num2deg function

Convert Numeric to Degrees

Convert decimal number to deg:min:sec string.

num2deg(x, lat=NA, dec=FALSE, digits=0, zero=FALSE)

Arguments

• x: number or vector of numbers.
• lat: whether x is latitude.
• dec: whether to return decimal degrees instead of deg:min:sec.
• digits: precision used when rounding decimal degrees or seconds.
• zero: whether trailing :00 zeros should be retained.

Details

Element-specific format is supported, using vectors for lat, digits, and precision.

The resulting string ends with N or S when lat is TRUE, E or W when lat is FALSE, or a number when lat is NA.

Returns

deg:min:sec string representation of the number(s).

Note

The string format is adopted from Appendix B.1.1 in the GMT manual.

See Also

as.character converts plain numbers to strings.

num2deg is the opposite of deg2num.

gmt-package gives an overview of the package.

Examples

# The opposite of deg2num() example
num2deg(c(-12.51236, -17.5, 1.00139, 200.75),
        lat=c(FALSE, TRUE,  NA,      FALSE),
        dec=c(FALSE, TRUE,  FALSE,   FALSE),
        digits=c(1,  1,     0,       0))