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DATA ELEMENT WITH QUANTITATIVE VALUES

Identifier	Datum
Short name	Datum
RegistrationStatus	Released 02 October 2007
Reference URL	http://dd.eionet.europa.eu/dataelements/latest/Datum
Name	Datum
Definition	Geodetic datum.
Methodology for obtaining data	A datum provides a frame of reference for measuring locations on the surface of the earth. It defines the origin and orientation of the lines of longitude and latitude (e.g. ETRS89). Provide your geographical data sets and geographical co-ordinates in ETRS89 (European Terrestrial Reference System 89) format. See EEA guidelines for geographic data and maps at: http://eionet.europa.eu/gis/.
Datatype	string
Minimum size	0
Maximum size	50
Public or Internal	undefined
Owner (Accountable)
Responsible
Reporting obligation
CheckInNo	3

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