             let touchLocation:CGPoint = gestureReconizer.locationInView(mapView)
             self.mapView.removeAnnotations(mapView.annotations)
             let locationCoordinate = mapView.convertPoint(touchLocation,toCoordinateFromView: mapView)
-            /*
-            var latPref = "N"
-            if (locationCoordinate.latitude < 0) {
-                latPref = "S"
-            }
-            var lonPref = "E"
-            if (locationCoordinate.longitude < 0) {
-                lonPref = "W"
-            }
-            */
             let tempHgtLatLngPrefix = getHgtLatLngPrefix(locationCoordinate.latitude, longitude: locationCoordinate.longitude)
             
             // round the lat & long to the closest integer value..

        var latitudePrefix: String
        var longitudePrefix: String
    }
    
    @IBOutlet weak var mapView: MKMapView!
    @IBOutlet weak var tableView: UITableView!
    

        }
    }
    
    func parseCoordinate(filename : String) -> CLLocationCoordinate2D {
        
        let northSouth = filename.substringWithRange(Range<String.Index>(start: filename.startIndex,end: filename.startIndex.advancedBy(1)))
