Nonsensical text concerning coordinates in CAP Specification

["Bob Wyman" <bob@wyman.us>]

	It is said in Section 3.3.1 of the CAP V1.0 specification
that:

     "Coordinates in the Southern and Western hemispheres
      are signed negative with a leading dash."

	I am aware of no usage of the English language that permits
one to refer to a "coordinate" as "negative." Coordinates are composed
of pairs of numbers which represent latitude and longitude, any one or
both of these numbers may be "negative." While the components of a
coordinate may individually be "negative" (preceded by a "dash") a
coordinate which contains such a "negative" component is not referred
to as "negative" in normal English usage nor is such usage made in the
realm of mathematics. (Is a coordinate with two "negative" components
"negative" or "positive"?)
	When writing standards, it is best to use commonly accepted
language and meanings in order to ensure that ambiguities do not
result from misinterpretations.

		bob wyman

See:
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=coordinate