---
title: 'Latitude location coordinate for the resource or its focus'
field: 'is.coverage.latitude'
slug: 'global-latitude-location-coordinate-for-the-resource-or-its-focus'
description: 'Use for polygons, shapes, study sites etc. Latitude location coordinates should be recorded in decimal degrees (DD). Recording 4 digits to the right of the decimal provides an accuracy of 10m.'
comment: 'Example of a latitude in Bolivia: -16.9013'
required: False
module: 'Coverage'
cluster: 'Global'
policy: 'Geo value. Single value only.'
---