| Term Name: | dwcgeospatial:DecimalLatitude |
| Label: | Decimal Latitude |
| Term IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/geospatial/DecimalLatitude |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/geospatial/version/DecimalLatitude-2007-04-17 |
| Modified: | 2009-04-24 |
| Definition: | The latitude of the geographic center of a location where an event occurred (organism collected, observation made), expressed in decimal degrees. Positive values are North of the Equator, negative values are South of the Equator. Describes the point-radius representation of the location, along with DecimalLongitude, GeodeticDatum, and CoordinateUncertaintyInMeters. Example: -41.0983423 |
| Type: | Property |
| Note: | This term is no longer recommended for use. |
| Replaces: | http://digir.net/schema/conceptual/darwin/2003/1.0/DecimalLatitude |
| Is replaced by: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/decimalLatitude |
Metadata about this term are available in the following formats/serializations:
| Description | IRI |
|---|---|
| HTML file (this document) | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/geospatial/DecimalLatitude.htm |
| RDF/Turtle | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/geospatial/DecimalLatitude.ttl |
| RDF/XML | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/geospatial/DecimalLatitude.rdf |
| JSON-LD | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/geospatial/DecimalLatitude.json |
For complete information about the set of terms that includes this one, see http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/geospatial/