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Key Information Set 2016/17 - Location latitude

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Key Information Set 2016/17

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Location latitude


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Typefield
Short nameLATITUDE
Description

This field records the latitude reference point for the teaching location.

Applicable toEngland 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).

Below are example websites where you can determine your latitude and longitude:

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Reason required

To describe the location of the KIS Course.

Part of
Field length9
Minimum occurrences1
Maximum occurrences1
Schema components
Element: LATITUDE
Data type: LOCType
OwnerHESA
Version1.0

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