How to Convert GPS Coordinates to DD-MM or DD-MM-SS Format
📍 How to Convert GPS Coordinates to DD-MM or DD-MM-SS Format
🔄 Decimal Degrees to Degrees-Minutes or Degrees-Minutes-Seconds Made Easy!
Have you ever looked at your GPS and thought, “What do all these decimals mean?” 🤯
In this quick and beginner-friendly video, I’ll teach you how to convert GPS coordinates from Decimal Degrees (DD) into the two common formats used in marine and traditional navigation:
✅ Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DD°MM.MMM′)
✅ Degrees, Minutes, and Seconds (DD°MM′SS.S″)
📌 What You’ll Learn:
00:00 – Introduction
00:25 – Understanding GPS Formats
01:10 – Converting to Degrees and Decimal Minutes
02:10 – Converting to Degrees, Minutes, and Seconds
🧭 Whether you're a mariner, navigator, geography student, or just curious about how GPS coordinates work, this tutorial will help you master the basics of position conversion quickly and accurately.
📍 Example used:
Decimal Degrees: 14.5995° N, 120.9842° E (That’s Manila, Philippines!)
→ Converted into DD°MM.MMM′ and DD°MM′SS.S″ formats
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