[GRASSLIST:6006] Re: defining grass location

[Markus Neteler]

On Wed, Apr 09, 2003 at 05:08:32PM +0200, Moritz Lennert wrote:
> Heiko.Kehlenbrink at vermes.fh-oldenburg.de said:
[...]
> >  Enter First Standard Parallel [lat_1] (33N) :32.5N
> >
> >         ** 32.5N is invalid for latitude **
> >
> >     Enter First Standard Parallel [lat_1] (33N) :32,5N
> >
> >         ** 32,5N is invalid for latitude **
> >
> >     Enter First Standard Parallel [lat_1] (33N) :32:5N
> >
> >         ** 32:5N is invalid for latitude **
> >
> >
> 
> It should be either 32.5 (with -32.5 being the South equivalent)
> or 32:05:00N

IMHO the latter is wrong:
32.5 is equivalent to 32:30:00N, not 32:05:00N

Markus