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Define "geographic coordinates" #136

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@mgiuca

The spec uses the term "geographic coordinates" without defining it or referencing another spec:

The latitude and longitude attributes are geographic coordinates specified in decimal degrees.

I noticed that altitude is defined in terms of the WGS84 spec but lat/long are not. The "geographic coordinates" presumably refer to standard latitude/longitude coordinates in degrees, but it would be good to explicitly specify these, so it's clear:

  • What + and - lat means (presumably N and S respectively).
  • What + and - long means (presumably W and E).
  • What 0 long means (presumably London).

I assume this is defined in WGS84 so it would be good to simply reference that.

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