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Map co-ordinates conversion
The following converts latitude co-ordinates in cell A3 from NN:NN:NN and
N:NN:NN format to N.NN format. (A similar formulae does the same for longitude co-ordinates.) =IF(RIGHT(A3,1)="W",IF(MID(A3,2,1)=":",(LEFT(A3,1) )+(MID(A3,3,2)/60)+(MID(A3,6,2)/60/60),(LEFT(A3,2))+(MID(A3,4,2)/60)+(MID(A3,7,2)/60/60))*-1,IF(MID(A3,2,1)=":",(LEFT(A3,1))+(MID(A3,3,2)/60)+(MID(A3,6,2)/60/60),(LEFT(A3,2))+(MID(A3,4,2)/60)+(MID(A3,7,2)/60/60))) It is complicated as it needs to accommodate source information in degrees in NN and N format (others are given in NN format) and, of course, the output to be both positive (east of Greenwich and north of the equator) and negative. Is there a better (shorter) formulae that will do the same job? Thanks. Bill R |
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Map co-ordinates conversion
Hi Bill,
Assuming your input in A3 is, say W127:30:27, you can get the decimal representaion by: =RIGHT(A3,LEN(A3)-1)*24*IF(LEFT(A3,1)="W",-1,1) -- Cheers macropod [Microsoft MVP - Word] "Bill R" wrote in message ... The following converts latitude co-ordinates in cell A3 from NN:NN:NN and N:NN:NN format to N.NN format. (A similar formulae does the same for longitude co-ordinates.) =IF(RIGHT(A3,1)="W",IF(MID(A3,2,1)=":",(LEFT(A3,1) )+(MID(A3,3,2)/60)+(MID(A3,6,2)/60/60),(LEFT(A3,2))+(MID(A3,4,2)/60)+(MID(A3,7,2)/60/60))*-1,IF(MID(A3,2,1)=":",(LEFT(A3,1))+(MID(A3,3,2)/60)+(MID(A3,6,2)/60/60),(LEFT(A3,2))+(MID(A3,4,2)/60)+(MID(A3,7,2)/60/60))) It is complicated as it needs to accommodate source information in degrees in NN and N format (others are given in NN format) and, of course, the output to be both positive (east of Greenwich and north of the equator) and negative. Is there a better (shorter) formulae that will do the same job? Thanks. Bill R |
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Map co-ordinates conversion
On Sat, 26 Sep 2009 09:28:29 +0100, "Bill R"
wrote: The following converts latitude co-ordinates in cell A3 from NN:NN:NN and N:NN:NN format to N.NN format. (A similar formulae does the same for longitude co-ordinates.) =IF(RIGHT(A3,1)="W",IF(MID(A3,2,1)=":",(LEFT(A3,1 ))+(MID(A3,3,2)/60)+(MID(A3,6,2)/60/60),(LEFT(A3,2))+(MID(A3,4,2)/60)+(MID(A3,7,2)/60/60))*-1,IF(MID(A3,2,1)=":",(LEFT(A3,1))+(MID(A3,3,2)/60)+(MID(A3,6,2)/60/60),(LEFT(A3,2))+(MID(A3,4,2)/60)+(MID(A3,7,2)/60/60))) It is complicated as it needs to accommodate source information in degrees in NN and N format (others are given in NN format) and, of course, the output to be both positive (east of Greenwich and north of the equator) and negative. Is there a better (shorter) formulae that will do the same job? Thanks. Bill R To convert coordinates in "degrees" to decimal, merely multiply by 24 and format the results as Number (or General) with the required number of decimal places. So, with the proper format for the cell: =IF(ISERR(FIND(":",A1)),A1,IF(RIGHT(A1)="S",-1,1)*LEFT(A1,LEN(A1)-1)*24) This formula has no error checking for blank cells or improperly formatted entries (e.g. no N or S at the end). That could certainly be easily added. --ron |
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Map co-ordinates conversion
Thanks,
NSEW is usually after the co-ordinates so I just swapped the RIGHT and LEFT and it worked OK. BTW, when using NSEW the number can only go up to 90 (or should that be 89.999...?) That's certainly compacted an awful looking formulae. Bill R "macropod" wrote in message ... Hi Bill, Assuming your input in A3 is, say W127:30:27, you can get the decimal representaion by: =RIGHT(A3,LEN(A3)-1)*24*IF(LEFT(A3,1)="W",-1,1) -- Cheers macropod [Microsoft MVP - Word] "Bill R" wrote in message ... The following converts latitude co-ordinates in cell A3 from NN:NN:NN and N:NN:NN format to N.NN format. (A similar formulae does the same for longitude co-ordinates.) =IF(RIGHT(A3,1)="W",IF(MID(A3,2,1)=":",(LEFT(A3,1) )+(MID(A3,3,2)/60)+(MID(A3,6,2)/60/60),(LEFT(A3,2))+(MID(A3,4,2)/60)+(MID(A3,7,2)/60/60))*-1,IF(MID(A3,2,1)=":",(LEFT(A3,1))+(MID(A3,3,2)/60)+(MID(A3,6,2)/60/60),(LEFT(A3,2))+(MID(A3,4,2)/60)+(MID(A3,7,2)/60/60))) It is complicated as it needs to accommodate source information in degrees in NN and N format (others are given in NN format) and, of course, the output to be both positive (east of Greenwich and north of the equator) and negative. Is there a better (shorter) formulae that will do the same job? Thanks. Bill R |
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Map co-ordinates conversion
Oops.
Of course you can go up 180 (or is that 179.99...) degrees east or west to make a complete circle. It's north or south that only goes up to 90 degrees because the other 180 degrees is on the other side. Apologies. Bill R Thanks, NSEW is usually after the co-ordinates so I just swapped the RIGHT and LEFT and it worked OK. BTW, when using NSEW the number can only go up to 90 (or should that be 89.999...?) That's certainly compacted an awful looking formulae. Bill R "macropod" wrote in message ... Hi Bill, Assuming your input in A3 is, say W127:30:27, you can get the decimal representaion by: =RIGHT(A3,LEN(A3)-1)*24*IF(LEFT(A3,1)="W",-1,1) -- Cheers macropod [Microsoft MVP - Word] "Bill R" wrote in message ... The following converts latitude co-ordinates in cell A3 from NN:NN:NN and N:NN:NN format to N.NN format. (A similar formulae does the same for longitude co-ordinates.) =IF(RIGHT(A3,1)="W",IF(MID(A3,2,1)=":",(LEFT(A3,1) )+(MID(A3,3,2)/60)+(MID(A3,6,2)/60/60),(LEFT(A3,2))+(MID(A3,4,2)/60)+(MID(A3,7,2)/60/60))*-1,IF(MID(A3,2,1)=":",(LEFT(A3,1))+(MID(A3,3,2)/60)+(MID(A3,6,2)/60/60),(LEFT(A3,2))+(MID(A3,4,2)/60)+(MID(A3,7,2)/60/60))) It is complicated as it needs to accommodate source information in degrees in NN and N format (others are given in NN format) and, of course, the output to be both positive (east of Greenwich and north of the equator) and negative. Is there a better (shorter) formulae that will do the same job? Thanks. Bill R |
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