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lat/lon to dms
def lat_sign(dec)
dec >= 0 ? 'N' : 'S'
end
def lon_sign(dec)
dec >= 0 ? 'E' : 'W'
end
def lat_to_dms(dec)
"#{dec_to_dms dec} #{lat_sign dec}"
end
def lon_to_dms(dec)
"#{dec_to_dms dec} #{lon_sign dec}"
end
def dec_to_dms(float_val)
d, r = float_val.abs.divmod 1
m, r = (r*60).divmod 1
s = r*60
"#{ d }° #{ m }' %.4f" % s.round(4)
end
puts lat_to_dms 1.36812
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