Angle and time conventions, Azimuths, Bearings – Spectra Precision Survey Pro v3.80 Recon iPAQ User Manual User Manual
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Angle and Time Conventions
Throughout the software, the following conventions are followed
when inputting or outputting angles and time:
Azimuths
Azimuths are entered in degree-minutes-seconds format and are
represented as DD.MMSSsss, where:
•
DD
One or more digits representing the degrees.
•
MM
Two digits representing the minutes.
•
SS
Two digits representing the seconds.
•
sss
Zero or more digits representing the decimal fraction
part of the seconds.
For example,
212.5800
would indicate 212 degrees, 58 minutes, 0
seconds.
Bearings
Bearings can be entered in either of the following formats:
•
S32.5800W
to indicate south 32 degrees, 58 minutes, 0
seconds west.
•
3
32.5800
to indicate 32 degrees, 58 minutes, 0 seconds in
quadrant 3.
Time
When a field accepts a time for its input, the time is entered in hours-
minutes-seconds format, which is represented as HH.MMSSsss
where:
•
HH
One or more digits representing the hours.
•
MM
Two digits representing the minutes.
•
SS
Two digits representing the seconds.
•
sss
Zero or more digits representing the decimal fraction
part of the seconds.