Directions for coordinates
When you provide coordinates, i2® Analyst's Notebook® Connector for Esri® interprets the values in a defined order. The defined order is different depending on whether the coordinates use degrees, minutes, and seconds (latitude and longitude) or are distance-based (easting and northing).
Indicating directions for latitudes and longitudes
When you are using a geographical coordinate system, and unless you specify otherwise, the first coordinate value is interpreted as latitude (north or south). The second value is interpreted as longitude (east or west).
There are different ways to specify another direction, or to indicate that the coordinate values are reversed:
- N, North, or Y
- S, South, or - (minus)
- E, East, or X
- W, West, or - (minus)
These examples all describe the same location:
35:54:15 14:31:8
14:31:8E, 35:54:15N
North 35:54:15, East 14:31:8
x14:31:8 y35:54:15
Indicating directions for eastings and northings
When you are using a projected coordinate system, the first distance value is interpreted as the easting, and the second distance value is interpreted the northing.
There are different ways to specify another direction, or to indicate that the coordinate values are reversed:
- N, North, or Y
- S or South
- E, East, or X
- W or West
Separating pairs of values
You can use these characters to separate pairs of values:
- Space
- Comma followed by a space
For example:
- 34.138 118.354
- 34.138, 118.354