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ISO 6709

(iso6709)

The International standard ISO 6709of the International Organization for Standardization is the standardrepresentation of latitude , longitude and altitude for geographic point locations. The order ofthe elements is the latitude, the longitude and the altitude.

Contents

1 Formats

1.1 Latitude and longitude
1.2 Altitude

2 Example

Formats

Latitude and longitude

±DD.DDDD±DDD.DDDD	degrees
±DDMM.MMM±DDDMM.MMM	degrees and minutes
±DDMMSS.SS±DDDMMSS.SS	degrees, minutes and seconds
+DD > +00	north latitudes
+DD = +00	equator
-DD < +00	south latitudes
+000 < +DDD < +180	east longitudes
+000 = +DDD	prime meridian
-180 < -DDD < +000	west longitudes
-180 = -DDD	180th meridian

Altitude

The representation of altitude is optional. The unit is the metre unless the foot is specified.

 +mmmm ≥ 0000 -mmmm < 0000

Example

Mount Everest +275916+0865640+8850/

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