Use GPS coordinate to get Lat and Long

[utsav_ghosh1]

Hello Team,

I have a SharePoint column with GPS coordinates (53°22'16.9"N 6°08'58.8"E). How do i convert this to Lat and long so that i can use it in powerapps.

Regards,

Utsav

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@utsav_ghosh1 

1. Split on N or S with Split function then get first result
2. Split on W or E with Split function then get first result

Then, for #1:

1. Split on ° then get first result (53)
2. Split on ' then get first result (22)
   1. take this result (22) and divide by 60
3. Split on " then get first result (16.9)
   1. take this result (16.9) and divide by 3600
4. Add 53 + (22/60) + (16.9/3600) and then you have your result for Latitude
5. Repeat the above for the Longitude

Hope this initial summary and pseudocode above helps.

[v-xida-msft · Accepted solution]

Hi @utsav_ghosh1 ,

Could you please share a bit more about your scenario?

Do you want to convert the GPS coordinates (53°22'16.9"N 6°08'58.8"E) into Lat and long value within an app?

If you want to convert the convert the GPS coordinates (53°22'16.9"N 6°08'58.8"E) into Lat and long value within an app within an app, I afraid that there is no way to achieve your needs in PowerApps currently.

Currently, there is no function or connector supported in PowerApps to convert the convert the GPS coordinates (53°22'16.9"N 6°08'58.8"E) into corresponding Lat and long value. If you would like this feature to be added in PowerApps, please consider submit an idea to PowerApps Ideas Forum:
https://powerusers.microsoft.com/t5/Power-Apps-Ideas/idb-p/PowerAppsIdeas

As an alternative solution, you could consider convert the GPS coordinates (53°22'16.9"N 6°08'58.8"E) into Lat and long value using the following expression:

Latitude/Longitude = D + ((S/60)+M)/60

Where D and M and S are the values that compose the DMS format : D°M'S''

Please check the following article for more details:

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/6945008/converting-latitude-longitude-valuesdmscompass-direction...

On your side, please take a try with the following workaround:

Add a Gallery control in your app, set the Items property to your SP List data source. Add a Label control in the Gallery, set the Text property to following:

(Value(Trim(Last(FirstN(Split(Substitute(Substitute(Substitute(First(Split(ThisItem.GPSText," ")).Result, "°","/"), "'","/"), """","/"), "/"),3)).Result))/60 +
Value(Trim(Last(FirstN(Split(Substitute(Substitute(Substitute(First(Split(ThisItem.GPSText," ")).Result, "°","/"), "'","/"), """","/"), "/"),2)).Result)))/60 +
Value(Trim(Last(FirstN(Split(Substitute(Substitute(Substitute(First(Split(ThisItem.GPSText," ")).Result, "°","/"), "'","/"), """","/"), "/"),1)).Result)) & 
", " 
&(Value(Trim(Last(FirstN(Split(Substitute(Substitute(Substitute(Last(Split(ThisItem.GPSText," ")).Result, "°","/"), "'","/"), """","/"), "/"),3)).Result))/60 +
Value(Trim(Last(FirstN(Split(Substitute(Substitute(Substitute(Last(Split(ThisItem.GPSText," ")).Result, "°","/"), "'","/"), """","/"), "/"),2)).Result)))/60 +
Value(Trim(Last(FirstN(Split(Substitute(Substitute(Substitute(Last(Split(ThisItem.GPSText," ")).Result, "°","/"), "'","/"), """","/"), "/"),1)).Result))

Note: The GPSText column represents the column in your SP List to store the GPS coordinates value. Please make sure you use Text type column rather than Location type column to store the GPS coordinates value in your SP List. If you use Location type column to store the GPS coordinates value, you could not access the "GPS Column: Coordinate" value within your app.

Best regards,