Converting latitude and longitude to decimal values

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To parse your input use the following.

function ParseDMS(input) {
    var parts = input.split(/[^\d\w]+/);
    var lat = ConvertDMSToDD(parts[0], parts[1], parts[2], parts[3]);
    var lng = ConvertDMSToDD(parts[4], parts[5], parts[6], parts[7]);
}

The following will convert your DMS to DD

function ConvertDMSToDD(degrees, minutes, seconds, direction) {
    var dd = degrees + minutes/60 + seconds/(60*60);

    if (direction == "S" || direction == "W") {
        dd = dd * -1;
    } // Don't do anything for N or E
    return dd;
}

So your input would produce the following:

36°57'9" N  = 36.9525000
110°4'21" W = -110.0725000

Decimal coordinates can be fed into google maps to get points via GLatLng(lat, lng) (Google Maps API)

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