Longitude decimal degrees XN[NN][.N(9)]
Value Domain Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Value Domain |
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| METEOR identifier: | 430400 |
| Registration status: | Aged Care, Standard 30/06/2023 Community Services (retired), Standard 06/02/2012 Disability, Standard 13/08/2015 Health, Standard 05/10/2016 Housing assistance, Standard 01/05/2013 |
| Definition: | A numeric measurement of longitude in decimal degrees. |
Representational attributes | ||
| Representation class: | Identifier | |
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| Data type: | Geospatial | |
| Format: | XN[NN][.N(9)] | |
| Maximum character length: | 13 | |
| Unit of measure: | Decimal degree | |
| Unit of measure precision: | 0 | |
Collection and usage attributes | |
| Guide for use: | The 'X' in the longitude format symbolises the designator symbol “+” or “-” and should be placed prior to the first number. The designator symbol for longitudes east of Greenwich are positive and shall be designated by use of the plus sign (+), while longitudes west of Greenwich are negative and shall be designated by use of the minus sign (-). The Prime Meridian shall be designated by use of the plus sign (+). The 180th meridian shall be designated by use of the minus sign (-). The format XN[NN][.N(9)] allows for 1, 2 and 3 digit longitudes (ie. degrees) with the option of 0 to 9 decimal places (i.e. decimal degrees). Usage examples:
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Source and reference attributes | |
| Submitting organisation: | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare |
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| Origin: | Standards Australia/Standards New Zealand 2008. AS/NZS ISO6709:2008—Standard representation of latitude, longitude and altitude for geographic point locations. Sydney/Wellington: Standards Australia/Standards NZ. Standards Australia 2006. AS 4590—2006 Interchange of client information. Sydney: Standards Australia. |
Relational attributes | |
| Data elements implementing this value domain: | Address—geocode longitude, decimal degrees XN[NN][.N(9)] Aged Care, Standard 30/06/2023 Community Services (retired), Standard 06/02/2012 Disability, Standard 13/08/2015 Health, Standard 05/10/2016 Housing assistance, Standard 01/05/2013 |
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