PL: Latitude & Longitude
This record specifies the ellipsoidal latitude and longitude of a station. It can be used to provide initial coordinates, or to provide 2DC observations. It has two possible formats, a long parameter name format, and a short parameter name format. If column 10 contains an asterisk (*) the long name format is expected, otherwise the short name format is expected.
The short name format of this record is as follows (from column - to column: description):
The long name format of this record is as follows (from column - to column: description):
The flags for fixing coordinates result in a coordinate being free (not fixed) if it is 0 or blank. Any other character results in fixing the coordinate.
The short name format of this record is as follows (from column - to column: description):
- 002-005: PL
- 007: Flag for fixing ellipsoidal latitude
- 008: Flag for fixing ellipsoidal longitude
- 009: Flag for fixing ellipsoidal height
- 010: (blank)
- 011-022: Station name
- 024: Indicator for north (n/N/space) or south (s/S) latitude
- 025-027: Degrees of latitude
- 029-030: Minutes of latitude
- 032-040: Seconds of latitude
- 042: Indicator for east (e/E/space) or west (w/W) longitude
- 043-045: Degrees of longitude
- 047-048: Minutes of longitude
- 050-058: Seconds of longitude
- 076-081: Network layer of station
The long name format of this record is as follows (from column - to column: description):
- 002-005: PL
- 007: Flag for fixing ellipsoidal latitude
- 008: Flag for fixing ellipsoidal longitude
- 009: Flag for fixing ellipsoidal height
- 010: * (asterisk)
- 011-041: Station name
- 043: Indicator for north (n/N/space) or south (s/S) latitude
- 044-046: Degrees of latitude
- 048-049: Minutes of latitude
- 051-059: Seconds of latitude
- 061: Indicator for east (e/E/space) or west (w/W) longitude
- 062-064: Degrees of longitude
- 066-067: Minutes of longitude
- 069-077: Seconds of longitude
- 095-100: Network layer of station
The flags for fixing coordinates result in a coordinate being free (not fixed) if it is 0 or blank. Any other character results in fixing the coordinate.
