LAT - Latitude

Identifies the Latitude parameters of an address being supplied in the Northern Hemisphere.

VALID ENTRIES:

NN.NNN to NN.NNNNNN where N must contain a value of 0-9

NOTE 1: Denotes degrees of Latitude in the Decimal Degrees (DDD) Format.

USAGE: This field is conditional.

NOTE 1: Required when the AFT Field is populated with a value of “F”.

NOTE 2: Required when the LONG Field is populated.

NOTE 3: Otherwise optional.

DATA CHARACTERISTICS: 6 alpha/numeric characters minimum, 9 alpha/numeric characters maximum including a decimal point.

EXAMPLES:

4

2

.

2

1

8

4

3

4

NOTE 1: This example indicates that both positions to the left of the decimal point and all positions to the right of the decimal point have been    populated.

4

2

.

2

1

8

 

 

 

NOTE 2: This example indicates that all positions to the left of the decimal point and 3 positions to the right of the decimal point have been populated.