Coordinate
specified in a coordinate reference system different from the
current one
If the coordinate reference
system is projected:
enter x,y (SRID). For
example 1491621.64817, 4915622.63154 (EPSG:3003) is a point with
coordinate X=1491621.64817 and Y=4915622.63154 in the projected
coordinate reference system EPSG:3003
If the coordinate reference
system is geographic:
enter latitude, longitude
(SRID). For example 44º 24' 48N/ 08º 50' 15E (EPSG:4326) is a point
with latitude 44 degrees 24 minutes 48 seconds and longitude 6
degrees 50 minutes 15 seconds in the geographic coordinate
reference system EPSG:4326.
Latitude and Longitude
values can be set using the following notations:
- Decimal Degrees (DDD) - In
this notation, decimal precision is set in the 'degree'
coordinate. For example, 49.11675953666N
- Degrees, Minutes, and
Seconds (DMS) - In this notation, decimal precision is set in the
'seconds' coordinate. For example, 49 7'20.06"N
- Degrees, Minutes with
Decimal Seconds (DMM) - In this notation, decimal precision is set
in the 'minutes' coordinate. For example, 49 7. 3343333"N. (Here,
20.06 seconds above is divided by 60 to get the decimal minute
value for 20.06 seconds.)
Latitude and Longitude
syntax is specified as follows:
- Numeric Values - Simply
separate each coordinate notation with a white space and the entry
will be recognized correctly. For example, you can indicate a DMS
notation as: 37 24 23.3. You could indicate a DMM notation as 49
7.0055722.
You can also use the character (°) for degrees, the single quote
mark (') for minutes and the double quote mark (") for seconds, as
follows: 49°7'20.06"
- Direction Notation
(North/South, East/West)
Use 'N', 'S', 'E', or 'W' to indicate direction. The letter can be
entered either upper or lower case and it can be placed before or
after the coordinate value. For example: N 37 24 23.3 is the same
as 37 24 23.3 N
You can also use the minus sign (-) to indicate a westerly or
southerly position. When you use this kind of notation, do not
specify a letter symbol. Additionally, you do not need to use a
plus sign (+) to indicate northerly/easterly directions. So,
for example this is a valid entry: 37 25 19.07,
-122 05 08.40
- Entering Latitude,
Longitude Pairs
When entering latitudinal or longitudinal pairs, the first
coordinate is interpreted as latitude unless you use a direction
letter to clarify (E or W). For example, you can enter longitude
first as: 122 05 08.40 W 37 25 19.07 N
However, you cannot use the minus sign to enter longitude
first:-122 05 08.40 37 25 19.07
You can separate pair entries with a space, a comma, or a slash:
37.7 N 122.2 W or 37.7 N,122.2 W or 37.7 N/122.2 W