

Degrees(decimal) = (Degrees) + (minutes/60) + (seconds/3,600) .

Answer 3

1. Divide the number of seconds by 60.
2. Add the number of minutes to the quotient.
3. Divide the sum by 60.
4. Add the number of degrees to the quotient.

Example: 40° 18' 36"

1. 36 ÷ 60 = 0.6
2. 0.6 + 18 = 18.6
3. 18.6 ÷ 60 = 0.31
4. 0.31 + 40 = 40.31

Decimal degree = (Whole degrees) + (minutes/60) + (seconds/3600)

Answer 4

This can be done manually but it's a lot easier and faster with a calculator.

A). Take the latitude:

1). Take the number of degrees. Don't change it, just write it down.

2). Take the number of minutes. Divide it by 60. Write down the answer.

3). Take the number of seconds. Divide it by 3600. Write down the answer.

4). Add up the 3 numbers you have written down. This answer is the degrees, minutes, and seconds of latitude, all in a single decimal number.

B). Do all the same steps with the longitude.

Answer 5

Either way is fine. Anybody who has to work with them every day

knows how to convert quickly from one to the other.