decimalLatitude
DecimalLatitude is a geographic coordinate that expresses a point’s north–south position on the Earth in decimal degrees. It is widely used in geographic information systems, maps, GPS data, and data exchange formats. Positive values denote locations in the Northern Hemisphere and negative values denote locations in the Southern Hemisphere. DecimalLatitude is usually used together with decimalLongitude to identify a specific location, and both values are defined relative to a geodetic datum such as WGS84.
The value range for DecimalLatitude is from -90.0 to 90.0 degrees. Precision is determined by the number
Conversion between decimalLatitude and other representations is common. From degrees, minutes, and seconds (DMS), decimal latitude
Applications and considerations: DecimalLatitude is a fundamental component of coordinates in formats such as GeoJSON and