[OSGeo-Discuss] parsing coordinates

[Agustin Diez Castillo]

There is a new extension [1] for gvSIG able to do that [2].
[1] http://www.gvsig.gva.es/index.php?id=2187&L=0
[2] http://mmedia.uv.es/display?c=adiez&name=normalizar.mov


On Apr 20, 2009, at 12:04 PM, pere roca ristol wrote:

>
> hi all,
>
> I'm developing a webapplication that let's user upload their point  
> data and play with it.
> It currently works with lat/long in a CSV with this format (eg:  
> 0.44, -79.9) but we find users with some of these also valid and  
> acceptable ways to write geographic coordinates:
> 40:26:46N,79:56:55W
> 40:26:46.302N 79:56:55.903W
> 40°26'21"N 79°58'36"W
> 40d 26' 21" N 79d 58' 36" W
> 40.446195N 79.948862W
> 40.446195, -79.948862
> 40° 26.7717, -79° 56.93172
>
> I'm aware that parsing and interpreting free-text coordinate  
> descriptions is quite complex, maybe someone knows a script (or a  
> remote service) that does a similar job?
>
> It would be very helpful.
> Thanks!
>
> Pere
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