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The format encodes a position on Earth (latitude and longitude) in the form of a standardized set of elements and attributes in [[HTML]] or [[XML]]. Thus, it can be embedded in [[web]] pages and be readable this way (and styled via [[CSS]]), but has a standardized structure that can easily be converted mechanically to other formats as needed for machine processing. | The format encodes a position on Earth (latitude and longitude) in the form of a standardized set of elements and attributes in [[HTML]] or [[XML]]. Thus, it can be embedded in [[web]] pages and be readable this way (and styled via [[CSS]]), but has a standardized structure that can easily be converted mechanically to other formats as needed for machine processing. | ||
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+ | == Example == | ||
+ | <div class="geo"> | ||
+ | <abbr class="latitude" title="26.3505">N 26° 21' 1.8"</abbr> | ||
+ | <abbr class="longitude" title="-80.0877">W 80° 5' 15.7194"</abbr> | ||
+ | </div> | ||
== Links == | == Links == |
Revision as of 12:21, 24 September 2013
Geo is a draft standard intended to be one of several "microformats" released via the microformats.org site and community, intended for the representation of information in a manner that is human-readable but can still be processed by machines.
The format encodes a position on Earth (latitude and longitude) in the form of a standardized set of elements and attributes in HTML or XML. Thus, it can be embedded in web pages and be readable this way (and styled via CSS), but has a standardized structure that can easily be converted mechanically to other formats as needed for machine processing.
Example
N 26° 21' 1.8" W 80° 5' 15.7194"