Problem Storing Latitude and Longitude values in MySQL database

Question

I want to store the values of latitude and longitude fetched from Google Maps GeoCoding API in a MySQL database. The values are in float format.

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Answer 1

use double

float lacks the necessary precision to save that number of digits after the decimal point. double, although not always guaranteed to have 7 decimal places for all numbers, will have where there are not more than 8 digits on the left of the decimal so should suit your needs.