Documenting Coordinate Reference System

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ECHO <pre<noinclude></noinclude>><Spatial>

       <SpatialCoverageType>HORIZONTAL</SpatialCoverageType>
       <HorizontalSpatialDomain>
           <Geometry>
               <CoordinateSystem>CARTESIAN</CoordinateSystem>
               <BoundingRectangle>
                   <WestBoundingCoordinate>-180.0</WestBoundingCoordinate>
                   <NorthBoundingCoordinate>90</NorthBoundingCoordinate>
                   <EastBoundingCoordinate>180.0</EastBoundingCoordinate>
                   <SouthBoundingCoordinate>-90</SouthBoundingCoordinate>
               </BoundingRectangle>
           </Geometry>
       </HorizontalSpatialDomain>
       <GranuleSpatialRepresentation>CARTESIAN</GranuleSpatialRepresentation>

</Spatial>

ISO <pre<noinclude></noinclude>><gmd:referenceSystemInfo>

     <gmd:MD_ReferenceSystem>
        <gmd:referenceSystemIdentifier>
          <gmd:RS_Identifier>
             <gmd:code>
                 <gco:CharacterString>CARTESIAN</gco:CharacterString>
              </gmd:code>
           </gmd:RS_Identifier>
        </gmd:referenceSystemIdentifier>
     </gmd:MD_ReferenceSystem>

</gmd:referenceSystemInfo>

Or <pre<noinclude></noinclude>><gmd:referenceSystemInfo>

   <gmd:MD_ReferenceSystem>
       <gmd:referenceSystemIdentifier>
           <gmd:RS_Identifier>
               <gmd:code>
                   <gco:CharacterString>WGS 84</gco:CharacterString>
               </gmd:code>
               <gmd:codeSpace>
                   <gco:CharacterString>World Geodetic System</gco:CharacterString>
               </gmd:codeSpace>
           </gmd:RS_Identifier>
       </gmd:referenceSystemIdentifier>
   </gmd:MD_ReferenceSystem>

</gmd:referenceSystemInfo>

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