LONG - Longitude

Identifies the Longitude parameters of an address being supplied in the Western Hemisphere.

VALID ENTRIES:

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

NOTE 1: Denotes degrees of Longitude 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 LAT Field is populated.

NOTE 3: Otherwise optional.

DATA CHARACTERISTICS: 7 alpha/numeric characters minimum, 11 alpha/numeric characters maximum, including a pre-printed negative symbol and a decimal point.

EXAMPLES:

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1

0

6

.

1

0

4

3

3

6

 

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

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7

0

.

1

2

3

 

 

 

 

 

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

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1

0

0

.

1

2

3

 

 

 


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