Latitude/Longitude data types and functions - Mailing list pgsql-general

I looked through the docs and contrib, but didn't see
anything related to storing and using latitude and
longitude values. I have data in the form of 12� 34'
N, 12� 34' W.

Would any of the geometric data types work well for
this type of data? Or just convert them to decimals?
Are there any functions for converting lat/long
to/from decimals/DDMMSS NSEW?

Thanks



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