Geolocation Latitude

Status: Active / In Use

Full Formal Attribute Name

gfipm:2.0:action:GeolocationLatitude

Abbreviated Formal Attribute Name

GeolocationLatitude

Definition

The latitude portion of the geospatial location from which an action is performed, where latitude is defined as a measurement of the angular distance between a point on the Earth and the Equator. Value is in the form of +/-dd:mm:ss where dd is restricted to 00 (inclusive) to 90 (exclusive), and mm and ss are restricted to 00 (inclusive) to 60 (exclusive).

Data Type

Text

Version Number

2.0

Usage Information

None Provided

Example Content

The latitude of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. would be represented as "+38:53:23".

NIEM Xpath

cbrn:Latitude

NIEM Definition

A measurement of the angular distance between a point on the Earth and the Equator. Value is in the form of +/-dd:mm:ss where dd is restricted to 00 (inclusive) to 90 (exclusive), and mm and ss are restricted to 00 (inclusive) to 60 (exclusive).