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.

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