Decimal Longitude

Definition

A term from the Darwin Core standard:

The geographic longitude (in decimal degrees, using the spatial reference system given in dwc:geodeticDatum) of the geographic center of a dcterms:Location. Positive values are east of the Greenwich Meridian, negative values are west of it. Legal values lie between -180 and 180, inclusive.

Reference

  1. Wieczorek J., Bloom D., Guralnick R., Blum S., Döring M., Giovanni R. et al. 2012 Darwin Core: An Evolving Community-Developed Biodiversity Data Standard. In: PLOS ONE. Vol. 7, (1) p. e29715. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0029715
Proposed by: Michael Rubinigg
Properties

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Decimal Longitude

EUPH Code

[3338]

EUPH URI

https://app.pollinatorhub.eu/vocabulary/classes/3338

Created

2023-12-04

Updated

2025-01-23
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Author: Michael Rubinigg
Definition
Author: Michael Rubinigg
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Authors: Michael Rubinigg, Gregor Sušanj

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Dutch; Flemish
lengtegraad

Noun, Masculine, Singular

Michael Rubinigg
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English
longitude

Noun, Singular

Michael Rubinigg
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French
longitude

Noun, Feminine, Singular

Michael Rubinigg
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German
geographische Länge

Compound noun, Feminine, Singular

Michael Rubinigg
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Italian
longitudine

Noun, Feminine, Singular

Michael Rubinigg
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Slovenian
zemljepisna dolžina

Noun, Feminine, Singular

Gregor Sušanj
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Spanish; Castilian
longitud

Noun, Feminine, Singular

Michael Rubinigg
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