how can i convert degrees/minutes/seconds to decimal degrees?

C

Chrissy

i have a column of info in degrees/min/sec
example: 254802N 0503311E

How or can vert this column to decimal degrees?
 
G

Gary''s Student

Help us to help you. Is 254802
25 degrees - 48 minutes - 02 seconds

That is can we assume that the first angle only goes to 90?
 
J

JE McGimpsey

One way:

Latitude:

=TEXT(TEXT(LEFT(A1,6),"00\:00\:00")*24,"00.0000")&MID(A1,7,1)

Longitude:

=TEXT(TEXT(MID(A1,9,7),"00\:00\:00")*24,"000.0000")&RIGHT(A1,1)

Change the "00.0000" and "000.0000" to reflect the number of decimal
places you want to display.
 
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