A geographic coordinate system (GCS) is a spherical or geodetic coordinate system for measuring and communicating positions directly on Earth as latitude...
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change of geographic coordinates, conversion of coordinate systems, or transformation to different geodetic datums. Geographic coordinate conversion...
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A projected coordinate system – also called a projected coordinate reference system, planar coordinate system, or grid reference system – is a type of...
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the application of the abstract mathematics of coordinate systems and analytic geometry to geographic space. A particular SRS specification (for example...
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In mathematics, a spherical coordinate system specifies a given point in three-dimensional space by using a distance and two angles as its three coordinates...
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The Swiss coordinate system (or Swiss grid) is a geographic coordinate system used in Switzerland and Liechtenstein for maps and surveying by the Swiss...
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In geometry, a coordinate system is a system that uses one or more numbers, or coordinates, to uniquely determine and standardize the position of the...
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coordinates, projected on the celestial sphere, are analogous to the geographic coordinate system used on the surface of Earth. These differ in their choice of...
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The State Plane Coordinate System (SPCS) is a set of 125 geographic zones or coordinate systems designed for specific regions of the United States. Each...
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In geometry, the elliptic coordinate system is a two-dimensional orthogonal coordinate system in which the coordinate lines are confocal ellipses and...
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polar stereographic (UPS) coordinate system is used in conjunction with the universal transverse Mercator (UTM) coordinate system to locate positions on...
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In mathematics, the polar coordinate system specifies a given point in a plane by using a distance and an angle as its two coordinates. These are the...
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A planetary coordinate system (also referred to as planetographic, planetodetic, or planetocentric) is a generalization of the geographic, geodetic, and...
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different geographic regions, other datum systems can be used. Prior to the development of the Universal Transverse Mercator coordinate system, several...
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National Grid (USNG), developed by the Federal Geographic Data Committee. World Geographic Reference System (GEOREF) has been used for air navigation, but...
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Geodetic datum (redirect from Geodetic Coordinate System)
of the shape of the earth, to the physical earth. Thus, the geographic coordinate system on that ellipsoid can be used to measure the latitude and longitude...
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from map-reading.com World Geographic Reference System (GEOREF), National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Coordinate Systems Overview, from the University...
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Chromatic scale (redirect from Hexadecimal geographic coordinate system)
half steps which comprises all the pitches of our [12-tone] equal-tempered system. — Allen Forte (1979) All of the pitches in common use, considered together...
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related domains Coordinate space in mathematics Cartesian coordinate system Coordinate (vector space) Geographic coordinate system Coordinate structure in...
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geographic information systems, it is more common to call this the geographic coordinate system. The graticule may serve several purposes on a map: Aid map users...
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are discussed at geographic coordinate conversion. As with any spatial reference system, ECEF consists of an abstract coordinate system (in this case, a...
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Geodetic coordinates (redirect from Geodetic coordinate system)
Geodetic coordinates are a type of curvilinear orthogonal coordinate system used in geodesy based on a reference ellipsoid. They include geodetic latitude...
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often considered a subdiscipline of geography within the branch of technical geography. Geographic information systems are utilized in multiple technologies...
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Location (redirect from Geographic location)
a geographic entity (location or object) Geographical feature – Discrete phenomenon that exists at a location on Earth Geographic coordinate system –...
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the sphere. For a geographic coordinate system of the Earth, the fundamental plane is the Equator. Astronomical coordinate systems have varying fundamental...
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(MTM) coordinate system is a metric grid-based method of specifying locations, similar to the Universal Transverse Mercator coordinate system. MTM uses...
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Local tangent plane coordinates (redirect from Topocentric coordinate system)
of rotation. They are also known as local ellipsoidal system, local geodetic coordinate system, local vertical, local horizontal coordinates (LVLH), or...
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Israeli Transverse Mercator (category Geographic coordinate systems)
חדשה, רשת ישראל החדשה Reshet Yisra'el Ha-Ḥadasha) is the new geographic coordinate system for Israel. The name is derived from the transverse Mercator...
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converted to degrees for the WGS-84 input coordinates. BD-09 is a geographic coordinate system used by Baidu Maps, adding further obfuscation to GCJ-02 "to...
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Israeli Cassini Soldner (category Geographic coordinate systems)
Hebrew: רשת ישראל הישנה Reshet Yisra'el Ha-Yeshana) is the old geographic coordinate system for Israel. The name is derived from the Cassini Soldner projection...
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