GPX (Mathematica Import/Export Format)

GPX global positioning data. Standard format for exchanging GPS location data. Stores GIS data recorded with GPS devices. GPX is an acronym for GPS Exchange Format. XML ...

TIGER (Mathematica Import/Export Format)

TIGER/Line GIS file format. U.S. Census Bureau file format. Used for archiving cartographic information and data. Stores geometric as well as numerical and textual ...

Work with Pure Functions (Mathematica How To)

The ability to define and use your own functions is part of what gives Mathematica such power. It is often inconvenient to have to explicitly name a function for every small ...

Core Language How to Topics (Mathematica Overview)

Work with Variables and Functions Work with Lists Work with Rules

Use Shorthand Notations (Mathematica How To)

Shorthand notations are a part of Mathematica 's rich syntax system that allows multiple ways to feed arguments to functions. In addition to creating compact code, using ...

Work with Variables and Functions (Mathematica How To)

Variables and functions are integral to Mathematica 's symbolic programming language. These "How tos" give step-by-step instructions for common tasks related to variables, ...

DMSString (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

DMSString[\[Theta]] converts an angle \[Theta] given in decimal degrees to a degrees-minutes-seconds string.DMSString[{\[Phi], \[Lambda]}] converts latitude and longitude ...

GeoDirection (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

GeoDirection[{lat_1, long_1}, {lat_2, long_2}] gives the azimuthal direction from one latitude-longitude position on the Earth to another.GeoDirection[pos_1, pos_2] gives the ...

Latitude (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

Latitude[pos] gives the latitude in degrees of a geographic position specified by pos.Latitude[pos, datum] gives the latitude referring to the specified geodetic datum.

Longitude (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

Longitude[pos] gives the longitude in degrees of a geographic position specified by pos.Longitude[pos, datum] gives the longitude referring to the specified geodetic datum.