Change from (0,1 microdegree) to degree

Question

I am trying to implement some code and I need change the units of the latitude, longitude that I recive from a CAM message which standard is described here ETSI Standard.

It says that the latitude and longitude is especified as (0,1 degree) but I need to use it as degree. As (0,1 degree) is quite confusing and I don't know how to change it.

How can I calculate the change?

(For those who care, as a rule of thumb $0.1,\mu^\circ\approx 1,\text{cm}$) — Hagen von Eitzen, Jul 03 '19 at 16:05

John · Accepted Answer · 2019-07-03T16:04:15.663

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If you know the change in tenths of microdegrees, then divide by $10^7$ to express the change in degrees.

To go the other way (degrees to tenths of microdegrees), multiply by $10^7$.

There are $10$ tenths of microdegrees in one microdegree, and $10^6$ microdegrees in a degree. Hence the overall factor is $10 \cdot 10^6 = 10^7.$

edited Jul 03 '19 at 16:04

answered Jul 03 '19 at 15:56

John

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