Definition
The geographic latitude of an address point on the earth, measured in decimal degrees north or south of the equator.
Components
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Data Element ConceptAddress: Geocode Latitude
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Object ClassAddress
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PropertyGeocode Latitude
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Value DomainLatitude decimal degrees XNN.N(9)
Representation
This representation is based on the value domain for this data element, more information is available at " Latitude decimal degrees XNN.N(9) ".| Data Type | LATITUDE |
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| Unit Of Measure | Decimal Degree |
| Format | XNN.N(9) |
| Maximum character length | 12 |
Comments
Geographical coordinates (latitudes and longitudes) are the universal system for defining spatial position. A set of geographic coordinates on a datum is complete and unique, worldwide.
Positions of geographic features can be defined in space by a set of coordinates. In order for coordinates to be unique, the coordinate reference system needs to be fully defined.
A coordinate reference system is realised by a reference frame, which comprises a datum and a coordinate system.
Latitudes can also be expressed in degrees, minutes and seconds (e.g. + 66° 33′ 39″), see METeOR for this related item. A conversion to decimal degrees from the degrees, minutes and seconds format can be calculated with the following formula: Decimal Degrees = Degrees + ((Minutes / 60) + (Seconds / 3600)). (REF:
https://www2.landgate.wa.gov.au/slip/portal/
home/Graticule.html)
Usage example: -75° 59' 32.483" converts to -75.992356389 in decimal degrees (rounded up to 9 decimal places).
Origin
Standards Australia 2006. AS 4590—2006 Interchange of client information. Sydney: Standards Australia.
References
G-NAF: ADDRESS_DEFAULT_GEOCODE.LATITUDE
NSW Point output: geoNorthSouthCoordinate