# ISO 6709:1983 — Withdrawn and superseded ISO standards

For ISO 6709:1983, item title is Standard representation of latitude, longitude and altitude for geographic point locations; status code is 9599; successor is ISO 6709:2008 | ISO/WD 6709; withdrawn / published date is 1983-05-01, recorded from its source on 2026-08-05.

- **Identifier:** ISO 6709:1983 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Item title:** Standard representation of latitude, longitude and altitude for geographic point locations _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Status code:** 9599 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Successor:** ISO 6709:2008 | ISO/WD 6709
- **Withdrawn / published date:** 1983-05-01 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> 13152,IS,,ISO 6709:1983,"Standard representation of latitude, longitude and altitude for geographic point locations","Représentation normalisée des latitude, longitude et altitude pour la localisation des points géographiques",1983-05-01,1,['35.240.70'],ISO/TC 211,9599,,"[39242,31384]","['en','fr']",3,"<p>Describes a variable-length format for the representation of latitude, longitude and altitude for use in data interchange. Allows the use of normal sexagesimal notations involving degrees, minutes and seconds as well as various combinations of sexagesimal and decimal notations. Uses numeric characters 0 to 9, graphic characters plus (+), minus (-), full stop (.) and comma (,).</p>"

## Source

- https://isopublicstorageprod.blob.core.windows.net/opendata/_latest/iso_deliverables_metadata/csv/iso_deliverables_metadata.csv

Last verified: 2026-08-05. Review by: 2027-02-01.
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