[postgis-users] Well Known Text format for lat/lon coordinates

[Stephen Woodbridge]

Josh.Zeckser at jeppesen.com wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
>         I was wondering if someone could help me. I've been searching 
> the web for information about 'Well Known Text' format for coordinates, 
> but can't find anything that answers my question.
> 
>         The question is:
> 
>         I have several polygons I would like to create in the database, 
> consisting of latitude/longitude coordinates. Would I enter a point as: 
> (latitude longitude) or (longitude latitude)?

You want to you (longitude latitude) as in (X Y)