Kotna minuta in sekunda: Razlika med redakcijama

V [[nebesna navigacija|nebesni navigaciji]], se kotne sekunde v izračunih pojavljajo le redko, saj se raje uporabljajo stopinje, minute in decimalke minute, na primer 42° 25,32′ ali 42° 25,322′.<ref>{{cite web|title=CELESTIAL NAVIGATION COURSE|url=http://www.learntonavigate.com/celestial.htm|publisher=International Navigation School|accessdate=4 November 2010|quote=It is a straightforward method [to obtain a position at sea] and requires no mathematical calculation beyond addition and subtraction of degrees and minutes and decimals of minutes|archive-date=2012-08-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120830193715/http://www.learntonavigate.com/celestial.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Astro Navigation Syllabus|url=http://www.kumquat-data.com/Astro%20Navigation%20Syllabus.htm|accessdate=4 November 2010|quote=[Sextant errors] are sometimes [given] in seconds of arc, which will need to be converted to decimal minutes when you include them in your calculation.}}</ref> Ta zapis uporabljajo tudi [[GPS|mornarski GPS]] sprejemniki, ki po navadi koordinati zapišejo v prej navedenem formatu.<ref>{{cite web|title=Shipmate GN30 |url=http://norinco.co.in/NCMS/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=53&Itemid=81 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080124133039/http://norinco.co.in/NCMS/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=53&Itemid=81 |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 January 2008 |publisher=Norinco |accessdate=4 November 2010 }}</ref>