Short description   

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

Description 

The geographic longitude(in decimal degrees, using the spatial reference system given in geodeticDatum) of the geographic centre of a Location.

Positive values are east of the Greenwich Meridian, negative values are west of it. Legal values lie between -180 and 180, inclusive.

Relevant Standards 

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

Expert vocabulary 

 

ALA usage 

 

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