latitude and longitude grid

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• latitude and longitude — Coordinate system by which the position or location of any place on the Earth s surface can be determined and described. Latitude is a measurement of location north or south of the Equator. Lines of latitude are known as parallels, or parallels… …   Universalium

• Grid (spatial index) — In the context of a spatial index, a grid (a.k.a. mesh , also global grid if it covers the entire surface of the Globe) is a regular tessellation of a manifold or 2 D surface that divides it into a series of contiguous cells, which can then be… …   Wikipedia

• grid — i. The system of two sets of parallel lines uniformly spaced and crossing at 90° to each other to form a pattern of squares. This grid is designed so that any point on the map can be designated by its latitude and longitude or by its grid… …   Aviation dictionary

• grid coordinates — Coordinates of a grid coordinate system to which numbers and letters are assigned to designate a point on a gridded map, photograph, or chart. The system facilitates the conversion of latitude and longitude and other earth measures on a flat… …   Aviation dictionary

• British national grid reference system — The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude and longitude.The Ordnance Survey (OS) devised the national grid reference system, and it is… …   Wikipedia

• Ordnance Survey National Grid — For the electricity network, see National Grid (Great Britain). Geodesy Fundamentals …   Wikipedia

• Military grid reference system — Geodesy Fundamentals Geodesy · …   Wikipedia

• United States National Grid — The United States National Grid, officially known as the United States National Grid for Spatial Addressing (USNG), is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in United States, different from using latitude or longitude. It is… …   Wikipedia

• List of maps of the UK and Ireland — Maps of the UK and Ireland are available in various media. Contents 1 Maps on CD ROM 2 Maps on GPS Phones 3 Downloadable Maps 4 Online Maps …   Wikipedia

• Maps of the UK and Ireland — Articleissues primarysources=December 2007 rewrite=April 2008 tooshort=December 2007 context=December 2007Maps of the UK and Ireland are available in various media.Maps on CD ROMISYS OUTDOORS, Anquet Maps and Fugawi offer a series of 1:25,000,… …   Wikipedia

• Gaussian grid — A Gaussian grid is used in the earth sciences as a grid for scientific modeling on a sphere (i.e., the approximate shape of the Earth). The grid is rectangular, with a set number of orthogonal coordinates (usually latitude and longitude), such… …   Wikipedia