Crate loose_dms 

loose_dms

This crate provides functionality to parse coordinates from strings in Degrees Minutes Seconds (DMS) or decimal degrees format, accommodating various separators and hemisphere indicators. It aims to be “loose” in the sense of allowing flexible formatting while ensuring that the parsed values are valid geographical coordinates.

Note: This crate is a direct port of the parse-dms javascript library by gmaclennan. Big thanks to the original author for their work.

Features

• Supports DMS strings with degrees, minutes, and seconds.
• Accommodates hemispheres (N, E, S, W) in various positions.
• Parses decimal degrees directly.
• Returns structured Coordinate objects with lat and lng fields.

Example

use loose_dms::parse;

let coord = parse("59°12'7.7\"N 02°15'39.6\"W").unwrap();
assert_eq!(coord.lat, 59.20213888888889);
assert_eq!(coord.lng, -2.261);

Structs

Coordinate

A geographical coordinate expressed as latitude and longitude in decimal degrees.

Enums

Error

Functions

parse

Parse coordinates from a variety of string formats.