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Available formats for coordinate transformation and search location input

ETRS89 Geodetic ( Degrees, Minutes, Seconds )

ETRS89 Coordinates in a Degrees Minutes Seconds notation. Latitude hemisphere is omitted as irrelevant within GB.

Notation:

[Degrees Latitude], [Minutes Latitude], [Seconds Latitude], [Longitude Hemisphere], [Degrees Longitude], [Minutes Longitude], [Seconds Longitude] (, [optional ETRS89 ellipsoidal height])

Example:

50, 54, 26.42, W, 1, 49, 50.49, 0

ETRS89 Geodetic ( Degrees, Decimal Minutes )

ETRS89 Coordinates in a Degrees Decimal Minutes notation. Latitude hemisphere is omitted as irrelevant within GB.

Notation:

[Degrees Latitude], [Decimal Minutes Latitude], [Longitude Hemisphere], [Degrees Longitude], [Decimal Minutes Longitude](, [optional ETRS89 ellipsoidal height])

Example:

50, 26.42, W, 1, 50.49, 0

ETRS89 Geodetic ( Decimal Degrees )

ETRS89 Coordinates in a Decimal Degrees notation. Latitude hemisphere is omitted as irrelevant within GB. A Maximum precision of nine decimal places is accepted.

Notation:

[ Decimal Degrees Latitude], [Longitude Hemisphere], [Decimal Degrees Longitude](, [optional ETRS89 ellipsoidal height])

Example:

50.42435654, W, 1.4935

ETRS89 XYZ

ETRS89 Coordinates in cartesian XYZ notation.

Notation:

[X], [Y], [Z]

Example:

3846533.774, -85701.711, 5070015.437

National Grid Eastings and Northings

OSGB36 National grid coordinates in metres of Eastings and Northings plus optional Ordnance Datum Newlyn (ODN) height in metres.

Notation:

[Easting] [Northing]( [optional height])

Example:

124000 424000

National Grid KM Square

National Grid km square reference.

Notation:

[Easting 100km Grid Letter][Northing 100km Grid Letter][km Easting within 100km square][km Northing within 100km square]

Example:

SX9298

Postcode

Valid UK Postcode - space optional between the two parts.

Notation:

[???? ???]

Example:

SO16 0AS

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