Didn't /contrib/earthdistance help?

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CSN wrote:
> I looked through the docs and contrib, but didn't see
> anything related to storing and using latitude and
> longitude values. I have data in the form of 12° 34'
> N, 12° 34' W.
> 
> Would any of the geometric data types work well for
> this type of data? Or just convert them to decimals?
> Are there any functions for converting lat/long
> to/from decimals/DDMMSS NSEW?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> 
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