The following code will be in C.

Convert latitudes and longitude from sexagesimal (base 60) degrees to decimal degrees. latitude and longitude are represented in the following form: degrees, minutes, seconds, arcseconds, and direction. Initially, the latitude and longitude are inputted as characters.

The formula to convert a sexagesimal degree measurement to a digital degree measurement is shown below

Function Requirements are below

Examples of possible sexagesimal values being passed to the function are

Latitude: 28-35-21.9970N

Longitude: 081-08-39.2290W

In advance thank you for the help.

1.3.1 Latitude/Longitude Input The latitude and longitude are both degrees, expressed as shown in the tables below Table 2: Degrees Placeholder Name Value 180 0-59 Decimal 0-180 Degrees Minutes Seconds.MilliArcSeconds 0-59.0-9999 Direction SS.MAS N,S,E,W See Table 3 Table 3: Direction Name Decimal Sign Unit Latitude Longitude The conversion of the DDD-MM-SS.MASD string is shown in Table 2. The for mula to convert a sexagesimal degree measurement to a digital degree measurement is shown below degreesdecimalDDD + M M 160 + SS.M AS/602 Note that the is derived from the information in Table 3 above