[Xastir] Coordinate Calculator

[Gerry Creager N5JXS]

Stupid mistakes are about all I get credit for.  The smart ones are all 
taken by someone else...

William McKeehan wrote:
> Maybe I need to go to the coffee pot myself...I was overlooking the fact that
> the 84 seconds was out of range.
> 
> Thanks, I hate it when I make stupid mistakes!
> 
> On Fri, May 13, 2005 10:08 am, Gerry Creager N5JXS said:
> 
>>I tend to be a bit old fashioned, but I just used '30 36.25' for lat
>>(note: positive NORTH) and '-96 22.255' (note: positive EAST!) and it
>>worked for  me.  Haven't looked at the docs lately, but what I used is
>>sorta standard in the geomatics/cartography world.
>>
>>AHA!!!!!!
>>
>>'084 47 84W' is NOT a valid entry.
>>
>>That's supposed to be 'ddd mm ssEW' and you appear to have entered dd,
>>mm and .mm when there's no such convention.
>>
>>In other words, the '84W' confuses things.  Seconds have a range of 0.
>>to 59..
>>
>>I'm still a bit coffee-deficient so if this isn't clear, let me know and
>>I can launch into lecture mode later...
>>
>>Gerry
>>William McKeehan wrote:
>>
>>>I have not used the Coordinate Calculator in Xastir before, and now that I'm
>>>trying it, I'm having problems.
>>>
>>>I have entered in
>>>35 30 00N and
>>>084 47 84W
>>>
>>>When I click calculate, I get the message "Sorry, your input was not
>>>recognized!"
>>>
>>>Can someone point out what I am doing wrong?
>>>
>>
>>--
>>Gerry Creager -- gerry.creager at tamu.edu
>>Texas Mesonet -- AATLT, Texas A&M University
>>Cell: 979.229.5301 Office: 979.458.4020 FAX: 979.847.8578
>>Page: 979.228.0173
>>Office: 903A Eller Bldg, TAMU, College Station, TX 77843
>>
>>
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-- 
Gerry Creager -- gerry.creager at tamu.edu
Texas Mesonet -- AATLT, Texas A&M University	
Cell: 979.229.5301 Office: 979.458.4020 FAX: 979.847.8578
Page: 979.228.0173
Office: 903A Eller Bldg, TAMU, College Station, TX 77843