Convert bearing to digital

[JohnS]

Line 1-2 S19-07W 27.73M
Line 2-3 S77-24W 89.59M
Line 3-4 N07-30W 24.67M
Line 4-5 N63-19E 30.67M
Line 5-6 N84-00E 27.58M
Line 6-1 N84-07E 45.14M

The main problem is the quadrantal bearings east or west of north and south. Our traverse calculator uses bearings on a 0-360 basis. The other "problem" is deciding between decimal degrees or degrees minutes and seconds. If you use dms, separate the parts with a slash (/). It is used as a field separator, not as the division symbol.

Quadrantal conversion
NE: Use numeric value as is
SE: Subtract numeric part from 180° (which you may need to represent as 179°60' to handle "borrowing" for subtraction)
SW: Add 180° to numeric part
NW: Subtract numeric part from 360 (or 359°60' if a "borrow" is involved)

As example, your NW line 359°60' - 7°30' = 352°30', which you enter as 352/30. In the calculator, distance is the first field then the angle (You could also enter angle as 352.5°).
Your SW line is 257/24 in entry representation form or 257.25° in decimal degrees.

[David Paul Hales]

Line 1-2 S19-07W 27.73M
Line 2-3 S77-24W 89.59M
Line 3-4 N07-30W 24.67M
Line 4-5 N63-19E 30.67M
Line 5-6 N84-00E 27.58M
Line 6-1 N84-07E 45.14M

[David Paul Hales]

I am trying to calculate the area of my land. I have distance in meters 27.75M. And bearing reads S19-07W. how do I convert to digital to use the calculator here.