FW: latitude-longitude vs latitude/longitude

["Kathleen Jette" <jette -at- pcigeomatics -dot- com>]

>Although in theory I could consistently refer to
"latitude and longitude coordinates"
>1) Does *any* style guide or dictionary have an opinion on this?
>
>2) In particular, are there ones that recommend something OTHER than "/"?
>
>3) Is there any other rationale for "latitude-longitude coordinates" (or
some better non-"and" version) to win over "latitude/longitude coordinates"?

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A longitude and latitude coordinate system is actually a Geographic
Coordinate System. If you have to distinguish between geographic and
projected coordinate systems, your best bet is to mention that Geographic
equals Lat/Long (for those who can't remember the difference), and then
proceed to use "geographic coordinates". If you don't have to make the
distinction between coordinate systems, you just have to mention Geographic
equals Lat/Long once, and then use "coordinates".

Both PCI Geomatics and ESRI use those terms, however, any text book on
geomatics will give you ample ammunition to solidify your argument.

Kathleen





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