Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; //License from project: Open Source License public class Main { static float getLongitudeFromNmeaString(String longitude, String WE) { float med = Float.parseFloat(longitude.substring(3)) / 60.0f; med += Float.parseFloat(longitude.substring(0, 3)); if (WE.startsWith("W")) { med = -med; } return med; } }