GPO Geographical position
GPO Geographical position
Position
Element
Name
Type
Requirement
Min
Max
Repeat
010
Geographical position code qualifier
String (AN)
Mandatory
1
3
-
Code identifying the type of a geographical position.
020
Latitude degree
String (AN)
Conditional
1
10
-
To specify the angular distance, measured in degrees, minutes, and seconds, north or south from the equator.
030
Longitude degree
String (AN)
Conditional
1
11
-
To specify the value of longitude i.e. the angular distance east or west on the earth's surface, measured by the angle and expressed in degrees, minutes, and seconds, which the meridian passing through a particular place makes with a standard or prime meridian.
040
Altitude
Numeric (N)
Conditional
1
18
-
The height of an object above sea level.