Answer to Question #111868 in Geomatics for Nontobeko

Question #111868
Convert Degrees Minutes and Seconds to Decimal Degree. Format of Decimal Degree answer is DD.dddd (6 Decimal places ) eg 34°04`25''= 34,073611. Calculate 28°49'52'' =
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Expert's answer
2020-04-26T09:42:21-0400

Simply remember that 1' (one minute) 1/60 of a degree, i.e. 0.01667 of a degree, while 1" (one second) is 1/3600 of a degree, or 0.0002778 of a degree:


"28^\\circ49'52''=28^\\circ+\\frac{49}{60}+\\frac{52}{3600}=28.831111."

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