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    A geographic coordinate system (GCS) is a spherical or geodetic coordinate system for measuring and communicating positions directly on the 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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    In mathematics, a spherical coordinate system is a coordinate system for three-dimensional space where the position of a given point in space is specified...
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    In geometry, a coordinate system is a system that uses one or more numbers, or coordinates, to uniquely determine the position of the points or other...
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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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  • 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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  • 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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    A planetary coordinate system (also referred to as planetographic, planetodetic, or planetocentric) is a generalization of the geographic, geodetic, and...
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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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    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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    often considered a subdiscipline of geography within the branch of technical geography. Geographic information systems are utilized in multiple technologies...
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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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    In mathematics, the polar coordinate system is a two-dimensional coordinate system in which each point on a plane is determined by a distance from a reference...
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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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    geographic coordinate system. In modern usage, graticules are contrasted with grids, which display the eastings and northings of another coordinate reference...
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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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  • 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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    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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    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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    Latitude (redirect from Geographic latitude)
    In geography, latitude is a coordinate that specifies the north–south position of a point on the surface of the Earth or another celestial body. Latitude...
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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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  • used, among other things, to represent degrees of arc (e.g. in geographic coordinate systems), hours (in the medical field), degrees of temperature or alcohol...
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    ellipsoidal system, local geodetic coordinate system, or local vertical, local horizontal coordinates (LVLH), are a spatial reference system based on the...
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  • georegistration is a type of coordinate transformation that binds a digital raster image or vector database that represents a geographic space (usually a scanned...
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    The Irish grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references used for paper mapping in Ireland (both Northern Ireland and the Republic of...
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    The tonal system is a base 16 system of notation (predating the widespread use of hexadecimal in computing), arithmetic, and metrology proposed in 1859...
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