Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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Short name: | Geocode latitude sexagismal |
Synonymous names: | Latitude |
METEOR identifier: | 469923 |
Registration status: | Community Services (retired), Standard 10/04/2013 Disability, Standard 13/08/2015 |
Definition: | The geographic latitude of an address point on the earth, measured in degrees, minutes and seconds north or south of the equator. |
Data Element Concept: | Address—geocode latitude |
Value Domain: | Latitude degrees minutes seconds Xd{d}{mm}{ss}{.ss} |
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Representational attributes | ||
Representation class: | Identifier | |
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Data type: | Geospatial | |
Format: | Xd{d}{mm}{ss}{.ss} | |
Maximum character length: | 9 | |
Unit of measure: | Degree Minute Second |
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Collection and usage attributes | |
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. Latitude can also be expressed in decimal degrees (e.g. -40.090905), 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) Example: DMS: -75° 59' 32.483" converts to -75.992356389 decimal degrees (rounded up to 9 decimal places).
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Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation: | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare |
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. |
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Related metadata references: | See also Address—geocode latitude, decimal degrees XN[N][.N(9)] Community Services (retired), Standard 06/02/2012 Disability, Standard 13/08/2015 Health!, Standard 05/10/2016 Housing assistance, Standard 01/05/2013 See also Address—geocode longitude, decimal degrees XN[NN][.N(9)] Community Services (retired), Standard 06/02/2012 Disability, Standard 13/08/2015 Health!, Standard 05/10/2016 Housing assistance, Standard 01/05/2013 See also Address—geocode longitude, degrees minutes seconds Xd[dd]{mm}{ss}{.ss} Community Services (retired), Standard 10/04/2013 Disability, Standard 13/08/2015 |
Implementation in Data Set Specifications: | Address details data dictionary Community Services (retired), Standard 06/02/2012 Disability, Standard 13/08/2015 |