Preferred Label : Latitude:Angle:Pt:Cancer.XXX:Qn:;
LOINC status : ACTIVE;
LOINC long common name : Latitude;
LOINC short name : Latitude;
LOINC description : Cancer Registry spatial data for a tumor record represents the point location of the
individual's residence on the Earth's surface. The point location is expressed as
a coordinate pair of latitude and longitude values determined by any one of several
methods: for example, geocoding, address matching, global positioning satellite (GPS)
readings, and interpolation from paper or electronic maps. Most of the time this information
is provided by a geocoding vendor service. Alternatively, a central registry staff
manually assigns the code. This item is not coded by the hospital. Decimal degree
coordinate data can be thought of as the universal currency of exchange for spatial
data to be used (projected or not projected) in GIS. Data in this format can be used
by any GIS software and projected for the appropriate area of interest, and would
be consistent with formats of data obtained from other sources. Users may not necessarily
need to project their data unless they need to preserve properties of area, shape,
distance, or direction. Different projections provide one or more of these properties.
Some projections are used simply for presentation purposes because they make the map
look better. Displaying a large area such as a state or province/territory using an
unprojected rectangular latitude/longitude decimal degree grid may make the area appear
distorted, especially in far northern latitudes. Allowable values and format Projection
and Units -- Spatial data will be exchanged in unprojected latitude and longitude
coordinates. The data units will be in decimal degrees (and not in degrees, minutes,
seconds). Correct: Latitude: 41.890949 Longitude: -123.128943 Not this: Latitude:
41 deg 53' 27 Longitude:-71 deg 7' 44 The latitude field is a 10-byte numeric field,
right justified. This coordinate may be carried out to 6 decimal places with an explicit
decimal point. It has the following format: x12.345678, where x is reserved for a
negative sign if the coordinate represents a location south of the equator. .. NAACCR
Data Standards and Data Dictionary Version 11;
Origin ID : 42130-5;
UMLS CUI : C1632984;
Has component
- Has property
- Has system
- Has time aspect
- Part of panel
- Semantic type(s)
