title: What datatype to use for store latitude and longitude in Oracle Database 10G
body: <p>I know that in MySQL i can use </p>
  
  <pre><code>decimal(9,6) 
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>and setup the level of precision that i want.    </p>
  
  <p>But in Oracle 10G i don't see very convenient to store that values in VARCHAR2 format, so what format is the most convenient for storage that value</p>
  
  <p>NOTE: I already visit this LINK: <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/38374775/data-type-for-storing-latitude-and-longitude-in-oracle-database">Data type for storing latitude and longitude in oracle database</a></p>
  
  <p>But the answer they gave it's unclear to me.</p>