Rules for Entering Map References
Rules for entering Map References
Map references are entered as a north-west, south-east pair of co-ordinates which define an area. If the south-east co-ordinate is not provided it is set to the same co-ordinate as the north-west.
Map references are stored by Wildlife Recorder in latitude/longitude form. Map references can optionally be entered in Latitude /longitude coordinates or according to the UK grid.
UK map references
Can be entered 6 (TM4567), 8 (TM450670) or 10 (TM45006700) character codes , as per Ordnance Survey maps.
E.g. Minsmere Reserve in Suffolk (north-west coordinate) TM45006700 or TM450670 or TM4567 (south-east coordinate) TM48006600 or TM480660 or TM4866.
Latitude/Longitude
Can be entered in any of the formats shown below:
| 52N+4W | Degrees |
| 52.5041N+4.7583W | Decimal degrees |
| 52:30.25N+4:45.5W | Degrees and minutes |
| 52:30:15N+4:45:30W | Degrees, minutes and seconds |
| 31.725637°+-110.880539° | Decimal degrees, negative Latitude indicates south, negative Longitude indicates west. |
| 31° 43.538'N+110° 52.832'W | Degrees and minutes |
| 31°43'32.29"N+110°52'49.94"W | Degrees, minutes and seconds |
Note:
The separator between latitude and longitude must be a +.