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Python MGRS library

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Are N and S backwards? #37

Closed bryanaamot closed 2 years ago

bryanaamot commented 2 years ago

According to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Transverse_Mercator_coordinate_system, S is used to designate the Northern Hemisphere. Why does Convert_Geodetic_To_UTM return N for positive latitudes. Shouldn't it be "S"?

hobu commented 2 years ago

The codes are coming directly from NGA's converter, so whatever conventions they used is what's reflected in this codebase. This is a 10+ year old repository with no complaints on this particular topic, and I would think it would be a showstopper if it was wrong.