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 âFâ.
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 |
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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 |
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1 |
2 |
3 |
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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 |
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1 |
2 |
3 |
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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.