Bug 402856 - show lat long values as decimal figures
Summary: show lat long values as decimal figures
Status: REPORTED
Alias: None
Product: digikam
Classification: Applications
Component: Geolocation-Workflow (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
Platform: Other Linux
: NOR wishlist
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Digikam Developers
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Reported: 2019-01-04 14:44 UTC by michael.dodd
Modified: 2022-01-09 22:24 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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2020-06-20 10:29 UTC, michael.dodd
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Description michael.dodd 2019-01-04 14:44:32 UTC
SUMMARY show lat long values as decimal figures not as degrees mins secs (or show them as both)

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
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OBSERVED RESULT


EXPECTED RESULT


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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Most systems now use decimal degrees rather than dms format, decimal degrees also much easier to deal with if moving data around and plotting in other systems. Note that full resolution to sub metre accuracy needs to be kept given that this can be measured by dgps systems.  I reported the significant loss of resolution that used to happen in Lightroom with chopping off decimal places and it took them about 5 years to fix it, hopefully it is not an issue in digikam.
Comment 1 caulier.gilles 2019-01-04 14:56:22 UTC
Do you want both notations or only decimal one ?

Gilles Caulier
Comment 2 michael.dodd 2019-01-04 14:59:45 UTC
As far as I am concerned just decimal as that is much easier to handle.
Comment 3 Marcel 2020-06-20 10:13:30 UTC
I checked the current situation in Digikam 7.0.0. In the tab metadata/exif of an image, the lat and long values are in degree. It is the same unit as used directly by exif. In my opinion it is dangerous to do here same calculation. 

Anyway, in the tab map it is shown in decimal. 

Where exactly should the decimal value been used?
Comment 4 michael.dodd 2020-06-20 10:29:16 UTC
Created attachment 129543 [details]
attachment-12650-0.html

I don't currently have access to the machine with this software on (locked down) so can't give response
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--- Comment #3 from Marcel <maeseee@gmail.com> ---
I checked the current situation in Digikam 7.0.0. In the tab metadata/exif of
an image, the lat and long values are in degree. It is the same unit as used
directly by exif. In my opinion it is dangerous to do here same calculation.

Anyway, in the tab map it is shown in decimal.

Where exactly should the decimal value been used?

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Comment 5 caulier.gilles 2020-07-31 12:55:25 UTC
digiKam 7.0.0 stable release is now published:

https://www.digikam.org/news/2020-07-19-7.0.0_release_announcement/

We need a fresh feedback on this file using this version.

Best Regards

Gilles Caulier