GPS Mapping Software for Windows. FlightTrack home page. Blog. TrailRunner. HikeTech. GPS Camera/video. Geo Tag Elements. Geo Tags Homepage Note! - the ordering of (latitude,longitude) has changed since the first version of this document. e.g. <META NAME="geo.position" CONTENT="49.2;-123.4">or <META NAME="geo.position" CONTENT="49.2;-123.4"> <META NAME="geo.placename" CONTENT="London, Ontario"> <META NAME="geo.region" CONTENT="CA-ON"> Element Description Longitude: Longitude is conventionally given in degrees of arc relative to the Greenwich Meridian, a great circle passing through the poles and Greenwich in London, England.
On a Mercator map, Longitude is plotted left to right as the X coordinate, while Latitude is plotted bottom to top as the Y coordinate, with (0,0) in the middle. (Latitude;Longitude) in quadrants Latitude: Latitude is conventionally given in degrees of arc relative to the Equator. Region: The geo.region tag is taken from a controlled list, and may be used for resource discovery. For the USA and Canada, the subdivision code is the familiar 2-character state/province abbreviation. Place Name: Map Builder::Build Your Own Map.