Address—geocode latitude, decimal degrees XN[N][.N(9)]
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Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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| Short name: | Geocode latitude decimal degrees |
| Synonymous names: | Latitude |
| METEOR identifier: | 430445 |
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| Definition: | The geographic latitude of an address point on the earth, measured in decimal degrees north or south of the equator. |
| Data Element Concept: | Address—geocode latitude |
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| Representation class: | Identifier | |||||||||||||||||
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| Data type: | Geospatial | |||||||||||||||||
| Format: | XN[N][.N(9)] | |||||||||||||||||
| Maximum character length: | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
| Unit of measure: | Decimal degree | |||||||||||||||||
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| Guide for use: | The 'X' in the latitude format symbolises the designator symbol “+” or “-” and should be placed prior to the first number. Latitudes north of the equator are positive and shall be designated by use of the plus sign (+), latitudes south of the equator are negative and shall be designated by use of the minus sign (-). The equator shall be designated by use of the plus sign (+). The format XN[N][.N(9)] allows for 1 or 2 digit latitudes (i.e. degree values) with the option of 0 to 9 decimal places (i.e. decimal degree values). Usage examples:
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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. | |||||||||||||||||
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| 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: Usage example: -75° 59' 32.483" converts to -75.992356389 in decimal degrees (rounded up to 9 decimal places).
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| Submitting organisation: | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare | |||||||||||||||||
| Origin: | Standards Australia 2006. AS 4590—2006 Interchange of client information. Sydney: Standards Australia. | |||||||||||||||||
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| Related metadata references: | See also Address—geocode latitude, degrees minutes seconds Xd{d}{mm}{ss}{.ss}
See also Address—geocode longitude, decimal degrees XN[NN][.N(9)]
See also Address—geocode longitude, degrees minutes seconds Xd[dd]{mm}{ss}{.ss}
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| Implementation in Data Set Specifications: All attributes + |
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