latsex2dec: Sexagesimal to Decimal Latitude conversion function

In vmsbase: GUI Tools to Process, Analyze and Plot Fisheries Data

Description

latsex2dec converts sexagesimal latitude data to decimal latitude values.

Usage

latsex2dec(degree, minute, second, direction)

Arguments

degree	The value in degrees of the latitude.
minute	The value in minutes of the latitude.
second	The value in seconds of the latitude.
direction	The direction, as "N" or "S", of the latitude.

Value

The function returns the latitude value converted in the decimal numeral system

Examples

latsex2dec(degree = 10, minute = 10, second = 10, direction = "N")

vmsbase documentation built on July 1, 2020, 6 p.m.