[GRASS-dev] [grass-code I][420] v.transform pointsfile does not accept points in dd:mm:ss format

[Dylan Beaudette]

On Sunday 10 June 2007 01:15, Hamish wrote:
> > code I item #420, was opened at 2007-06-07 15:12
> > Submitted By: Harri Kiiskinen (harrikoo)
>
> ..
>
> > v.transform does not accept point coordinated given as dd:mm:ss.ss in
> > the 'pointsfile' option. If the coordinates are changed into decimal,
> > everything works ok.
> >
> > You can respond by visiting:
> > http://wald.intevation.org/tracker/?func=detail&atid=204&aid=420&group_id
> >=21
>
> probably it is very easy to fix this.
>
> The module needs to call G_scan_northing() and G_scan_easting() which
> will convert a coordinate string to a double. Also there is
> G_scan_resolution() for scanning non-hemispheral degrees.
>
> It looks like they should go in v.transform/get_coor.c
>
> use for x,y,zshift command line options as well?
>
>
> Hamish
>

Out of curiosity, do the methods in v.transform accurately work with spherical 
coordinates? 

cheers,

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Dylan Beaudette
Soils and Biogeochemistry Graduate Group
University of California at Davis
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