[Xastir-dev] N/S and E/W bit

[Steve Dimse]

On 1/20/04 at 3:41 PM Curt, WE7U <archer at eskimo.com> sent:

>> Is case defined in the standard, or, was upper case just assumed to
>> be the requirement by lazy coders?
>
>The 'z' in timestamps is specified as such, at least the explanation
>and all examples show lower-case.  The spec often specifies a
>character between '' characters, and there's no example of a capital
>'Z'.  There's no explicit statement that a 'Z' may not be used.
>
>Same for N/S/E/W:  The explanations and all examples use capitals,
>but it is never explicitly stated that lower-case not be used.
>
The spec says " Longitude is expressed as a fixed 9-character field, in degrees
and decimal minutes (to two decimal places), followed by the letter E for east
or W for west. " I find this is a very clear expression that only these two
characters are allowed...

Steve K4HG