Lat/Lon/Alt
Latitude, Longitude and Altitude
Summary
Primary Candidates for Consideration
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- ISO 6709:1983 Standard representation of latitude, longitude and
altitude for geographic point locations -
http://www.iso.org/iso/iso_catalogue/catalogue_tc/catalogue_detail.htm?csnumber=13152
. Describes a variable-length format for the representation of latitude,
longitude and altitude for use in data interchange. Allows the use of normal
sexagesimal notations involving degrees, minutes and seconds as well as
various combinations of sexagesimal and decimal notations. Uses numeric
characters 0 to 9, graphic characters plus (+), minus (-), full stop (.) and
comma (,).
Additional Resources
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References
- ISO 6709
in Wikipedia