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LatitudeLongitude

LatitudeLongitude[pos]
gives a list of the latitude and longitude in degrees of a geographic position specified by pos.

LatitudeLongitude

gives the latitude and longitude referring to the specified geodetic datum.

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Latitude is in the range -90 to +90; longitude is in the range -180 to +360.

Longitudes are taken to be positive to the east.

The position pos in LatitudeLongitude[pos] can be a GeoPosition, GeoGridPosition, or other position object.

LatitudeLongitude gives the geodetic latitude; GeodesyData gives conversions to other forms of latitude.

If no datum is given, LatitudeLongitude assumes positions to refer to the International Terrestrial Reference Frame 2000.

Basic Examples (1)

Extract the latitude and longitude from a geodetic position:

Extract the latitude and longitude from a geodetic position:

Out[1]=

Latitude Longitude GeoPosition GeodesyData DMSString DMSList

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