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Regex search patterns for finding GNSS Latitude & Longitude in a string. Includes DD, DDM, & DMS variants.
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| # For Decimal Degrees (DD) | |
| dd_regex = r"""(-*\d{1,3}.\d+°*[NnSsWwEe]*)""" | |
| # For Degrees, Decimal Minutes (DDM) | |
| ddm_regex = r"""(\d{1,3}°*\s*\d{1,2}.\d+[`\']\s*[NnSsWwEe]*)""" | |
| # For Degrees, Minutes, Seconds (DMS) | |
| dms_regex = r"""(-*\d{1,3}°\s*\d{1,2}[`\']\s*\d{1,2}.*\d+[\"″][NnSsWwEe]*)""" | |
| # test coordinates | |
| dd = """40.182769°, -104.725968°""" | |
| ddm = """40° 10.966'N, 104° 43.558'W""" | |
| dms = """40°10'57.96"N, 104°43'33.48"W""" | |
| # re.findall() returns the results in a list | |
| dd_coords = re.findall(dd_regex, dd, re.X) | |
| print(dd_coords) | |
| ddm_coords = re.findall(ddm_regex, ddm, re.X) | |
| print(ddm_coords) | |
| dms_coords = re.findall(dms_regex, dms, re.X) | |
| print(dms_coords) |
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