Dear Erick, (01)
You probably ought to look at WGS84:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Geodetic_System (02)
You can hold coordinates either according to Deg, Min, Sec, or Deg, Min,
decimal fraction of minutes. However, where that turns out to be depends on
the Geodetic System you use. GPS uses WGS84. (03)
ISO TC211 develops standards in this area which you might also want to
consult.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO/TC_211 (04)
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> bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Erick Antezana
> Sent: 25 October 2010 11:00
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> Subject: [ontolog-forum] GPS coordinates in an ontology?
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> Hello,
>
> I was requested to include GPS coordinates in one of our ontologies we
> have in-house (the one dealing with geographical localisations). I was
> wondering whether there is a "recommendation" (standards) on how to
> capture those coordinates (latitude, longitude or its components:
> degrees, minutes, seconds) within an ontology? Is there any ontology
> capturing such elements?
>
> thanks in advance,
> Erick
>
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