Key Information Set 2013/14 - Location latitude
Key Information Set 2013/14Fields common to all countriesLocation latitude | return to field list |
Type | field |
Short name | LATITUDE |
Description |
This field records the latitude reference point for the teaching location. |
Applicable to | England Northern Ireland Scotland Wales |
Coverage | All institutions where Institution.Location entity exists |
Notes |
The position of any point on the globe can be described by its latitude and longitude. Within this framework, any position can be determined in Britain and Northern Ireland to any level of precision that is required. Within the KIS return, Latitude and Longitude will be returned as decimal degrees, to 6 decimal places (i.e. Latitude: 51.898517, Longitude: -2.078651). Below are example websites where you can determine your latitude and longitude:
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Quality rules |
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Reason required |
To describe the location of the KIS Course. |
Part of | |
Field length | 9 |
Minimum occurrences | 1 |
Maximum occurrences | 1 |
Schema components |
Element: LATITUDE
Data type: LOCType |
Year this field relates to | 2014/15 |
Owner | HESA |
Version | 1.1 |
Date modified | 2013-06-18 |
Change management notes | Guidance expanded to include finding the latitude of a location using a postcode. |
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