Supported coordinate formats
Analyst's Notebook Connector for Esri supports a range of coordinate formats for representing geospatial data. In order to map Analyst's Notebook chart items in Esri, those chart items must contain coordinates in one of the supported formats.
The following table describes all the coordinate formats that Analyst's Notebook Connector for Esri supports.
Format | Description | Example |
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British National Grid (BNG) | Grid reference (a two-letter code), easting value (a three-number code), northing value (a three-number code). | NZ346134 Or, with a datum code prefix: OGB-7*NZ346134 |
British National Grid (Decimal) | A pair of values that are each up to 6 digits long. The values in the pair must have the same number of digits. Grid letters are optional. | 500100 123099 Or, with a datum code prefix: OGB-A*500100 123099 |
Decimal Degrees (DD) | Degrees north, degrees east. | 13.34 90.76 Or, with a datum code prefix: WGE*13.34 90.76 |
Degrees Minutes Seconds (DMS) | DMS north, DMS east, containing degrees, minutes, and seconds in any of these formats:
Note: Do not leave spaces after the symbols for degrees, minutes, or seconds. Do not use 'd' for degrees or 'm' for minutes. For the minute and second symbols, always use the plain quotation mark characters (' and "). |
35:54:15 14:31:8 35°54'15" 14°31'8" Or, with a datum code prefix: WGE*12°34'56" 98°76'54" |
Military Grid Reference System (MGRS) | Grid zone, UTM zone, easting, northing. Note: Eastings and northings can be up to 5 digits long. You can also enter the grid and UTM zones. |
4QFJ12345678
Or, with a datum code prefix: WGE*4QFJ12345678 |
Universal Polar Stereographic (UPS) | Hemisphere, easting, northing. For example:
The northern hemisphere is assumed if no hemisphere is specified. For example, the following coordinates give locations in different hemispheres:
|
N 2500000 1850000 |
Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) | Zone number, hemisphere, easting, northing. Note: There must be a space after the hemisphere. |
11U 465586 3973426 |