Discover Uni 2023/24 - Location longitude
Discover Uni 2023/24Fields required from institutions in All fieldsLocation longitude | return to field list |
Type | field |
Short name | LONGITUDE |
Description |
This field records the longitude reference point for the teaching location. |
Applicable to | England Northern Ireland Scotland Wales |
Coverage | All providers 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). Please note, if you are recording locations west of the Prime meridian (Greenwich Meridian), a minus sign will be required In front of your co-ordinate. Locations that are east of the Prime meridian do not require a positive sign. Below is an example website where you can determine your latitude and longitude: |
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: LONGITUDE
Data type: LOCType |
Owner | HESA |
Version | 1.1 |
Date modified | 2023-08-23 |
Change management notes | Link to example website has been updated. |
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