ANSI/ISO 6709:1983
Standard representation of latitude, longitude and altitude for geographic point locations Adopted by INCITS

Standard No.

ANSI/ISO 6709:1983

Release Date

1983

Published By

American National Standards Institute （ANSI)

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ANSI/ISO 6709:1983

Scope

This International Standard specifies a variable-length format for the representation of latitude, longitude and altitude for use in data interhange. The representation of altitude is optional and its presence or absence is implicit in the format.

ANSI/ISO 6709:1983 history

• 1983 ANSI/ISO 6709:1983 Standard representation of latitude, longitude and altitude for geographic point locations Adopted by INCITS