Re: Storing lat / long

From: Roy Tennant <roytennant_at_nyob>
Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2012 12:04:12 -0700
To: CODE4LIB_at_LISTSERV.ND.EDU
Myself, I'd go with LAT,LONG. in decimal notation, with preceding plus
or minus when appropriate. Easy to parse and Google Maps ready.
Roy

On Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 11:57 AM, Mark Jordan <mjordan_at_sfu.ca> wrote:
> code4libers:
>
> What's the best (i.e., most standardized and flexible) format for storing single-point geocoordinates? Pages like http://www.maptools.com/UsingLatLon/Formats.html offer too many choices.
>
> TIA,
>
> Mark
Received on Thu Jun 28 2012 - 15:04:39 EDT