A data type for geographical coordinates of a point on the surface of the earth. For latitudes, positive values correspond to Northern latitudes, and negative values to Southern; for longitudes, positive values are Eastern longitudes and negative are Western. The units of measure for elevation and positional accuracy elements is given by the units attribute.
| label | cbrn:GeographicPoint |
| Title | cbrn:GeographicPoint |
| definition | A data type for geographical coordinates of a point on the surface of the earth. For latitudes, positive values correspond to Northern latitudes, and negative values to Southern; for longitudes, positive values are Eastern longitudes and negative are Western. The units of measure for elevation and positional accuracy elements is given by the units attribute. |
| Description | |
| has internal identifier | cbrn:GeographicPoint |
| sample | |
| http://www.w3.org/ns/adms#versionNotes | |
| Is Part Of | NIEM 3.0 |
| Mapping Type | Element | Core Data Model |
|---|---|---|
| has close match (I) | Geometry (LocationGeometry) | Core Vocabulary |