-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 pere roca ristol schrieb: > hi all, > > > I'm developing a webapplication that let's user upload their point data and > play with it. > > It currently works with lat/long in a CSV with this format (eg: *0.44, -79.9 > *) but we find users with some of these also valid and acceptable ways to > write geographic coordinates: > > - 40:26:46N,79:56:55W > - 40:26:46.302N 79:56:55.903W > - 40°26'21"N 79°58'36"W > - 40d 26' 21" N 79d 58' 36" W > - 40.446195N 79.948862W > - 40.446195, -79.948862 > - 40° 26.7717, -79° 56.93172 > > > I'm aware that parsing and interpreting free-text coordinate descriptions is > quite complex, maybe someone knows a script (or a remote service) that does > a similar job? > > > It would be very helpful. > > Thanks! > > > Pere
Potentially adding to your woes you should take into account that people mix up axis order. It is a well established traditional fight between developers, geodesists and the rest of the world. This page [1] sums up the main issue. If you find a script that dares to deal with this, feel free to add it as a link to that page. Best regards, Arnulf. [1] http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Axis_Order_Confusion -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAknt2q8ACgkQhcSN09gHfZwNzwCgk1S2Cg/iHJIAljjqgnSHhDpB QD4AniAQ9tvYuJ/KH4uoy/vRhzyTS3pM =tK5z -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss