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2. Regions of Ethiopia - Wikipedia

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   Being based on ethnicity and language, rather than physical geography or history, the regions vary enormously in area and population; the most notable example is the Harari Region, which has a smaller area and population than either of the chartered cities. The word "kilil" more specifically means "reservation" or "protected area". [2]

3. Web Mercator projection - Wikipedia

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   Web Mercator, Google Web Mercator, Spherical Mercator, WGS 84 Web Mercator[1] or WGS 84/Pseudo-Mercator is a variant of the Mercator map projection and is the de facto standard for Web mapping applications. It rose to prominence when Google Maps adopted it in 2005. [2] It is used by virtually all major online map providers, including Google ...

4. Global Area Reference System - Wikipedia

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   e. The Global Area Reference System (GARS) is a standardized geospatial reference system developed by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) for use across the United States Department of Defense. Under the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Instruction CJCSI 3900.01C dated 30 June 2007, GARS was adopted for use by the US DoD as ...

5. Tigray Region - Wikipedia

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   The 2011 National Statistics gave an area of 41,410 km 2 (15,990 sq mi), but the sum of the figures it gave for the Tigray zones was substantially different, [34] rendering the 2011 report internally inconsistent. The figure of 50,079 km 2 is supported by the Google Maps area calculator.

6. Albers projection - Wikipedia

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   Snyder [5] describes generating formulae for the projection, as well as the projection's characteristics. Coordinates from a spherical datum can be transformed into Albers equal-area conic projection coordinates with the following formulas, where is the radius, is the longitude, the reference longitude, the latitude, the reference latitude and and the standard parallels:

7. Google Maps - Wikipedia

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   Google Maps is a web mapping platform and consumer application offered by Google. It offers satellite imagery, aerial photography, street maps, 360° interactive panoramic views of streets (Street View), real-time traffic conditions, and route planning for traveling by foot, car, bike, air (in beta) and public transportation.