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BubbleMonster
BubbleMonster

Reputation: 1416

Python - Calculating Coordinates For KML

I have a script that rips coordinates from photographs. When run against one of my photographs, the coordinates are:

15 39.49,-88 59.53

When you look at that on Google Maps: https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=15+39.49,-88+59.53

You see that clicking on the green pointer gives the following: 15.658167, -88.992167

How is Google calculating the coordinates 15.658167, -88.992167 ?

Once I know the calculation I should be able to implement it into my script.

Thanks.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 105

Answers (1)

Rob Falck
Rob Falck

Reputation: 2704

You're giving the coordinates in degrees plus fractional minutes.

15 degrees and 39.49 minutes is being converted to decimal degrees by Google Maps. So

15 + 39.49/60. = 15.6581666666666667

and

-88-59.53/60 = -88.99216666666666

Notice the second minus sign in the second equation since Google is assuming that it's 59.53 minutes more negative than -88 degrees.

Upvotes: 1

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