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Why are Lat/Lon Coordinates often displayed as Lon/Lat in data sets?

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asked Nov 28, 2014 at 2:54

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this is a common problem, here are some previous discussions - gis.stackexchange.com/questions/6037/… gis.stackexchange.com/questions/99769/… Very exhaustive discussion at wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Axis_Order_Confusion
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