---
id: "cardinal_direction"
kind: "datatype"
status: "draft"
is_pii: false
categories: ["geo"]
langs: ["en"]
quality: 75
url: "http://registry.apicrafter.io/datatype/cardinal_direction"
---

# Cardinal direction (`cardinal_direction`)

> **Draft.** Draft records have not been reviewed yet and may be incomplete or wrong; do not treat them as authoritative for legal or compliance decisions.

Compass direction written as a word or an abbreviation: a cardinal direction (North, East, South, West or N, E, S, W), an intercardinal direction (Northeast, SW), or a travel direction on a road (Northbound, WB).

- Personal data (PII): no
- Categories: Geographic identifiers (geo)
- Countries: global
- Languages: English (en)
- Classification: categorical

## Examples

- `N`
- `SW`
- `Northeast`
- `Westbound`

## Mappings

- fta: `DIRECTION`

## Supported by tools

- `fta`

## Translations

- ru: Сторона света

## Sources

- wikipedia: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardinal_direction>
- other: <https://github.com/tsegall/fta/blob/main/SemanticTypes.md>

## Quality

Score 75/100. Missing: regexp, negative example.

JSON: <http://registry.apicrafter.io/api/v1/datatypes/cardinal_direction.json> · Edit: <https://github.com/apicrafter/metacrafter-registry/edit/main/data/datatypes/any/geo/cardinal_direction.yaml>