NavList:

   

Reply

Paul Hirose�wrote:
>
> If it's necessary to avoid "funny symbols" in angles, I recommend using
> spaces to separate degrees, minutes, and seconds. E.g., N12 34.5 W067
> 01.2 is pretty hard to mistake for anything but north 12 degrees 34.5
> minutes, west 67 degrees 1.2 minutes. (Or you could write N and W after the minutes.)
> A sextant angle of 34 degrees 5.5 minutes could be written as 34 05.5 or, 
with seconds instead of decimal
> minutes, 34 05 30.

Although this discussion has been�enlightening in several ways, all
this effort to produce�"funny symbols"�seems misplaced. �Given that
they cause problems and confusion, the simple remedy
is one we've been using here for a while:

N12d 34m 30s, �W067d 01m 12s.

Now that, I propose, is quite clear, without requiring any of those
pesky�"funny symbols" that different browsers, etc, can misinterpret.
Did anybody receive that expressed position in a mangled form, or find
it unclear or confusing?

   

Reply