epiR (version 2.0.78)

epi.dms: Decimal degrees and degrees, minutes and seconds conversion

Description

Converts decimal degrees to degrees, minutes and seconds. Converts degrees, minutes and seconds to decimal degrees.

Usage

epi.dms(dat)

Arguments

dat

the data. A one-column matrix is assumed when converting decimal degrees to degrees, minutes, and seconds. A two-column matrix is assumed when converting degrees and decimal minutes to decimal degrees. A three-column matrix is assumed when converting degrees, minutes and seconds to decimal degrees.

Examples

## EXAMPLE 1:
## Degrees, minutes, seconds to decimal degrees:
dat.m01 <- matrix(c(41, 38, 7.836, -40, 40, 27.921), 
   byrow = TRUE, nrow = 2)
epi.dms(dat.m01)


## EXAMPLE 2: 
## Decimal degrees to degrees, minutes, seconds:
dat.m02 <- matrix(c(41.63551, -40.67442), nrow = 2)
epi.dms(dat.m02)