The document describes the global grid system of latitude and longitude lines that are used to locate positions on Earth. Lines of latitude run east to west and are measured in degrees north and south of the equator. Lines of longitude run north to south and are measured in degrees east and west of the Prime Meridian in Greenwich, England. To provide a location, the latitude coordinate is given first followed by the longitude coordinate. Together, latitude and longitude lines allow any position to be precisely located on the globe.