joshuapowell/go-coordinate-converter

Coordinate Converter for Go

A simple coordinate converter, intended to be a relatively simple first program to write in the Go language.

Usage

Conversion

North Coordinate

To convert a degrees-minutes-seconds or DMS coordinate of 30° 15' 50" N to it's decimal degree equivalent.

ConvertDmsToDd(30, 15, 50, North)

    returns 30.26388888888889

East Coordinate

To convert a degrees-minutes-seconds or DMS coordinate of 57° 45' 02" E to it's decimal degree equivalent.

ConvertDmsToDd(57, 45, 02, East)

    returns 57.75055555555556

South Coordinate

To convert a degrees-minutes-seconds or DMS coordinate of 63° 19' 15" S to it's decimal degree equivalent.

ConvertDmsToDd(63, 19, 15, South)

    returns -63.32083333333334

West Coordinate

To convert a degrees-minutes-seconds or DMS coordinate of 57° 45' 02" W to it's decimal degree equivalent.

ConvertDmsToDd(57, 45, 02, West)

    returns -57.75055555555556

Testing

go test