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Axis order

Which axis comes first for coordinates, commonly x then y, but some services and standards use latitude first.

Category: CRS & Coordinates · Also known as: axis swapping, x/y vs y/x

Definition (expanded)

Axis order describes whether coordinates are interpreted as (x, y) or (y, x). GeoJSON uses (x, y). Some OGC services, especially WMS 1.3.0 in certain CRS definitions, can be confusing about axis order. If a layer looks transposed, axis order is a prime suspect.