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        Item #
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        Source of Standard
        Year Implemented
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        Year Retired
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        2354
        11
        NAACCR
        2003
        10
        
        
    



NAACCR XML: Tumor.longitude




Description
Paired with Latitude [2352], this represents the point location of the individual’s residence on the earth’s surface. It is typically determined by matching an address to a reference file or by identifying the residence using satellite imagery. This item is coded at the central registry, not by the reporting facility.
Rationale
Latitude and Longitude comprise the universal standard for designating location on the earth’s surface. Geographic Information Systems software can be used to convert these values into projected coordinates for map display.

Allowable values and format
Longitude is an 11 digit numeric field, right justified, with up to six decimal places and an explicit decimal point. The format is x123.456789, where “x” is reserved for a negative sign for locations west of the Prime Meridian (0 degrees) and east of 180 degrees. The datum of the decimal degree data shall be North American Datum of 1983 (NAD 83).

Values are in decimal degrees, not degrees/minutes/seconds.
    
        
    
    
        
    
    
        

    
    
        
            Longitude: -123.128943
                
                    
                
            
        
        

    
        
            
                
                    
                
            
        
        
            
                
                    Longitude: -71 deg 7' 44"