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Southern Regional Geo-Informatices

and Space Technology Center

DMS, DD DM GPS
GPS (Global Positioning System : GPS)


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GPS GPS (Receiver)

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GPS
(Geographic coordinate system) UTM (Universal
Transverse Mercator) UTM East ( X)
North ( Y) 47, 48 (Grid Zone 47, 48) UTM
GPS
(DMS : Degrees Minutes Seconds)
DD (Decimal Degrees) DM (Degrees Minutes)

UTM

(Convert) DMS DD
DD DMS DMS DM DM DD
( ) DMS
(Degrees Minute Seconds)
(Degrees)
(Minutes)
(Seconds)

1 60
1 60
1 30.48 . 100

7 2 25 , 100 27 15
Latitude : 7 2 25 N, Longitude : 100 27 15 E
(Latitude) (Longitude)

0-90 , (North : N, South : S)
( (Equator) 90 -)
0-180 , (East : E, West : W)
( (Prime Meridian) 180
180 ) | (Greenwich)
DD (Decimal Degrees) DD

7. 040277 , 100.45416
Latitude : 7.040277 N, Longitude : 100.45416 E
DM (Degrees Minutes) DD


7 2. 416667 , 100 27.25
Latitude : 7 2 .416667 N, Longitude : 100 27.25 E
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DD DM DMS
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DD to DM, DMS

DMS to DD, DM

Excel

DMS DD
DMS DD

DD = Degrees+(Minutes*60+Seconds)/3600

DD = (Seconds/3600) + (Minutes/60)+ Degrees

DMS DD
7 2 25
100 27 15
DD = Degrees+(Minutes*60+Seconds)/3600

= 7+(2*60+25)/3600
= 7.040277
= 100+(27*60+15)/3600
= 100.45416
DD = (Seconds/3600) + (Minutes/60)+ Degrees

= (25/3600)+(2/60)+7
= 7.040277
= (15/3600)+(27/60)+100
= 100.45416
DD
7. 040277 , 100.45416
DD DMS

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DD 100.45416
dms
DMS 100.2714976 100 27 15

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1 DD 100.45416
100
2. 60 .45416 x 60 = 27.2496
3. 27.2496 27
4. 2 60 .2496 x 60 = 14.976
5. 14.976
15

6. 100 27 15

DMS DM
DMS DM
Degrees = Degrees
Minutes.m = Minutes + (Seconds / 60)
100 27 15
Degrees = Degrees
100 = 100
Minutes.m = Minutes + (Seconds / 60)
27+(15/60)
= 27.25
DM 100 27.25 ( 100 27.25 )

DM DD
DM DD
.d = Minutes.m / 60
Decimal Degrees = Degrees + .d
100 27.25
.d = Minutes.m / 60
27.25 / 60
= 0.4542
Decimal Degrees = Degrees + .d
100 + 0.4542
= 100.4542
DD 100.4542 ( 100.4542 )

http://www.gpsvisualizer.com/calculators
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