coordinates

iati-activities/iati-activity/location/coordinates

This is the reference page for the XML element coordinates.

Definition

Deprecated since 1.04

Geodetic coordinates for the location (latitude, longitude).

Attributes

@latitude

Deprecated since 1.04

The decimal latitude (north is positive), e.g. “45.5” for 45.5 degrees north (45 degrees 30 minutes).

This value must be of type xsd:decimal.

@longitude

Deprecated since 1.04

The decimal longitude (east is positive), e.g. “-75.5” for 75.5 degrees west (74 degrees 30 minutes).

This value must be of type xsd:decimal.

@precision

Deprecated since 1.04

An IATI-defined subset of UCPD precision codes for the location (e.g. “2” for within 25 km of the specified latitude/longitude).

See http://iatistandard.org/codelists/geographical_precision

This value must be of type xsd:string.

This value must be on the GeographicalPrecision codelist.

Example Usage

NB: this element is deprecated in version 1.04

UNOPS example, with co-ordinates set to a precision of “near exact location” (code 2):

<location>
      <name>Herat</name>
      <coordinates latitude="34.341944400000003000" longitude="62.203055599999971000" precision="2" />
      <location-type code="PPL" />
      <administrative country="AF">Afghanistan, Herat, Injil</administrative>
 </location>

Changelog

1.04

Deprecated in 1.04

The location/coordinates element was deprecated in 1.04. Coordinates can now be specified in the location/point element instead.

Developer tools

Find the source of this documentation on github:

• Schema
• Extra Documentation