Decimal degrees
Precision

Decimal degrees

Section Title: Precision
Table Section Text: None

decimal places	decimal degrees	DMS	Object that can be unambiguously recognized at this scale	N/S or E/W at equator	E/W at 23N/S	E/W at 45N/S	E/W at 67N/S

0	1.0	1° 00′ 0″	country or large region	111.32 km	102.47 km	78.71 km	43.496 km

1	0.1	0° 06′ 0″	large city or district	11.132 km	10.247 km	7.871 km	4.3496 km

2	0.01	0° 00′ 36″	town or village	1.1132 km	1.0247 km	787.1 m	434.96 m

3	0.001	0° 00′ 3.6″	neighborhood, street	111.32 m	102.47 m	78.71 m	43.496 m

4	0.0001	0° 00′ 0.36″	individual street, land parcel	11.132 m	10.247 m	7.871 m	4.3496 m

5	0.00001	0° 00′ 0.036″	individual trees, door entrance	1.1132 m	1.0247 m	787.1 mm	434.96 mm

6	0.000001	0° 00′ 0.0036″	individual humans	111.32 mm	102.47 mm	78.71 mm	43.496 mm

7	0.0000001	0° 00′ 0.00036″	practical limit of commercial surveying	11.132 mm	10.247 mm	7.871 mm	4.3496 mm

8	0.00000001	0° 00′ 0.000036″	specialized surveying (e.g. tectonic plate mapping)	1.1132 mm	1.0247 mm	787.1 µm	434.96 µm

Sentence(s)

A value in decimal degrees to a precision of 4 decimal places is precise to 11.132 meters at the equator.

final_sentence: A value in decimal degrees to a precision of 4 decimal places is precise to 11.132 meters at the equator.