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List:       kde-i18n-doc
Subject:    Re: Help needed: how to write geographic coordinates in $YOUR
From:       mvillarino <mvillarino () gmail ! com>
Date:       2011-11-08 18:16:00
Message-ID: op.v4m3oyysxtto5r () laboratorio ! lan
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En Tue, 08 Nov 2011 18:23:40 +0100, Friedrich W. H. Kossebau  =

<kossebau@kde.org> escribi=C3=B3:

> Template to use:

This will work at Spain, at least for mariners usage:
36=C2=BA10,67=C2=B4N 	5=C2=BA24,29=C2=B4W 	=


For other countries, please refer for local notices to mariners.

> Language (in English):
Spanish // Galician

Degree symbol:=C2=BA (Without underline)
Minutes symbol:' (apostr.)
Seconds symbol:" (double the minute symbol, in fact your English quote  =

symbol)
Usually, seconds are not expressed explicitly, but as a decimal part in =
 =

minutes, usually up to three decimal digits. Decimal separator: , (comma=
)
Term(s) for North: N // N
Term(s) for South: S // S
Term(s) for East: E // L (for gl, also E shall be supported)
Term(s) for West: O // O (also W for both cases shall be supported)


> Some example(s) (e.g. London):

vid supra

Other systems you could consider are: UTM coords (sample:  =

30T(440300,4501700)) and perhaps positions as per icos  =

(http://www.dr-belair.com/dic/Defence/Sea-Forces/Sea-flags/ICOSbook.pdf =
;  =

L4336N G00711W)


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BRGDS
Marce Villarino
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