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---+++++ Identifier

<verbatim>DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteCoordinateSets/SiteCoordinates/CoordinatesLatLong/LatitudeDecimal</verbatim>



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Gathering

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Gathering site latitude

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The latitude of the gathering site, expressed in decimal degrees.

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The latitude of the gathering site, expressed in decimal degrees.

Degrees (2 digits), minutes (2 digits), and seconds (2 digits) followed by N (North) or S (South). Every missing digit (minutes or seconds) should be indicated with a hyphen. Leading zeros are required. A FAO/IPGRI multi-crop passport descriptor (MCPD), description and examples taken from EURISCO descriptor list dated July 3, 2002.

Maps to Darwin Core 2: Latitude

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---+++++ Example Value

10    S

011530N

4531  S

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---+++++ Reviewer


---++++ Editorial Notes

ABCD Workshop 1