Geolocation Longitude

Status: Active / In Use

Full Formal Attribute Name

gfipm:2.0:action:GeolocationLongitude

Abbreviated Formal Attribute Name

GeolocationLongitude

Definition

The longitude portion of the geospatial location from which an action is performed, where longitude is defined as a measurement of the angular distance between a point on the Earth and the Prime Meridian. 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 longitude of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. would be represented as "-77:00:32".

NIEM Xpath

cbrn:Longitude

NIEM Definition

A measurement of the angular distance between a point on the Earth and the Prime Meridian. 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).