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Graticule (cartography) A graticule (from Latin crāticula 'grill/grating'), on a map, is a graphical depiction of a coordinate system as a grid of lines, each line representing a constant coordinate value. [ 1 ] It is thus a form of isoline, and is commonly found on maps of many kinds, at scales from local to global.
Survey markers, also called survey marks, survey monuments, or geodetic marks, are objects placed to mark key survey points on the Earth's surface. They are used in geodetic and land surveying. A benchmark is a type of survey marker that indicates elevation ( vertical position ). Horizontal position markers used for triangulation are also known ...
World map. A world map is a map of most or all of the surface of Earth. World maps, because of their scale, must deal with the problem of projection. Maps rendered in two dimensions by necessity distort the display of the three-dimensional surface of the Earth. While this is true of any map, these distortions reach extremes in a world map.
Module:Location map/data/United States San Diego is a location map definition used to overlay markers and labels on an equirectangular projection map of central San Diego, California. The markers are placed by latitude and longitude coordinates on the default map or a similar map image.
Location map of USA Midwest. / 42.825; -92.25. Module:Location map/data/USA Midwest is a location map definition used to overlay markers and labels on an equirectangular projection map of USA Midwest. The markers are placed by latitude and longitude coordinates on the default map or a similar map image.
Module:Location map/data/USA Mid-Atlantic is a location map definition used to overlay markers and labels on an equirectangular projection map of USA Mid-Atlantic. The markers are placed by latitude and longitude coordinates on the default map or a similar map image.
Module:Location map/data/USA Washington, D.C. is a location map definition used to overlay markers and labels on an equirectangular projection map of Washington, D.C.. The markers are placed by latitude and longitude coordinates on the default map or a similar map image.
The default map image, without "Image:" or "File:" image1 = USA Georgia relief location map.svg An alternative map image, usually a relief map, which can be displayed via the relief or AlternativeMap parameters; top = 35.2 Latitude at top edge of map, in decimal degrees; bottom = 30.2 Latitude at bottom edge of map, in decimal degrees; left = -85.8