[OSM-newbies] GPS coordinates

[Ed Loach]

Markus wrote:

> For example the city hall of
> Stockholm is
> located at N59 19' 39" E18 03' 12" according to a photo taken
> there
> whereas JOSM gives the coordinates as 59.3278 18.0529. How can
> I
> reconcile these two values?

To convert from degrees/minutes/seconds to decimal values:
If you have D degrees M minutes S seconds (e.g. D=59,M=19,S=39) then
the decimal value is
D + (M/60) + (S/3600) 
which in this example gives me 59.3275

Ed