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  2. Decimal degrees - Wikipedia

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    Decimal degrees ( DD) is a notation for expressing latitude and longitude geographic coordinates as decimal fractions of a degree. DD are used in many geographic information systems (GIS), web mapping applications such as OpenStreetMap, and GPS devices. Decimal degrees are an alternative to using sexagesimal degrees (degrees, minutes, and ...

  3. Geographic coordinate conversion - Wikipedia

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    Geographic coordinate conversion has applications in cartography, surveying, navigation and geographic information systems . In geodesy, geographic coordinate conversion is defined as translation among different coordinate formats or map projections all referenced to the same geodetic datum. [1] A geographic coordinate transformation is a ...

  4. Geographic coordinate system - Wikipedia

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    Longitude lines are perpendicular to and latitude lines are parallel to the Equator. A geographic coordinate system ( GCS) is a spherical or geodetic coordinate system for measuring and communicating positions directly on Earth as latitude and longitude. [1] It is the simplest, oldest and most widely used of the various spatial reference ...

  5. Wikipedia:WikiProject Geographical coordinates - Wikipedia

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    dms or decimal format is kept, format=dms can be added to decimal coordinates; negative coordinates followed by N or E are converted to positive coordinates followed by S or W; coordinates are not imported if: degrees are out of range (90°/180°) minutes or seconds >= 60; region doesn't start with [a-zA-Z] [a-zA-Z] type is not in list. A few ...

  6. Latitude - Wikipedia

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    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 is given as an angle that ranges from −90° at the south pole to 90° at the north pole, with 0° at the Equator. Lines of constant latitude, or parallels, run east–west as circles ...

  7. World Geodetic System - Wikipedia

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    The World Geodetic System ( WGS) is a standard used in cartography, geodesy, and satellite navigation including GPS. The current version, WGS 84, defines an Earth-centered, Earth-fixed coordinate system and a geodetic datum, and also describes the associated Earth Gravitational Model (EGM) and World Magnetic Model (WMM).

  8. Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Geographical coordinates/Archive 10

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    1 Decimal lat/long and implied precision. 2 National Grid problems. 3 New Data from Wikipedia for Google Earth. ... 7 Decimal degrees vs. degrees/minutes/seconds. 8 ...

  9. Wikipedia:Obtaining geographic coordinates - Wikipedia

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    Online application to acquire coordinates for any place on Earth. Supports more than 3,000 coordinate systems and 400 datums worldwide. Place pushpins on the map and calculates automatically the coordinates in the selected coordinate system or datum. Perform transformation between coordinate systems and/or datums.