{% docs latitude %}

Latitude coordinates of the data center where the validator is hosted. This field provides geographic location data, enabling geographic analysis and infrastructure distribution studies.

**Data type:** DECIMAL (latitude degrees)
**Business context:** Used to track geographic distribution, analyze infrastructure patterns, and study validator clustering.
**Analytics use cases:** Geographic analysis, infrastructure pattern study, and clustering analysis.
**Example:** 40.7128, 34.0522, 51.5074

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