Changing coordinates to Decimal Degrees
When downloading data from a GPS or get the data coordinates in degrees, must first be converted into decimal form that can be opened in the software MapInfo, ArcGIS, etc.. The trick is easy, staying in the edit in Microsoft Excel like this:
Example: for X 101 27 '28.9 "
Degree + (min/60) + (sec/3600) = 101 + (27/60) + (28.9/3600) = 101.4608
Save the data X and Y and their decimal information in the format. Xls or. Tab and then can be directly opened in GIS software into the data vector
When downloading data from a GPS or get the data coordinates in degrees, must first be converted into decimal form that can be opened in the software MapInfo, ArcGIS, etc.. The trick is easy, staying in the edit in Microsoft Excel like this:
Example: for X 101 27 '28.9 "
Degree + (min/60) + (sec/3600) = 101 + (27/60) + (28.9/3600) = 101.4608
Save the data X and Y and their decimal information in the format. Xls or. Tab and then can be directly opened in GIS software into the data vector