Unit: degree minute second
Data source: OGP
Information source: OGP
Revision date: 2000-03-07
Orientation: north
Abbreviation: Lat
Axis order: 1..
Remarks: Used in geographic 2D and geographic 3D coordinate reference systems.
Coordinate system: Ellipsoidal 2D CS. Axes: latitude, longitude. Orientations: north, east. UoM: DMS
Description: Angle from the equatorial plane to the perpendicular to the ellipsoid through a given point, northwards usually treated as positive.
Definition: OGP XML
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <gml:CoordinateSystemAxis xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml/3.2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" uom="urn:ogc:def:uom:EPSG::9107" gml:id="epsg-axis-75"> <gml:descriptionReference xlink:href="urn:ogc:def:axis-name:EPSG::9901" /> <gml:identifier codeSpace="OGP">urn:ogc:def:axis:EPSG::75</gml:identifier> <gml:axisAbbrev>Lat</gml:axisAbbrev> <gml:axisDirection codeSpace="EPSG">north</gml:axisDirection> </gml:CoordinateSystemAxis>