How Do You Convert A Degree In Degree-Minute-Second (DMS) Form To Decimal Degree (DD) Form?
Learn how to easily convert a degree measured in degree-minute-second (DMS) form to decimal degree (DD) form. EXAMPLE: 47° 15′ 12” Leave the degree, the first number, unchanged… EXAMPLE: 47° Multiply the minute, the 2nd number, by 1/60 to convert it to degrees… EXAMPLE: 15 * (1/60) = 0.25 Multiply the second, the 3rd number, by 1/60 to convert it to minutes, and then again by 1/60 to convert it to degrees… EXAMPLE: 12 * (1/60) * (1/60) = 0.003 Add the products (from STEP 3 and STEP 4) together… EXAMPLE: 0.25 + 0.003 = 0.253 Add the sum of the products (from STEP 5) to the first unchanged number (from STEP 2)…
