Freeform1 and Freeform 2

    • ASCII text files consisting of latitude and longitude point definitions.
      • Free Format Type 1 - latitude and longitude in columns 41-80
      • Free Format Type 2 - latitude and longitude in columns 1-40

        In both of these formats, there will be 40 columns of unused space on one side or the other. If desired, the user can type a station name or other identifying information into the unused columns. NADCON will capture this information and print it out in the report.

    • Both free format input types accept any supported coordinate formats, as specified in the “Coordinate Formats” section.
    • In the two free format input file formats, the exact column position of the latitude and longitude is not important as long as they fall within the correct range of columns.
    • The latitude and longitude numeric format in the two Free Format types may be expressed as:
      • Integer degrees, integer minutes, and decimal seconds
      • Integer degrees and decimal minutes
      • Decimal degrees.

    The decimal is important! NADCON uses the location of the decimal to determine the format of the input. If no decimal is present, an error message will be displayed.