Image Collection API Documentation - Version 1

Resources - Location (Locations)

A location refers to an entity physically located on the Earth’s surface.

Resource model

Name	Property Name	Data Type	Optional	Description
Description	`description`	String	Yes	A free form description of a location, referring either to the location as an entity or as a physical position
Latitude	`latitude`	String	Yes	This value may given in multiple representations, see [1] for details
Longitude	`longitude`	String	Yes	This value may given in multiple representations, see [1] for details

[1] For legacy reasons some latitude/longitude values may use the Degrees Minutes Seconds (DMS) representation rather than the preferred Decimal Degrees representation. Therefore if you are using these values for purposes other than display you will need to determine which representation has been used and process accordingly.

Example (JSON)

For a location using latitude and longitude in the Decimal Minutes Seconds (DMS) representation.

        {
    "description": "SANAE III Station Fimbul Ice Shelf, Dronning Maud Land.",
    "latitude": "70 18 S",
    "longitude": "02 25 W"
}

      

Resource methods

None.

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