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Challenge #82: Are You in the Path of the Solar Eclipse?

RoDO
8 - Asteroid

My solution

 

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jevon
8 - Asteroid

 

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mbogusz
9 - Comet
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JamesCameron
8 - Asteroid

My Effort. Managed to get the co-ordinates ok, but needed to peek at the answer for the map and spatial stuff

 

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SueDonim
8 - Asteroid

Certainly no eclipse in my neck of the woods, so chose to see how far Marine One would need to travel (378.65 miles)....

 

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Process:
- Tokenize data into 6 columns, using (\d+\s\d+.\d+)
- Add RecordID
- Transpose data on RecordID
- Text to Columns on space (should have used \s rather than " ") to separate degrees from minutes and seconds
- Convert degrees, minutes, and seconds to decimal value
- Filter out first 37 rows (as nothing useful)
- Add RecordID
- Change decimal figure to negative for longitude
- Cross-tab data on RecordID
- Add points for Northern Limit, Southern Limit, and Central Line
- Sort data by longitude to ensure lines between points drawn properly
- Add RecordID (not needed)
- Create Poly-line between points
- Join Poly-lines
- Add point for 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
- Find Nearest
- Calculate nearest distance to White House (vs Northern Limit)


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Carlo_SKay
8 - Asteroid
 
riverotoledo_21
8 - Asteroid

Great challenge!!

rmassambane
10 - Fireball
 
danicahui
8 - Asteroid
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jallen297
7 - Meteor

My Solution

 

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