Latitude Class

Represents a latitude value.

Syntax

[Visual Basic]
Dim instance As Latitude

[C#]
Latitude instance

[C++]
Latitude* instance

Remarks

Latitude represents a latitude value and provides various methods to convert the value to a string.

Instance Hierarchy

SciCom
   SciCom.GPSToolKit
     SciCom.GPSToolKit.Latitude

Thread Safety

Latitude is thread safe for use by multiple threads.

Properties

Property	Description
IsNorthernHemisphere property	Returns true if the latitude lies in the northern hemisphere or is 0, false otherwise
IsValid property	Returns true if the latitude is valid, false if it is invalid or unavailable
ValueInDegrees property	Returns a double containing the latitude in decimal degrees (negative values denote southern hemisphere)

Methods

Method	Description
ToDecimalDegreesString method	Returns a string containing the latitude value in dd.dddddd° N/S format
ToDegreesMinutesString method	Returns a string containing the latitude value in dd° mm.mmmmm' N/S format
ToDegreesMinutesSecondsString method	Returns a string containing the latitude value in dd° mm' ss.ssss" N/S format

See Also