About DMS to Decimal Degrees Converter
Intelligent coordinate parser that cleans raw, unformatted coordinate strings copied from Google Maps, Wikipedia, PDFs, and legal land surveys. Extracts degrees, minutes, seconds, and cardinal directions into normalized Decimal Degrees.
Key Capabilities & Features
- Fault-tolerant regex parser handling degrees (°), minutes ('), seconds ("), and cardinal letters (N/S/E/W)
- Handles messy inputs copied from deed surveys, Wikipedia infoboxes, and GPS logs
- Instantly computes normalized decimal coordinates with 6 decimal place precision
- Direct load button to populate converted coordinates into the full geospatial studio
How to Use DMS to Decimal Degrees Converter
Paste Raw String
Paste coordinate text in any common format (e.g. 40° 42' 46" N, 74° 0' 21" W).
Validate Parse
Review the extracted decimal latitude and longitude numbers.
Load Coordinates
Click Load to open the coordinates in all other geography tools.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What formats can this parser recognize?
It recognizes standard DMS with degree symbols, whitespace-separated numbers, decimal minutes, and mixed hemisphere designations.
How accurate is DMS conversion?
Converting DMS with seconds to 2 decimal places yields sub-meter accuracy (one second of latitude is approximately 30.8 meters).