ISO 6709:1983Withdrawn

Standard representation of latitude, longitude and altitude for geographic point locations

Représentation normalisée des latitude, longitude et altitude pour la localisation des points géographiques

Abstract / scope

Describes a variable-length format for the representation of latitude, longitude and altitude for use in data interchange. Allows the use of normal sexagesimal notations involving degrees, minutes and seconds as well as various combinations of sexagesimal and decimal notations. Uses numeric characters 0 to 9, graphic characters plus (+), minus (-), full stop (.) and comma (,).

Life cycle

Replaced by

ISO/WD 6709Deleted (project abandoned)Standard representation of latitude, longitude and altitude for geographic point locationsInternational Standard · ISO/TC 211ISO 6709:2008WithdrawnStandard representation of geographic point location by coordinatesInternational Standard · Published 2 Jul 2008 · ISO/TC 211