Hello Guys!
I have come across with one issue. I am developing one website IN PHP. and i have to display map as well for each business advertisement.
I was able to retrieve the Latitude, Longitude from JPG image with the help of PICASA 3.0, in such a form:
GPS Latitude: 28 58\'28.8" N
GPS Longitude: 77 41\'28.1" E
Now i want to pass it to one URL
http://maps.google.com/?q=[Lat],[Log]
So that i display the map.
But the issue here, how to convert these values GPS Latitude: 28 58\'28.8" N in proper values, sothat i can pass it to Google API, and show the map to my PHP Page.
I really dont understand these values.
GPS Latitude: 28 58\'28.8" N
GPS Longitude: 77 41\'28.1" E
any further help would be highly appreciated.
many thanks.
problem with showing map to my page....how to read these val
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Re: problem with showing map to my page....how to read these
Hi Krsm,
It looks like you are dealing with DMS coordinates. For example: 28 58'28.8" N is pronounced 28 degrees, 58 minutes, and 28.8 Seconds North.
I believe the google API uses (or atleast as I have used it in the past) a decimal. To get from DMS to decimal, you can do a little math.
Degrees + (((min*60) + seconds) /3600). The cardinal direction will tell you if it's a positive or negative number.
N = +
S = -
E = +
W = -
28 58'28.8"N = 28.97466666
77 41'28.1" E = 77.69113888
I hope this helps. Here is a little more information about GPS coordinates:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geographic ... conversion
It looks like you are dealing with DMS coordinates. For example: 28 58'28.8" N is pronounced 28 degrees, 58 minutes, and 28.8 Seconds North.
I believe the google API uses (or atleast as I have used it in the past) a decimal. To get from DMS to decimal, you can do a little math.
Degrees + (((min*60) + seconds) /3600). The cardinal direction will tell you if it's a positive or negative number.
N = +
S = -
E = +
W = -
28 58'28.8"N = 28.97466666
77 41'28.1" E = 77.69113888
I hope this helps. Here is a little more information about GPS coordinates:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geographic ... conversion