Short description   

The latitude coordinate given for the centre of the location in decimal degrees.

Description 

The geographic latitude (in decimal degrees, using the spatial reference system given in geodeticDatum) of the geographic centre of a Location. Positive values are north of the Equator, negative values are south of it. Legal values lie between -90 and 90, inclusive.

Relevant Standards 

Darwin Core decimalLatitude https://dwc.tdwg.org/terms/#dwc:decimalLatitude 

Expert vocabulary 

 

ALA usage 

 

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