<P5:Geo> Element

The <p5:Geo> element is a child of the <p5:MetaInfo> element. It is used to specify information on binding to geographic coordinates.

The element that describes binding to geographic coordinates, must be named <p5:GeoItem>. This element is a child element of <p5:Geo> and must contain the following attributes: Latitude, Longitude, X, Y and ShapeId (optional).

NOTE. To set coordinates, use the standard geographical coordinate system WGS84 based on Mercator projection.

The <p5:Geo> element is required for further conversion of map into Google Maps format. If this element is not specified, the map cannot be converted to Google Maps.

Syntax

<p5:Geo>

<p5:GeoItem Longitude="22.1471203091967" Latitude="44.2498454806746" X="0" Y="1" />

...

</p5:Geo>

Element Attributes

Attribute Description
Longitude Point longitude (degrees).
Latitude Point latitude (degrees).
X Point's horizontal coordinate on the map.
Y Point's vertical coordinate on the map.
ShapeId This is an optional attribute which indicates that the described binding corresponds to a specific shape in the map, and not to the whole map.

IMPORTANT. Names of all attributes must begin from an upper-case letter.

See also:

SVG Topobase Structure