Place selector map shows results for negative east longitude (-147.69°E) instead of west (147.69°W)

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Place selector map shows results for negative east longitude (-147.69°E) instead of west (147.69°W) #648

Open cstephen opened 9 months ago

cstephen commented 9 months ago

I just noticed that when you click the map on the front page of Northern Climate Reports, it displays the clicked coordinate in negative east longitude coordinates, which I guess is technically correct (?) but a strange way to say west:

And then if you view the report for that location, it displays longitude as a positive west coordinate:

We should probably make these consistent in favor of positive west coordinates.

brucecrevensten commented 9 months ago

Good catch. I guess technically with decimal degrees it's supposed to be like 65, -145. No ºN etc? This also seems sorta weird, maybe USGS has some guidance for non-GIS audiences?