Latitude Start

Latitude of the location where the sampling event started, e.g. each CTD cast, net tow, or bucket collection is a distinct event. Format: ##.####, Decimal degrees; North= +, South= -; Use WGS 84 for GPS data. Example: -24.6666.

MIxS term

This term is part of the Minimum Information about any Sequence (MIxS) standard.

Identifier: https://w3id.org/mixs/0000009_lat

Syntax	Example
{number}.?[0-9]*	5.66359

Used in packages

Level	Package	Requirement
Sample	ENA Micro B3	mandatory
Sample	ENA Tara Oceans	mandatory
Sample	ENA Shellfish Checklist	mandatory