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Identifier	LAT
Short name	LAT
Dataset	CDDA
Table	Sites
Reference URL	http://dd.eionet.europa.eu/datasets/latest/CDDA/tables/sites/elements/LAT
Name	Latitude
Definition	Geographical Co-ordinate in decimal degrees.
Methodology for obtaining data	Degrees south should be indicated with a minus sign. EEA will calculate coordinates where a country requests this service by using code "02" in the field 'CDDA_Coordinates_code'. It however requires that the site GIS boundaries have been provided by the country.
Datatype	decimal
Maximum size	10
Decimal precision	7
Minimum inclusive value	-90
Maximum inclusive value	90
Public or Internal	Public attribute
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