Q:

How to get sexagesimal on google maps, and cacluate distance between two sexagecimal?

I know how to calculate distance between two point using latitude and longitude. But now i have project,it must calculate distance between two point using sexagesimal like this link Calculate., and get  sexagesimal with google maps, i get this Link but i don't know how to do that. Anyone know how to do that ?

A:

The points in google map is usually in decimal format. You can take the points in decimal and convert it to sexagesimal using the follow method as given in the link http://www.sunearthtools.com/dp/tools/conversion.php#txtCnv_2 : 
# You have decimal degrees (-73.9874°) instead of degrees, minutes, and seconds (-73° 59’ 14.64")
# The whole units of degrees will remain the same (-73.9874° longitude, start with 73°)
# Multiply the decimal by 60 (0.9874 * 60 = 59.244)
# The whole number becomes the minutes (59’)
# Take the remaining decimal and multiply by 60. (0.244 * 60 = 14.64)
# The resulting number becomes the seconds (14.64"). Seconds can remain as a decimal.
# Take your three sets of numbers and put them together, using the symbols for degrees (°), minutes (’), and seconds (") (-73° 59’ 14.64" longitude)

I am assuming you know how to get the points from google maps. You already know how to calculate the distance using latitude and longitude. Calculating the distance in decimal or in sexagesimal will give you the same answer. You will just need to convert it from one form to the other. Let me know if you have any other clarifications.

