At 11:35 AM 1/26/99, you wrote:
>Is there a way to get MapInfo to read lat/long points reported in
>degrees/minutes/seconds? Or must I convert the DMS points to decimal
>degrees? If I must convert, can anyone recommend a tool? Thanks.
>
>
Depending on the file size, you could do it through Excel.
1 Open the file as a .dbf inside of Excel
2 Make sure that the DMS points are parsed out across three fields
3 Add two new fields that will contain the DD values
4 In those new fields add the following formula:
$D1 = $A1 + ($B1/60) + ($C1/3600),
assuming that:
A = the degree value
B = the minute value
C = the second value
5 Copy that formula through all cells and the conversion will happen
automatically
6 Don't forget to put a negative sign in the appropriate column
7 Save the .dbf and open it in MI
Good Luck
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