How to get Latitude and Longitude?

When you get longitude and latitude coordinates one is a negative number how do you get the correct info?

  • Answer:

    That's OK, it's not a problem. West longitude is commonly written as a negative number. It's much easier for computers to store and manipulate coordinates in that form. For the same reason, you'll occasionally see south latitude written as a negative number.

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