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Described by:
* Latitude
* Longitude

Modified by:
* Altitude
* Direction


We need examples:
InfoPosts at a LatLong:
* NorthOrSouth Degrees.decimalDegrees]
* EastOrWest   Degrees.decimalDegrees]
** 39.080607 -94.585719
*** http://donaldr.noyes.com/HyperPlaces/InfoPosts/UnionStationKcMo.htm
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Altitude does not alter latitude or longitude. It's a third variable.
*** http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/modify
*** http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/alter

Latitude - (ala Jimmy Buffet "changes in latitudes, changes in attitudes..") a horizontal coordinate drawn from the equator at zero derees, moving incrementally northward and southward.

Longitude - vertically, ( for example, when starting from North America) increases as you move westward.

There are several ways to format it, the most common is degree / minutes / seconds. There are sixty minutes between degrees.

Follow the link for a practical example:

http://ipadpilotnews.com/2013/02/understanding-latitude-and-longitude-in-aviation-apps/

- DM Grant troublemaker extraordinaire

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