biogeo (version 1.0)

dms2dd: Converts coordinates in degrees, minutes, seconds into decimal degrees

Description

Converts coordinates in degrees, minutes, seconds into decimal degrees. These can be latitude or longitude.

Usage

dms2dd(dd, mm, ss, ns)

Arguments

dd

degrees of latitude or longitude

mm

minutes of latitude or longitude

ss

seconds of latitude or longitude

ns

letters (N,S,E,W)

Value

See Also

dd2dmslat, dd2dmslong, dmsparse, dmsabs

Examples

dd<-c(23,45,34)
mm<-c(45,34,22)
ss<-c(2,56,10)
ns<-c("E","W","N")
dms2dd(dd,mm,ss,ns)