Lat Long

You can define a location by using a LatLong ThinkingOutLoud.DonaldNoyes.20140304

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Described by:

• Latitude
• Longitude

Modified by:

• Altitude
• Direction

We need examples: InfoPosts at a LatLong:

• NorthOrSouth? Degrees.decimalDegrees]
• EastOrWest? Degrees.decimalDegrees]
  • 39.080607 -94.585719
    • http://donaldr.noyes.com/HyperPlaces/InfoPosts/UnionStationKcMo.htm

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Altitude does not alter latitude or longitude. It's a third variable.

• http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/modify
• http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/alter

Latitude - (ala Jimmy Buffet "changes in latitudes, changes in attitudes..") a horizontal coordinate drawn from the equator at zero derees, moving incrementally northward and southward.

Longitude - vertically, ( for example, when starting from North America) increases as you move westward.

There are several ways to format it, the most common is degree / minutes / seconds. There are sixty minutes between degrees.

Follow the link for a practical example:

http://ipadpilotnews.com/2013/02/understanding-latitude-and-longitude-in-aviation-apps/

- DM Grant troublemaker extraordinaire

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