// A static class for converting between Decimal and DMS formats for a location // ported from: http://andrew.hedges.name/experiments/convert_lat_long/ // Decimal Degrees = Degrees + minutes/60 + seconds/3600 // more info on formats here: http://www.maptools.com/UsingLatLon/Formats.html // use: LocationFormatter.DMSToDecimal( 45, 35, 38, LocationFormatter.SOUTH ); // or: LocationFormatter.decimalToDMS( -45.59389 ); function LocationFormatter(){ }; LocationFormatter.NORTH = 'N'; LocationFormatter.SOUTH = 'S'; LocationFormatter.EAST = 'E'; LocationFormatter.WEST = 'W'; LocationFormatter.roundToDecimal = function( inputNum, numPoints ) { var multiplier = Math.pow( 10, numPoints ); return Math.round( inputNum * multiplier ) / multiplier; }; LocationFormatter.decimalToDMS = function( location, hemisphere ){ if( location < 0 ) location *= -1; // strip dash '-' var degrees = Math.floor( location ); // strip decimal remainer for degrees var minutesFromRemainder = ( location - degrees ) * 60; // multiply the remainer by 60 var minutes = Math.floor( minutesFromRemainder ); // get minutes from integer var secondsFromRemainder = ( minutesFromRemainder - minutes ) * 60; // multiply the remainer by 60 var seconds = LocationFormatter.roundToDecimal( secondsFromRemainder, 2 ); // get minutes by rounding to integer return degrees + '° ' + minutes + "' " + seconds + '" ' + hemisphere; }; LocationFormatter.decimalLatToDMS = function( location ){ var hemisphere = ( location < 0 ) ? LocationFormatter.SOUTH : LocationFormatter.NORTH; // south if negative return LocationFormatter.decimalToDMS( location, hemisphere ); }; LocationFormatter.decimalLongToDMS = function( location ){ var hemisphere = ( location < 0 ) ? LocationFormatter.WEST : LocationFormatter.EAST; // west if negative return LocationFormatter.decimalToDMS( location, hemisphere ); }; LocationFormatter.DMSToDecimal = function( degrees, minutes, seconds, hemisphere ){ var ddVal = degrees + minutes / 60 + seconds / 3600; ddVal = ( hemisphere == LocationFormatter.SOUTH || hemisphere == LocationFormatter.WEST ) ? ddVal * -1 : ddVal; return LocationFormatter.roundToDecimal( ddVal, 5 ); };
A collection of handy code snippets in the languages that I use on a daily basis.
July 26, 2011
Javascript: Formatting latitude/longitude location between Decimal and DMS (degrees, minutes, seconds)
I'm working on a javascript UI for a mobile app that receives location data in the Decmial format. We wanted the fancy DMS format, so I found some code, rewrote it, and wrapped it up into a nice little static class for converting back and forth.
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