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    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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  • different geographic coordinate systems is made necessary by the different geographic coordinate systems in use across the world and over time. Coordinate conversion...
    34 KB (5,200 words) - 08:18, 10 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for Spherical coordinate system
    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...
    42 KB (6,266 words) - 18:39, 18 August 2024
  • The Swiss coordinate system (or Swiss grid) is a geographic coordinate system used in Switzerland and Liechtenstein for maps and surveying by the Swiss...
    7 KB (968 words) - 17:51, 30 December 2023
  • Thumbnail for Spatial reference system
    the application of the abstract mathematics of coordinate systems and analytic geometry to geographic space. A particular SRS specification (for example...
    15 KB (1,546 words) - 06:12, 22 May 2024
  • Thumbnail for Coordinate system
    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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  • Thumbnail for Projected coordinate system
    A projected coordinate system – also called a projected coordinate reference system, planar coordinate system, or grid reference system – is a type of...
    21 KB (2,803 words) - 22:28, 19 June 2024
  • Thumbnail for Universal Transverse Mercator coordinate system
    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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  • Thumbnail for Planetary coordinate system
    A planetary coordinate system (also referred to as planetographic, planetodetic, or planetocentric) is a generalization of the geographic, geodetic, and...
    19 KB (2,156 words) - 13:27, 26 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for Astronomical coordinate systems
    In astronomy, coordinate systems are used for specifying positions of celestial objects (satellites, planets, stars, galaxies, etc.) relative to a given...
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  • Thumbnail for Polar coordinate system
    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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  • Thumbnail for Elliptic coordinate system
    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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  • 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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  • Thumbnail for Local tangent plane coordinates
    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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    to Geographical Information Systems (3rd ed.). Essex, England: Prentice Hall. Chang, K. T. (2008). Introduction to Geographical Information Systems. New...
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  • China use a specific coordinate system, called GCJ-02 (colloquially Mars Coordinates). Baidu Maps uses yet another coordinate system - BD-09, which seems...
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  • Thumbnail for Geodetic coordinates
    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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  • Thumbnail for Universal polar stereographic coordinate system
    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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  • Thumbnail for Graticule (cartography)
    map, is a graphical depiction of a coordinate system as a grid of lines, each line representing a constant coordinate value. It is thus a form of isoline...
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  • Thumbnail for Earth-centered, Earth-fixed coordinate system
    Earth-fixed coordinate system (acronym ECEF), also known as the geocentric coordinate system, is a cartesian spatial reference system that represents...
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